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Why Do People With Alcohol Use Disorder Shake?

Have you or a loved one ever experienced frightening shakes or tremors upon cutting alcohol out of your diet? Or maybe you’ve been discouraged from going substance-free because the shakes are too distracting or alarming. You may feel your body [...]

By |August 21st, 2025|Categories: Alcoholism|Comments Off on Why Do People With Alcohol Use Disorder Shake?

How To Cope With an Alcoholic Family Member

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is categorized as a sustained, noticeable behavior on the part of an individual that involves being unable to control how much they drink or being unable to stop drinking despite the consequences. Examples of AUD behavior [...]

By |August 14th, 2025|Categories: Alcoholism|Comments Off on How To Cope With an Alcoholic Family Member

Substance Use and Appetite: Understanding The Connection

While many people may not automatically realize it, nutrition can be the thread that ties mind, body, and spirit together. If you’ve struggled to nourish yourself with a healthy, diverse diet during or after substance use, you’re not the only [...]

By |August 7th, 2025|Categories: Substance Use Disorder|Comments Off on Substance Use and Appetite: Understanding The Connection

Signs of Emotional Fatigue and Tips For Rest

If you’re already in residential treatment—or newly out of it—you might be wondering why you’re breaking down emotionally. When you live with substance use disorder (SUD), the brain’s reward and stress systems often change. For example, alcohol can seem helpful [...]

By |August 1st, 2025|Categories: Recovery|Comments Off on Signs of Emotional Fatigue and Tips For Rest

The Science Behind Longer Recovery Stays

The process of recovering from substance use disorder (SUD) has no finish line. Understanding that can be overwhelming at first, especially during the early stages of recovery. But the lack of an end date also means that the chances to [...]

By |July 17th, 2025|Categories: Recovery|Comments Off on The Science Behind Longer Recovery Stays

Tips For Staying Substance-Free During Big Changes

Big changes can feel like a free fall, especially when they come back-to-back. One day, you’re living deep in substance use, unsure how you’ll ever get out. The next, you’re in treatment, beginning a new life in recovery. Then, just [...]

By |June 27th, 2025|Categories: Recovery|Comments Off on Tips For Staying Substance-Free During Big Changes

Is Substance Use Disorder a Disability?

If you or someone you love struggles with substance use, you may be worried about how it’s affecting their job or how caring for someone in recovery could impact your ability to work. Maybe you’re thinking about entering residential treatment [...]

By |June 19th, 2025|Categories: Substance Use Disorder|Comments Off on Is Substance Use Disorder a Disability?

Postpartum Depression Often Leads New Mothers to Struggle with Addiction

It is estimated that up to 20% of new mothers experience postpartum depression—a more severe form of the "baby blues" that are experienced by most mothers in the first two weeks after a child's birth. Women who are struggling with [...]

By |June 13th, 2025|Categories: Depression|Comments Off on Postpartum Depression Often Leads New Mothers to Struggle with Addiction