
Addiction is a serious mental illness and should be considered a mental illness and can not be ignored as a lack of confidence or other "treats life choices." Many victims of drug abuse and dependence disorders experienced concurrent mental disorders other – such as depression and bipolar disorder – from early traumatic experiences in their lives. "Julie" story highlights this condition. Although his name has been changed to protect his identity, the history of Julie still give hope to millions of people struggling with substance abuse disorders. Julie was born into a bourgeois family. He lived in a beautiful house with his parents and brother. But what the world could see that their parents – sometimes drank heavily. Julie has been a sad and isolated child, the mother was often outside the pub or party. When he was eight, her father began sexually abusing her. At 12 years was raped and became pregnant. He complained to social services related to their child in care, but their parental rights were terminated by a court. During his youth, Julie started drinking and other drugs after losing his son. He also began hearing voices. Finally, she is married and has two children. Unfortunately, to continue to drink and drugs – now with her husband. He tried to stop but they could not. He began to make himself "God", burns on the stove or cutting to obtain in exchange for the children of God, or to protect the food supply for them. Then one day, took her husband, her children from school and disappeared. Julie traveled expected to see the world around them, ending in New York, where they prostitute themselves to survive and feed its growing drug problem. Located on a street and rushed to the hospital was Julie again in a community mental health center in Massachusetts hospital. It was several years ago. Today, Julie is working on his recovery. Still hearing voices, but now receive care and treatment they need. In addition, not cut or burned in several years. Julie now has a job with part-time volunteers in a local Community Mental Health Centre and recently in contact with his children.
