Celebrating the Holidays Without Jeopardizing your Sobriety The holiday season can be a wonderful time of year full of festivities, connection, and generosity. But the holidays can bring up some real challenges too. For people in recovery, things like holiday parties, busy...
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...
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...
The Role of Exercise in Recovery The idea that exercise is inherently beneficial for our overall well-being is not a foreign concept to anyone. There are numerous mental and emotional advantages to daily exercise beyond just the physical health benefits. For people...
Outpatient Addiction Treatment is Vital to Success in Recovery WhiteSands Treatment offers numerous outpatient offices located throughout Florida, providing aftercare, relapse prevention, and Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) in a supportive and caring environment. When patients have been discharged from one of our...
Overcoming Addiction Through Emotional Development When you or someone you love is suffering from drug addiction or substance abuse, the road to recovery entails developing the proper coping skills and individual therapy to overcome adverse urges. There are no shortcuts on the...
Sustaining Sobriety Through Coping Mechanisms Since addiction is classified as a disease, it requires constant monitoring in order to keep it under control. Ensuring that you are taking part in aftercare programs and utilizing trigger management tools means that you are taking...
How to Deal With Feelings Post-Recovery When you have finally overcome your addiction and reached a level of sobriety, you may be overwhelmed by emotions, both good and bad ones. You may even have flashbacks to your former substance abuse days which...
Reaching Long-Term Abstinence is one Thing, but Maintaining it is Another Obtaining sustained sobriety is a feeling of ultimate achievement as you have just overcome one of the biggest challenges you will ever face. The challenges that you faced while you were...
