Personality disorders involve significant differences in how one thinks, perceives, feels, and relates to others compared to average people. People with personality disorders often struggle with substance abuse and mental health issues like depression. Chronic substance abuse is commonly linked to mental disorders such as bipolar disorder, anxiety, schizophrenia, and PTSD. A study of 40 individuals with chronic substance abuse or addiction between ages 15-70 found the highest rates of addiction, 40%, were among those aged 26-35. Common issues associated with substance abuse included mood swings, hallucinations, respiratory problems, and relationship difficulties. Left untreated, drug addiction can severely impact one's life through negative stressors and conditions.

2. Personality disorders are conditions in which an individual differs significantly from
an average person, in terms of how they think, perceive, feel or relate to others.
People with personality disorders often have other mental health problems,
especially depression and substance misuse
Abuse or addiction of an abused drug, it is actually due to chronic or habitual use
of any substance which may alter states of body or mind taken for other than
medically warranted purposes.
These refer to the mental health disorders that can co-occur with substance
abuse. Common and very serious psychological problems associated with chronic
substance abuse include manic depression, attention deficit and hyperactivity
disorder, schizophrenia, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive
disorder, panic disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

3. • To evaluate personality disorders in
individuals a questionnaire based survey
was conducted to collect the data.
There were 52 filled forms received
from which 12 forms were incomplete
and were excluded. Therefore, the data
obtained from population size (N = 40).
The age of targeted population was
between 15 to 70 years with chronic
substance abuse or addiction.
• Mostly, drug abuse or addicted by
patient includes Heroin, Cannabis,
Amphetamine, Alcohol, Phenyl-cyclidine
(crystal, angel dust), Cocaine Bhang and
Sheesha smoking which contain nicotine
and caffeine.
• Hyper-state
• Forget-ness
• Hopelessness
• Criticism by society
• Inactiveness
• Unforgettable traumas
• Different psychotic events like seizures, delirium,
confusions, hallucination, mood swing, vertigo
• respiratory depression and dry cough
• physiological events like Nauseatic & diarrhea condition
• blood pressure (BP)
• skin allergies

4. Age Limit Frequency Percent
15-25yrs 9 22.5
26-35yrs 16 40.0
36-45yrs 2 5.0
46-55yrs 10 25.0
56-65yrs 2 5.0
66-75yrs 1 2.5
Total 40 100.0
• According to our collected data it
is found that most of the drug
addicts lies in the age limit of 26-
35years i.e. about 40%of the
people more exposed to drug
addiction than the other specified
age limits as given in the table.

10. 1. Difficulty maintaining long term relationships .
2. Intense fear of rejection and abandonment .
3. Troubled interpersonal life .
4. Frequent and unpredictable mood swings .
5. Difficulty accepting responsibility for their actions , usually
blaming others .
6. Controls by manipulation and confusion .
7. Problems recalling circumstances of events .

11. Drug addiction will increase the danger of variety of negative life
stressors and conditions, notably if left untreated properly. Users may
not be aware that their behavior is out of control and causing problems
for themselves and others. Substance-induced disorders are distinct from
independent co-occurring mental disorders in that all or most of the
psychiatric symptoms are the direct result of substance use.