Understanding the Relationship Between Trauma and Addiction A strong correlation exists between trauma and drug or alcohol addiction. Many of those who have experienced different types of trauma are more likely to turn to substances of abuse to cope with their emotions.
Trauma Therapies That Treat PTSD and Addiction For those who struggle with trauma as a result of PTSD and a drug or alcohol addiction, there are a number of trauma-based therapy models that can help. One of the most common factors of...
About Methamphetamine Addiction From cocaine to heroin and everything in between, every drug takes a heavy toll on its users, but some drugs exert a heavier toll than others. Methamphetamine is definitely one of those drugs, and meth addicts face a particularly...
Most Common Drugs Causing Overdose Deaths There are dangerous drugs, and then there are substances that present an extreme danger, including the risk of sudden death resulting from a deadly overdose. The use of these highly hazardous drugs should never be ignored,...
How Inhalant Drugs Affect Your Body If you want to understand inhalants and how they affect your body, you first need to know what these items are and what makes them so dangerous. Unfortunately, one of the critical risks of inhalant use...
Living With a Loved One in Recovery If someone you care about has been struggling with alcoholism, drug addiction, or other forms of a substance use disorder, you have had a front-row seat for the difficulties they have faced. You have pleaded...
Sleeping Pill Addiction When you find yourself struggling to fall asleep and stay asleep, there is a natural tendency to reach for the pill bottle on the bedside table or ask your doctor for a prescription. The use of prescription sleeping pills...
When Patients Are Treated Through a ‘Whole Patient Approach,’ They Are Much More Receptive to Treatment Former patient, Phillip, cannot thank WhiteSands Alcohol and Drug Rehab in Clearwater enough for helping him get his life back on track. When he first entered...
WhiteSands Has a Reputation for Providing Proven Addiction Treatment We at WhiteSands Alcohol and Drug Rehab have a high success rate of clients who continue to sustain their sobriety long-term and who succeed in their recovery with confidence. Some of our patients...
These Celebrities Have Opened Up About Their Mental Health To help raise awareness around mental health, we want to shine a light on the reality that many individuals struggle with underlying mental health disorders alongside their diagnosis of substance use disorder. Often,...
