How to Truly Help Your Addicted Family Member When a family member suffers from substance use disorder, it’s easy to fall into the enabling trap. It’s only natural to want to help when you see someone you love battling addiction, and offering...
All Levels of Care Means Patients Are Taken Care of Even After Discharge From Residential Treatment Alicia, a resident of Gainesville, Florida, recently attended WhiteSands Alcohol and Drug Rehab in Plant City for drug addiction. She unequivocally stated that it was a...
How to Strengthen Social Connections While Maintaining Physical Distance The coronavirus pandemic has drastically changed how people interact. Social isolation is known to make addiction recovery even more challenging so it’s important to know how to stay connected. Strengthening social connections has...
Patient Finds Sobriety After Hitting Rock Bottom After barely surviving an overdose, Cayde finally admitted to herself it was time to seek professional treatment for her drug addiction. She credits the inpatient and outpatient treatment programs offered through WhiteSands Treatment as her...
The Principles Behind Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous There are many approaches to addiction recovery and substance use disorder treatment, but the 12-step model has proven to be one of the most time-tested and effective. Before you start working the 12 steps,...
Support After Addiction Treatment is Vital to Long Term Sobriety WhiteSands has helped over 10,000 individuals make a full recovery from their drug and alcohol addictions while providing continued support for patients through our Alumni programs. Many of our staff are recovering...
Learning how to Overcome Your Past Those who struggle with addiction, all struggle for different reasons, whether it was due to a family history of addiction or once being prescribed very addictive prescription pills and looking for the next best thing. In...
Staying Connected to Friends and Family Aids Mental Health and Recovery Recovery from drug or alcohol addiction can be tough, especially if you were a long-term user. While recovery is always a work in progress, there are certain things that you can...
Knowing the Signs and Symptoms of Co-Occurring Disorders When it comes to locating the foundation of an individual’s addiction, it can often be difficult to pinpoint. The reality is that close to half of those who struggle with drug or alcohol addiction...
Overcoming Addiction Once and For All When you struggle with an addiction to drugs or alcohol, your mental outlook and mental clarity are sacrificed. You do not have the ability to make rash and sound decisions as your brain chemistry is altered...
