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Monday, June 5, 2023

June is PRIDE Month at Pinnacle: The LGBTQIA+ Community and Addiction

At Pinnacle Treatment Centers, we participate in PRIDE Month every June. We’re more than proud to advocate for members of the LGBTQIA+ community during PRIDE month. We see it...
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Friday, June 2, 2023

PRIDE Month at Pinnacle: How to Support Your Transgender Teen

Life in the United States has rarely been easy for transgender people. But the past few years have been particularly difficult, especially for adolescents and teenagers. According to the...
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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

The Role of The Church and Spirituality in Addiction Treatment and Recovery

This article could be very short. If we consider the foundation of religion and spirituality to be faith, and the essence of faith to be belief, then we’d be...
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Monday, May 8, 2023

Mental Health Awareness Month: The Loneliness Epidemic in the United States

On May 1st, 2023, the Surgeon General of the Untied States released a public health advisory with a surprising title: “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon...
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Thursday, April 13, 2023

National Alcohol Awareness Month: April 2023

The National Council for Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) organized the first annual Alcohol Awareness Month in 1987. Over the following 32 years, the NCADD used the month of...
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Thursday, February 23, 2023

Study Examines Novel Ways of Treating Alcohol Use Disorder

In our work with people diagnosed with substance use disorder (SUD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD), we take an evidence-based, integrated, whole-person, all-of-the-above approach to treatment and support. This...
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Thursday, January 26, 2023

Disparities in Access to Methadone: Nationwide Analysis 2017-2019

In 2019, the opioid use and overdose crisis was considered the primary public health crisis facing people in the U.S. The crisis – also known as the opioid epidemic...
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Monday, January 16, 2023

What Happens to Your Body When You Quit Drinking?

We can answer this question right away: In most cases, good things happen when you quit drinking. The most common things people experience when they quit drinking are: Increased...
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Sunday, January 1, 2023

What is Dry January – And Are There Any Risks?

We need to get one thing out of the way immediately, in a manner that’s not customary for articles on our blog. We need to start this piece out...
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Monday, December 19, 2022

How to Manage Loneliness During Recovery

Loneliness is an issue all of us contend with at some point in our lives. When we’re very young, our parents or primary caregivers handle our loneliness for us....
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