May 21, 2019 | Substance Use Disorder, Recovery
At Safe Harbor Recovery Center in Portsmouth, Virginia, we encourage clients to incorporate a wide range of self-care strategies into their continuum of care. This includes keeping a journal about their recovery experience. The Benefits of Journaling in Recovery...
May 20, 2019 | Substance Use Disorder, Mental Health
Therapy is a broad term that can mean a variety of different physical and mental health treatments. Even within the mental health arena, there are different types of therapies. One of the most commonly practiced today, which is also offered at Safe Harbor Recovery...
May 13, 2019 | Substance Use Disorder, Mental Health
Adverse Childhood Experiences In her TED Talk, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, the California Surgeon General, described childhood trauma as a toxin that can reduce life expectancy by 20 years and the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study as something that everybody needs to...
May 10, 2019 | Substance Use Disorder, Recovery
Is it possible to treat and manage pain without feeding an addiction? Pain management in addiction recovery is a complex process, one that relies on the patient working closely with their doctor to minimize risk. Many men and women with substance abuse disorders also...
Apr 25, 2019 | Substance Use Disorder, Trending Topics
Two Schools of Thought At most drug or alcohol rehab centers, the goal is to help clients stop using alcohol, prescription drugs, or illicit substances. The concept that a person is expected to entirely abstain from using as part of the recovery process is called...
Apr 19, 2019 | Substance Use Disorder, Recovery
The Need for Proper Nutrition While recovery from substance abuse is usually focused primarily on keeping drugs out of one’s body, an often-underrated component of successfully staying in recovery is choosing proper nutrition. The foods we eat impact how we feel and...
