Mental and drug and/or alcohol abuse problems can wreak trouble in the life of those people who are already struggling with diagnosed or undiagnosed mental problems. Though many persons in Grand Junction who struggle with mental health issues abuse drugs to attempt to ease the symptoms of their mental illness, drugs and alcohol typically make the disorder much worse. Hopefully many of these persons dealing with co-occurring mental and alcohol and drug abuse issues in Grand Junction will wind up in an appropriate Grand Junction drug treatment program with treatment counselors who are trained to handle these sort of circumstances. By treating both problems simultaneously, men and women can experience the complete benefits of effective treatment and go on to live healthy and drug and alcohol free lives both psychologically and physically.