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What Is Co-occurring Substance Use?

If your life is tangled up in substances and a separate mental health issue at the same time, you’re not alone. You could be trying to suppress symptoms of bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety, or another mental health issue with [...]

By |October 3rd, 2025|Categories: Co-occurring & Dual Diagnosis|Comments Off on What Is Co-occurring Substance Use?

How Does Alcohol Affect Gut Health?

Finally connecting the dots between your drinking habits and poor gut health may feel disappointing, especially when you’re dealing with ongoing stomach discomfort, poor digestion, or unpredictable bathroom habits. In this article, you’ll learn what gut health means, how drinking [...]

By |September 22nd, 2025|Categories: Alcoholism|Comments Off on How Does Alcohol Affect Gut Health?

Online Support Groups for People in Recovery

When you leave residential treatment, support groups will play an integral role in helping you build the foundation for lasting recovery. While in-person meetings are generally preferable, they're not always convenient. You may work erratic hours, have issues with transportation, [...]

By |September 3rd, 2025|Categories: Aftercare|Tags: |Comments Off on Online Support Groups for People in Recovery

Understanding Holistic Recovery Treatment

Holistic treatment in recovery means looking at yourself as a whole person, not just focusing on substance use or how to avoid it. At St. Joseph Institute, we combine physical, emotional, spiritual, and social care so that healing can touch [...]

By |August 28th, 2025|Categories: Addiction Treatment|Comments Off on Understanding Holistic Recovery Treatment

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