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Pine Rest Newsroom | Addiction & Substance Use
Insights and tips on addiction, substance use disorders and living in recovery from Pine Rest experts and vetted mental health resources.
Sober summer? It’s not a sacrifice; it’s a superpower. By staying true to yourself, embracing joy, and connecting with others, you’ll savor every sun-soaked moment.
Delirium tremens (more commonly known as DTs) are the most severe form of alcohol withdrawal that can happen when a person with heavy and long-term alcohol usage stops drinking suddenly.
Sober curiosity involves becoming more aware of your drinking, decisions around drinking, and developing a healthier relationship with alcohol
Learn how group therapy in a residential addiction treatment setting helps provide social support, reduces isolation and decreases stigma.
Learn why 12 Step programs are so successful, and why people who use them are more likely to remain sober.
The short answer is… it depends.
Drug and alcohol use can interfere with the quality of our sleep. People new to recovery may even experience insomnia temporarily until chemicals in the brain stabilize.
Heavy alcohol use causes essential vitamins and nutrients to get “lost”, because alcohol decreases the body’s ability to fully absorb these nutrients from food. Learn about common deficiencies and how to get treatment.
Behavioral addictions, sometimes called process addictions, are self-destructive behaviors that a person struggles to stop, even if they want to.
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