The Chicken or The Egg: Does Depression Cause Addiction?
2022-12-15T21:51:24+00:00How Can Depression Lead To Addiction? Is addiction caused by depression? This question mimics “which came first: the chicken or the egg?”. While everyone may have a different answer, one thing is certain – depression can lead to addiction. As is human nature, we try to cope with depression in any way we feel comfortable. Unfortunately, some of these ways involve substance abuse. Depression attacks our sense of self-worth. As a result, we want to regain control of our lives and oftentimes this leads to alcohol abuse and drug addiction. Painkiller addiction also occurs, as depression sometimes takes away our ability to “feel”. [...]
