Mar 3, 2025 | Drug Addiction, Alcoholism
Substance use disorders can frequently be found in multiple generations of a family. It can make a person curious, if this is due to trauma from living in a tumultuous childhood home or if there is a genetic component. In truth, there are many reasons why this occurs....
Jan 28, 2025 | Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, Mental Health
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...
Dec 20, 2024 | Alcoholism, Anxiety, Depression, Drug Addiction, Mental Health
If you spend much time around people with mental health diagnoses or substance use disorders, you have likely noticed that there is a great deal of overlap between the two groups. It is extremely common for people who experience one to also experience the other....
Oct 23, 2024 | Substance Use Disorder, Recovery, Alcoholism
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...
Aug 20, 2024 | Alcoholism
When a lot of people picture an alcoholic, they visualize someone whose life is in complete shambles. They might expect the person to be neglectful of their hygiene, hostile and unlikeable, unemployed, and without family or friends. Sometimes this can be an accurate...
Jul 29, 2024 | PTSD, Drug Addiction, Alcoholism, Substance Use Disorder
Members of the armed forces have a unique culture, which offers added risks and protective factors related to substance use disorder. The stress of deployments, combat exposure, the stigma associated with getting caught, and the fear of random drug testing create a...
