with emotional dysregulation are both factors seemingly linked to substance use. prosek, giordano, woehler, price, and mccullough (2018) explored the relationship between mental health and emotional regulation in collegiate illicit substance users. illicit drug users reported higher levels of depression and anxiety symptoms. emotional dysregulation was more prominent in illicit drug users in the sense that they had less clarity and were less aware of their emotions when the emotions were occurring. treatment