There’s a thousand reasons one should watch their drinking habits or cut them out completely: packing on the calories, terrible hangovers, loss of memories due to “black out drinking,” and damaged reputation are just a few. But since drinking is America’s greatest pastime- even beyond baseball- we often overlook the...
Opioid Abuse, Chronic Pain, Women and the Elderly
Opioid abuse in the United States has reached overwhelming levels in recent years, leading for demands for federal intervention, new legislation, and changes in pharmaceutical regulations. Unfortunately, while these actions can help save thousands of lives, it has an unfortunate side effect: those who suffer from chronic pain find it...
Pranic Healing for Holistic Drug Rehab: ERs Are Doing It, Why Aren’t We?
Pranic Healing & Reiki, Do They Actually Help? St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center’s ER sees hundreds of accidental overdose victims cycle in and out of their medical facility weekly. Dr. LePietra’s personal mission is to reduce the use of addictive opiate drugs by ER doctors and nurses for pain. She...
Happy International Yoga Day! Yoga for Recovery
Update: June 21st, 2016 Happy International Yoga Day! This beautiful day of June 21st is International Yoga Day! Take a moment to celebrate the empowering art of mind, body, spirit, and movement this ancient Indian art. Always wanted to try yoga? Why not start today? Yoga mats are about $10-$20 at many...
Coming Soon From Harbor Village: Our New Monthly eMagazine!
We’ve been hard at work here at Harbor Village, bringing you the latest news about substance abuse and addiction recovery, as well as providing insightful tips regarding rehab, support, and sober life. Rather you follow our blog regularly (we love you if you do), you only stop in occasionally (visit...
Netflix Binge and Chill? New Chart Shows What Shows Americans are Addicted to Binge Watching
Are Antidepressants Addictive? New Research Finds Most are Ineffective for Teens
Adolescence: a time of physical metamorphosis, biochemical modification, and social evolution. Preteen to young adulthood is a time of growth, exploration, and burgeoning independence; a time of first kisses, first loves, first heartbreaks. It can also be a terribly dramatic time: explosive fights with friends and family members, emotional turmoil...
Fentanyl Toxicity & Overdose: 7 Videos You NEED to Watch
Fentanyl: The Opiate that Killed Prince The horrors of the deadly opiate Fentanyl is dripping from every tongue shocked by the accidental overdose death of Prince. However, fentanyl overdose and toxicity is the root of unprecedented overdose deaths around the country. Orange County, Florida- in particular- is plagued by the...