Exacerbate
Trigger
Independence
Mimic
Create
Mask
Using substances and it worsens mental health issues
Substance use that hides the symptoms of mental health issues (e.g. alcohol reduces the picture of social anxiety)
When a person uses a substance, and it brings about a relapse of symptoms of another problem (e.g. cannabis & psychosis)
Substance use appears the same as the symptoms of mental health issues (e.g. cocaine appears like mania)
When a person uses a substance, it can lead to the development of symptoms of another issue (e.g. cocaine & psychosis)
A person uses a substance and has mental health symptoms, but there does not appear to be any relationship between the two