Our mission at WhiteSands Treatment is to become a leader in continuous quality patient care. Through the provision of sound, research-based clinical practice, ethical leadership, and an innovative approach to the treatment, we strive to change the lives of individuals and families...
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At WhiteSands Treatment Center, many of us understand the impact of addiction firsthand, as many of us are in recovery ourselves, or we have family or friends who struggle directly with addiction. Our own experiences are what led us to create this...
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Moral reconation therapy (MRT) is becoming one of the most popular approaches offered at WhiteSands Treatment Center. It is a multi-stage program that is highly effective for treating more resistant or less emotionally open clients, and it has ample evidence in its...
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Mood disorders are an extremely common mental health issue. Sometimes, we encounter them in conjunction with some form of addiction. This results in a dual diagnosis. The most common forms of dual diagnosis are related to mood disorders such as depression, bipolar...
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At WhiteSands Treatment Center, we have a vision of providing care not just for addicts, but family therapy as well. Indeed, addiction is often called a family disease precisely because of the profoundly negative impact that it has on loved ones. If...
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At WhiteSands, a core part of our care philosophy is the belief that recovery continues beyond the time that you spend in rehabilitation. In our experience, recovering alcoholics and drug addicts typically are happier and more successful if they continue to take advantage of...
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Relapse refers to the return to substance abuse after a period of abstinence, or sobriety. It can happen while you’re in rehab, or it can happen after decades of sobriety and living in recovery. Recovering addicts can experience agonizing fear, doubt, cravings...
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At WhiteSands Treatment Center, we strive for objective, measurable and quantifiable criteria to guide in the determination of a patient’s care and treatment. We believe that quality care in the assessment and treatment of substance-related disorders is comprised of not only objectively...
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