How long have you been working at Safe Harbor?I have been working at Safe harbor for 21 monthsDid you start off at Safe Harbor as a Case Manager?I started off as a client care coordinator, that’s our term for employees with tech duties. Observing med pass, intakes, discharges, rounds, cleaning the house, taking gentlemen to … Read more
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), between 2011 and 2015, “excessive alcohol use was responsible for an annual average of 95,000 deaths and 2.8 million years of potential life lost. Almost half of these deaths and three-quarters of the years of potential life lost were due to binge drinking”. In 2018, … Read more
Panic, anxiety, insomnia, seizures. The world can be a maddening and tough place to exist but this is the only place we’ve got. Unfortunately, that means people – perhaps yourself or a loved one – are out there suffering from the aforementioned conditions. Restless nights leading to increased stress which turns to panic and anxiety. … Read more
The way law enforcement views drugs and harmful addictive substances is a little different than how we may view addiction. Drugs and other controlled substances, as considered by under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), are divided into five schedules and are regulated by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Drugs, substances, and certain chemicals … Read more
There are many harmful substances and drugs that you can become addicted to, and currently, opioids are one of the deadliest. Addiction to fentanyl or any other opioids is cause for real concern. According to a National Safety Council report, it is more likely that people in the U.S. die from an opioid overdose than … Read more
As it pertains to healthcare, a ‘holistic approach’ is when you focus on the ‘whole person,’ meaning that you are focusing on healing the mind, body, and soul. Holistic healing can serve as either an alternative to mainstream treatment, or as an additive that can propel the healing process forward. What Is Holistic Rehab? According … Read more
There are certain qualities we possess in life that we cannot see in ourselves but others can see so clearly. That same philosophy can be attributed to those suffering from addictions to drugs or alcohol. From an outsider looking in, it may seem so clear and obvious that someone has a problem; however, a lot … Read more
The quick answer is that it depends. Just like everyone has a different reaction to heroin itself, everyone will experience withdrawal for varying lengths of time. While it’s hard to pinpoint the exact amount of time you or a loved one will be dealing with withdrawal, it’s easier to say that it won’t be pleasant. … Read more
There is! The scourge of addiction and substance abuse in the past decades, most notably opioids, and society’s shifting view on the addiction itself has led to a surge in treatment facilities opening up. Substance use disorders, once kept in the shadows and stigmatized, have been recognized as brain disorders, something that has made seeking … Read more
Seems like something that should have a simple, straightforward solution when framed that way, no?Something very clean and very linear even.But how to quit drugs can be looked at as both a guide and a question; how to quit drugs?Life isn’t always clean and linear; addiction is proof of that. Addiction itself is perhaps the … Read more
