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Celebrating Recovery Month

Celebrating Recovery Month

Sep 4, 2025 | Recovery

Often, when people think about behavioral health, they focus on the tragedies associated with addiction and mental illness. It is important that we always remember that recovery is possible. Since 1989, September has been designated as National Recovery Month, a time...
Recovery Requires Rest

Recovery Requires Rest

Aug 29, 2025 | Recovery

A quick way for a person in recovery to assess how well they are managing their self-care is the HALT test. If you’re hungry, angry, lonely, or tired, you’ve got an unmet need. At Safe Harbor Recovery Center in Portsmouth, Virginia, we support people in recovery, and...
Resilience and Recovery

Resilience and Recovery

Aug 1, 2025 | Recovery

People who have turned to substances to cope have often done so as a result of going through something that exceeded their ability to manage. Navigating something truly traumatic can leave us feeling broken, lost, and desperate for anything that will ease our...
The Impact of Legalized Cannabis

The Impact of Legalized Cannabis

Jul 24, 2025 | Substance Use Disorder

More and more states are legalizing marijuana. In some cases, it’s just for medical purposes, and in others, recreational use has been decriminalized. The full impact of these changes is still not entirely clear, but there is emerging research that is laying out...
What You Should Know About High-Intensity Drinking

What You Should Know About High-Intensity Drinking

Jul 17, 2025 | Alcoholism

You have probably heard of binge drinking, and you may have seen our blog posts about how dangerous it is. Have you heard of high-intensity drinking? At Safe Harbor Recovery Center in Portsmouth, Virginia, we offer a supportive, compassionate setting that encourages...