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Welcome to the Safe Harbor Recovery Center blog! Our blog offers articles and resources for individuals and families affected by substance abuse issues and addiction to alcohol and drugs.
Journaling as a Recovery Tool
Sometimes the tools a person wants to use to promote their recovery can be expensive or difficult to obtain without a prescription. Journaling, however, is a tool that is highly affordable and easily accessible. At Safe Harbor Recovery Center, we encourage our clients to make use of a wide range...
How Trauma-Informed Care Supports Recovery
We have all experienced difficult things in life, and sometimes those painful events have a lasting effect on us, especially if we have encountered repeated, chronic, or multiple traumatic experiences. Medical, mental health, and addiction professionals can learn to support patients in a way that does not add to the...
Holiday PTSD Triggers
Even if they love the holidays, people who are managing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can find this time of year difficult because there are potential triggers around every corner. At Safe Harbor Recovery Center in Portsmouth, Virginia, we help Veterans and other people who have been diagnosed with PTSD to...
Chesapeake Open House
Grand Opening Celebration at Safe Harbor Recovery Center’s Outpatient Program in Chesapeake On November 13th,...
Addiction in the Transgender Community
Transgender Awareness Week November 13-19 of each year is set aside for Transgender Awareness Week. This is a time to raise awareness about transgender people and the issues they face in society. The week wraps up with Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) on November 20, when trans people who have...
How Exercise Strengthens Recovery
Working out is good for your physical health, but it’s also good for your mental health and can play a positive role in addiction recovery. Exercise has been associated with a 75 percent decrease in substance use. At Safe Harbor Recovery Center in Portsmouth, Virginia, we encourage our clients to...
An Opioid is an Opioid—Take Care with Tramadol
Sometimes the line between helpful and harmful is razor thin. In cases like that, it can be extremely easy to cross over to the wrong side of the line—even if you have every intention of avoiding it. Take, for example, the pain medication tramadol. Tramadol is often prescribed for pain...
How to Establish a Successful Family Recovery Contract
It can be difficult for families to know how to proceed when one among them has struggled with addiction and is in the early stages of recovery. Family members tend to either avoid the person or cut them too much slack. A Happy Medium Both of these rather extreme approaches...
Eight Terrifying Facts About Addiction
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, these facts about addiction might provide compelling reasons to seek out treatment. Eight Terrifying Facts About Addiction Fact #1: The drug a person is using may impact how long it takes for them to become addicted. While it may...
How Pink Clouds Can Be Problematic for Recovery
Pink clouds sound like a fairly majestic and surreal phenomenon, like a thing you might associate with unicorns or angels. But in the recovery community, the term “pink cloud” has a specific and potentially sinister meaning. Pink Cloud Syndrome Pink Cloud Syndrome is a phrase that developed within the recovery...
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