Understanding Anxiety and Addiction Anxiety entails an emotion that individuals will feel involving being uneasy or unexplained nervousness. These feelings often come up in high-stress situations or when a significant event or occurrence is happening, such as making a life change, taking...
The Truth About Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder entails a mental health mood disorder that impacts your ability to regulate your emotions as you experience highs and lows in your emotional state. With approximately 5.7 million Americans currently living with bipolar disorder, the need...
When You Commit To Sobriety, “You Will Walk Out Happier and Healthier” After attending WhiteSands Alcohol and Drug Rehab in Fort Myers, Eric says his time in treatment was well worth it. “My experience at WhiteSands was excellent.” Eric was on a...
What Is PTSD? Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that occurs within someone after they have witnessed or experienced a life-threatening or traumatic event. During the event, it feels as though you have no control over what is...
Signs of Meth Addiction Methamphetamine (meth, crystal meth, shard, ice, crank, etc.) is a central nervous system stimulant found as small blue or white rocks, powder, or may look like small pieces of glass. Initially created as a type of amphetamine drug...
What Is Ketamine? Ketamine is a short-acting anesthetic medication that can produce hallucinogenic effects, change perceptions of sights and sounds, and produce a sense of detachment from reality. It comes in a powder or liquid form and is approved by the FDA...
Enjoying Life Without Drugs or Alcohol is Possible A recent patient from Orlando named Jeffrey is learning how to enjoy his new sober life after his substance abuse. “I am living a sober life one day at a time, one frame at...
Answer These Questions Honestly to Determine Your Level of Drug Dependence If you’re concerned about your drug use and worried you might be an addict, consider these questions and try to answer them as honestly as possible.
NFT Project Donates a Portion of its Proceeds to Help Fund Addiction Treatment In early 2022, WhiteSands announced we had partnered with the Bored Mummy Waking Up NFT project in an effort to help raise awareness of substance use disorder and to...
Can You Become Addicted to Marijuana? Marijuana is one of the most widely popular drugs across America with many experimenting with marijuana use in their younger years and turning to marijuana as a way to de-stress and decompress after a long, stressful...
