ADHD and Addiction
ADHD frequently co-occurs with substance use disorder.
Read more →Sleep Disorders and Addiction
Disrupted sleep is one of the most common co-occurring issues in addiction treatment.
Signs of self-medication
When use is doing a job.
Substance use that started as a way to manage symptoms eventually creates its own problem. These are the patterns we see most often in patients with co-occurring sleep disorders and addiction:
- Using alcohol, sedatives, or opioids specifically to fall asleep
- Needing more of a substance than before because a smaller amount no longer helps with sleep
- Daytime fatigue, irritability, or difficulty concentrating tied to poor sleep
- Sleep that gets worse during withdrawal, which then drives a return to use
- Relying on substances instead of a consistent sleep routine
- Anxiety about sleep that increases use in the evening
Integrated treatment approach
Both conditions, one plan.
Clinical sequence
Sleep disruption is addressed as part of the same treatment plan as substance use, not as a separate sleep-medicine service. Care includes sleep hygiene education, consistent daily structure, and behavioral strategies grounded in cognitive-behavioral principles to rebuild a sustainable sleep routine during medical stabilization and residential treatment. Clients with a diagnosed sleep condition that requires specialized testing or equipment are referred to outside sleep-medicine providers as clinically indicated.
Therapies we use
Evidence-based for this pairing.
Different condition pairs respond to different therapies. The modalities below have the strongest evidence base for co-occurring sleep disorders and addiction.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Life Skills Training
- Individual Therapy
- Group Therapy
Insurance coverage
Typically covered.
Commercial insurance plans typically cover sleep-related care delivered as part of integrated addiction treatment, including behavioral strategies and medical stabilization support. Specialized sleep-medicine testing or equipment, if needed, is referred out and billed separately. Our admissions team verifies your specific plan's coverage as part of that first conversation.
Coverage is determined by medical necessity. Call admissions and we'll verify your specific plan as part of that first conversation.
Other dual-diagnosis conditions
More conditions we treat alongside SUD.
Anxiety and Addiction
Anxiety disorders — generalized anxiety, panic disorder, social anxiety, and specific phobias — commonly co-occur with substance use disorder.
Read more →Bipolar Disorder and Addiction
Bipolar disorder and substance use disorder frequently occur together.
Read more →Depression and Addiction
Depression and substance use disorder co-occur at very high rates, and the relationship runs both ways — depression increases the risk of substance use, and chronic substance use worsens depression.
Read more →Personality Disorders and Addiction
Personality disorders — long-standing patterns of thinking, feeling, and relating that create ongoing distress or conflict — frequently co-occur with substance use disorder.
Read more →PTSD, Trauma, and Addiction
PTSD and substance use disorder co-occur at high rates.
Read more →
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Treat sleep disorders and addiction and substance use together.
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