Holistic Addiction Therapies Complement Medical Treatments in Alcohol and Drug Rehabs Treating addiction is a multi-layered process with numerous facets, including detox, individual therapy, group support, and even medication-assisted treatment. To truly overcome addiction, people need treatment that goes deep into the...
How WhiteSands Helps Clients Overcome Drug Addiction WhiteSands Treatment has lived up to its reputation once again, giving their patient, Chris, the chance to transform his life in a positive direction. WhiteSands strives every day to be the best drug rehab in...
What Are Opioids? Opioids are a class of drugs that interact with opioid receptors in the brain and on nerves throughout the body. They include the illegal street-drug heroin, synthetic opioids like fentanyl, and prescription pain medications like morphine, codeine, oxycodone, and...
Learn the Importance of Finding the Best Rehab Center When it comes to selecting a residential treatment center, there are numerous options to consider. Potential patients must weigh the treatment programs, facilities, and location of the center. However, with so many choices...
The Process of Medically Assisted Detoxification When an individual is severely addicted to drugs or alcohol, they will require a period of medically assisted detox in order to safely and effectively manage their withdrawal symptoms. This is the first step in the...
When Your Strive For Perfection, Your Mental Health May Be Sacrificed When an individual is striving to reach unattainable goals, they may spiral into depression or cause immense anxiety to the point of causing one to turn to the substance of abuse...
Why You May Be Feeling The Blues And Not Depression The term ‘depression’ is often used loosely to describe feelings of sadness, sorrow, and unhappiness. Depression and feeling sad are two very different things as depression is a long-lived clinical and diagnosable...
What is the Difference? THC and CDB are two of the primary cannabinoids that are naturally found in the plant, Cannabis Sativa. THC stands for tetrahydrocannabinol and CBD stands for cannabidiol. When taken, both of these chemicals react to the brains neurotransmitters...
Opioid Overdoses Claim More Lives Than Car Crashes As of January 2019, the amount of fatal opioid overdoses has officially surpassed the number of individuals who have lost their lives in car accidents. Reports concluded that the odds of losing your life...
What to Write to Someone in Rehab: How to Express Your Emotions and Support Before your loved one entered rehab, your daily life with them may have been strained due to the drug-seeking behavior. Frustration, avoidance, indifference, and arguments might have been...
