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Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness

When Does the Overuse of Things Become Self-Medication?

We all deal with things in different ways. And we're all introduced to different things. Maybe it was an initial choice, or maybe it wasn't your choice. But the continued use and overuse of things like prescription drugs, exercise, even porn becomes self-medication – coping mechanisms that make it hard to imagine living without.

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