I Think I Know Some of These People
Antisocial personality disorder was significantly associated with persistent alcohol, cannabis, and nicotine use disorders (adjusted odds ratios, 2.46-3.51), as was borderline personality disorder (adjusted odds ratios, 2.04-2.78) and schizotypal personality disorder (adjusted odds ratios, 1.65-5.90). Narcissistic, schizoid, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders were less consistently associated with SUD persistence.
I think I know them too.
Let me summarize this for you…
Crazy people self-medicate and abuse drugs. People who abuse drugs are often crazy.
It sounds like a self-fulfilling prophesy — but which cause which? It’s definitely a chicken and egg problem.