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Unfortunately those diagnosed with either bipolar  1 or bipolar 2 disorder have a 30 to 50 percent   or higher chance of developing alcoholism and  substance use disorders. In fact, individuals   experiencing mania are 14 times more likely to  have a substance use disorder involving drugs   and six times more likely to struggle with alcohol  use disorder. In the opposite direction those with   a substance use disorder are 3.7 to 13.4 percent  more likely to experience mania or hypomania than   the general population. ingly, bipolar  disorder and addiction feed off one another   in a brutal fashion. Hi I'm Dr. Matt Glowiak and  I'm a licensed clinical professional counselor   specializing in addiction. Let's go over the  similar connections between the development of   bipolar disorder and substance use disorder. One  desire to self-medicate due to the overarching   stigma on mental health and addictive disorders  many who would benefit from medication go wit