Mental and drug and/or alcohol abuse problems can cause problems in the lives of those persons whom are already dealing with serious mental problems. Even though a lot of men and women in Rutherford College, North Carolina who are struggling with mental disorders abuse drugs and alcohol to try and help relieve the symptoms of their disorder, drugs only make their problems worse. Ideally most of these people with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders in Rutherford College, North Carolina will wind up in a suitable Rutherford College, North Carolina alcohol and drug treatment center with rehabilitation experts who are trained to handle these sort of circumstances. By treating both problems simultaneously, men and women can reap the full rewards of appropriate treatment and go on to live productive and drug free lives both psychologically and physically.