WhiteSands Treatment St Petersburg

White Sands Treatment in St. Petersburg, Florida, offers inpatient and outpatient treatment for drugs, prescription medications and alcohol addictions.
The center provides treatment for co-occurring mental health disorders. Common co-occurring disorders include PTSD and anxiety. They also treat polydrug use disorder.

Medical Detox

When first entering inpatient treatment, you spend three to ten days in the detox unit. Your cravings and withdrawal symptoms will be monitored while you receive support during the process.

Therapies and Treatments

Therapies used include motivational interviewing, motivational enhancement therapy and CBT. Solution focused therapy is used in couples and family counseling. Nutrition, physical therapy, yoga and meditation are used in addition to talk therapies.

Relapse Prevention and Methods

Relapse prevention includes participating in aftercare programs and community support groups. Relapses typically begin with an emotional relapse. Your thoughts are not focused on using but the individual feels anxious, angry, or irritable.

Next is a mental relapse. The individual is now conflicted by wanting to use. Physical relapse is the last stage. Staying busy, having hobbies and activities, is the best prevention. Exercise, music and other art forms are common distractors.

Even with mental and emotional issues, a distraction can redirect our thoughts and calm our emotions. Substance use and cravings work with the same methods.