Feb 7, 2025 | Substance Use Disorder, Trending Topics
February is Black History Month, so it seems like an apt time to call attention to the myths and stigmas that have been attached to race and addiction, historically and into the present day. At Safe Harbor Recovery Center, in Portsmouth, Virginia, we think it is...
Jan 31, 2025 | Substance Use Disorder
When people think about the hippies of the 1960s, a phrase that might come to mind is, “sex, drugs, and rock and roll”. That same generation of flower children who were smoking pot and dropping acid at Woodstock are now entering their golden years. While we might not...
Jan 28, 2025 | Alcoholism, Mental Health, Drug Addiction
A child whose parent was addicted to alcohol or other drugs may find that they see the world in a different way from peers whose parents did not experience addiction. At Safe Harbor Recovery Center in Portsmouth, Virginia, we often treat clients who have unique...
Jan 16, 2025 | Substance Use Disorder, Mental Health, PTSD
There is a stronger connection between trauma and addiction than there is between obesity and diabetes. There are a lot of people with diabetes who are not obese and obese people who do not have diabetes. Very few people who struggle with addiction, however, have...
