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Is drug user a crazy bipolar?

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No: It is possible to have both bipolar disorder and/or substance abuse problems. Each may fuel the other so a person with bipolar d/o may be more prone toward abusing drugs and drugs of abuse make bipolar worse.

Answered 10/3/2016

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Addiction: Addiction can occur in many people regardless of their diagnosis otherwise.

Answered 9/3/2012

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Bipolar: Your question specifies two separate phenomena, the first being a drug user, which is a substance abuse/dependence disorder, and bipolar, which is a mood disorder. The terms are fundamentally unrelated. That being said, often bipolar sufferers will use drugs or alcohol to self medicate, often with explosive, or even lethal results.

Answered 5/3/2015

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