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Newsroom Special - Nearly half of Brits self-medicate mental illness

6 minutes | Thursday, 30 May 2019

More than 24 million Britons self-medicate their mental health symptoms, including using illegal drugs or alcohol to cope.

The new study by LifeSearch demonstrates the scale of the issue, released as they launch their Let's Start Talking Campaign.

To tell us more about the research and to share advice we were joined by Tom Baigrie, CEO at LifeSearch.

Newsroom Special - Nearly half of Brits self-medicate mental illness
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