Metro article

[Lollipop]

https://metro.co.uk/2021/07/21/does-having-ocd-put-you-at-a-higher-risk-of-drug-addiction-14910748/

 

@Ashley just leaving this one there! 

[Ashley]

It's interesting, what did you think to it?  Not sure how accurate it is, would need to look at research data I guess.  That said, certainly if we go back 25 years when there was no internet and OCD support was hard to read about or access then I had read many times that self-medication (usually alcohol) was common and it was suggested a quarter of people with OCD were doing that.  I assume thats less common now though.