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 [...]
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 [...]
Understanding Rural Alcohol Use
Would you be surprised to know that rural Pennsylvania communities have a harder time managing harmful alcohol use than city and suburban populations? The severity of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) can differ depending on where you live, and rural residents [...]
What’s the Connection Between Gaslighting and Alcohol Use Disorders?
Gaslighting is a manipulative psychological tactic where a person tries to make someone doubt their own thoughts, feelings, and perceptions. The term comes from a 1938 play titled "Gas Light," written by British playwright Patrick Hamilton and later adapted into [...]
Gray Area Drinking and Your Relationship With Alcohol
What Is Gray Area Drinking? The concept of gray area drinking was popularized by Jolene Park in a 2017 TED talk. While this is not a medical diagnosis, the concept may be useful in helping you to determine if your [...]
