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Find specialized programs for nicotine dependence, behavioral addictions, and the mental health conditions that often accompany them. Whatever you're facing, there's a treatment path forward.

What You Can Do Here

Explore treatment options for your specific condition
Learn about dual diagnosis and co-occurring disorders
Find centers with specialized expertise
Connect with facilities that understand your needs
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Nicotine Dependence

Evidence-based programs to quit smoking or vaping — the primary focus of our directory

Nicotine Addiction
Affects: 28.3 million adults

FDA-approved quit medications and behavioral counseling to help you stop smoking or vaping for good

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Behavioral Addictions

Care for gambling and other process addictions, often treated alongside nicotine or substance use

Gambling Addiction
Affects: 2-3 million adults

Integrated care for gambling disorder, often addressed alongside co-occurring nicotine or substance use

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Behavioral Addictions
Affects: ~5% of adults

Treatment for compulsive gaming, internet, shopping, and other process addictions

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Co-Occurring Mental Health

Integrated treatment for mental health conditions that commonly accompany addiction

Depression
Affects: 21 million adults

Dual diagnosis care for depression alongside nicotine or behavioral addiction

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Anxiety Disorders
Affects: 40 million adults

Specialized care for anxiety and panic disorders that co-occur with addiction

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Dual Diagnosis
Affects: 9.2 million adults

Coordinated treatment for co-occurring mental health and addiction

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Frequently Asked Questions

Dual diagnosis (or co-occurring disorders) treatment addresses both addiction and mental health conditions simultaneously. This integrated approach is essential because treating only one condition often leads to relapse. Programs typically combine medication management, therapy, and support groups.

Treatment length depends on your condition, its severity, and your progress. Early cessation support and counseling may run a few weeks, structured programs often last 30-90 days, and ongoing recovery support can continue longer. Your care team sets a timeline based on your needs.

Many people face more than one condition — for example, nicotine dependence alongside depression and anxiety. Specialized programs are equipped to treat these conditions together in one coordinated plan that supports the whole person.

Trauma-informed care recognizes that many people with addiction have experienced trauma. Treatment centers using this approach create safe environments, screen for trauma history, and integrate evidence-based therapies like EMDR and Cognitive Processing Therapy alongside addiction treatment.

If substance use or behavior is causing problems in your relationships, work, health, or daily life — and you can't stop despite wanting to — treatment can help. A professional assessment can determine the right level of care for your situation.

The Scope of Nicotine and Behavioral Addiction

28.3M

U.S. adults who smoke cigarettes

9.2M

People with co-occurring addiction and mental illness

2-3M

Adults affected by gambling disorder

Source: CDC and SAMHSA

When Addiction and Mental Health Overlap

Understanding Dual Diagnosis

Nearly half of people with addiction also have a mental health condition. This is called dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorders. Treating one without the other often leads to relapse.

  • • Depression and nicotine dependence
  • • Anxiety and tobacco use
  • • Gambling disorder and co-occurring addiction
  • • Behavioral addictions and mood conditions

Integrated Treatment Works

The best outcomes happen when both conditions are treated together by a team that understands the connection. We can help you find these specialized programs.

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