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Alcohol use disorder (AUD)
Coverage of Alcohol use disorder (AUD) in the Nexus archive.
- Brad Pitt says he can drink in ‘restrained manner’ after 7 sober years, but expert raises red flag
Brad Pitt revealed that after seven years of sobriety, he resumed drinking alcohol in a restrained manner. Addiction specialist Jessica Steinman warns against returning to alcohol after a long period of abstinence, advising that such attempts are generally dangerous. She explained that addiction can alter the brain’s reward system, making individuals highly susceptible to relapsing.