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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.
“It takes willingness and hope to find what really makes you happy in life. I believe that my higher power knows exactly what my soul needs to feel fulfilled, calm and confident in my recovery.”
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.
More than 46 million Americans are estimated to struggle with addiction to a drug or alcohol in 2021. Yet less than10 percent seek treatment for their addiction according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. How can we help more people get treatment for addiction?
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