Do Drugs Actually Cause Mental Problems, or Do People Who Already Have Personal Problems Turn to Drugs?

Published February 21, 2014

Question by : Do drugs actually cause mental problems, or do people who already have personal problems turn to drugs?
Chicken or the egg?

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Answer by Brooke
It can be both. or a mixture of the two.

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