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Depression and addiction often show up together, and each can make the other harder to deal with. Many people drink or use drugs to cope with low mood, and substance use can deepen depression over time. If you are caught in that cycle, it is not a lack of willpower, and you are not alone.
Team Recovery’s care is built for people whose primary concern is substance use, and depression is treated as part of the same plan. This approach is part of our mental health and addiction care.
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Many people with a substance use disorder also have another mental health condition, such as depression. The reverse is also true: people with mental health conditions are at higher risk of developing substance use problems. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, about 35% of adults in the United States with a mental disorder also have a substance use disorder, based on a 2023 national survey.
The connection can run in either direction. Some people start using substances to numb sadness, quiet racing thoughts, or get through the day. For others, regular use changes sleep, energy, and brain chemistry in ways that bring on or worsen depression. Often it is a mix, and it can be hard to tell which came first.
Alcohol can make depression worse, and depression can make drinking harder to control. Alcohol may seem to lift your mood for a short time, but heavy or regular drinking can disrupt sleep, drain energy, and deepen low mood over time. At the same time, people who feel depressed may drink more to cope, which can keep the cycle going.
It is also common for mood to dip when someone first cuts back or stops. That does not mean that stopping is the wrong choice. It is a good reason to have support in place. If alcohol is part of what you are dealing with, our alcohol addiction treatment page explains how care works. Other substances can affect mood too, including the crash that follows stimulant use and the low mood that can come with opioid use.
Signs can overlap and may include:
If you are having thoughts of harming yourself, call or text 988 or call 911 right away.
When depression goes untreated, it can make staying sober harder. When substance use goes untreated, depression can be harder to treat. Integrated treatment, which addresses both together, is linked to better health outcomes for people with substance use and other mental disorders. The goal is a single plan that treats the whole person, not two separate tracks that never meet.
Care starts with understanding what is going on for you, including how depression and substance use have affected one another.
An assessment looks at your substance use, your mood, your history, and what you need most right now. Your plan can change as you do, and depression is part of it from the start.
Our psychiatric services team can review medications and help address mood symptoms alongside substance use treatment.
Individual and group therapy give you space to work through what is underneath the use, and peer support connects you with people who understand. Individual therapy is available at every stage.
This care is for people with a substance use disorder who also have, or may have, depression. You do not need a diagnosis to ask for help. An assessment can help sort out what you are experiencing.
Mood and sobriety both tend to do better with ongoing support. Team Recovery’s aftercare program and recovery housing help people keep structure and connection as they return to work, family, and daily life. Our team includes people in recovery themselves.
They can contribute to it. Regular or heavy use can affect sleep, energy, and mood, and it can make existing depression worse. It is not always possible to say which came first, which is why treating both matters.
They are usually treated together. If you need detox first, your care team focuses on getting you through withdrawal safely, and mood is part of the plan from the start.
In many cases, yes. Your treatment team reviews your medications as part of your plan. Do not stop an antidepressant suddenly without talking with your prescriber.
Not currently. Team Recovery treats people with a primary substance use disorder, including those who also have depression. If you are dealing with depression without substance use, a primary care provider or local mental health provider can help, and 988 is available any time.
Team Recovery works with Ohio Medicaid plans, Medicare, and many private insurance plans. Coverage depends on your plan, so the quickest way to know is to verify your insurance.
If depression and substance use are both weighing on you, help is available. Call (419) 314-4909 to talk with our admissions team, or verify your insurance online. If you are in crisis, call or text 988, or call 911.
