Combined drug and mental health teams promised  

Long-awaited services for people with dual diagnosis — with both mental health and drug issues — have been announced, but questions remain on implementation

Patients and their families are told by mental health services that an addiction needs to be treated first — and by addiction services that psychiatric issues need to be addressed first.

John was hearing voices of his dead friends telling him to join them.

His friends had been fellow drug users and he was very close to them.