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Fort Lauderdale Drug Rehab Center Offers Local Resources For Those In Recovery

WhiteSands Drug Treatment Ft Lauderdale has announced that they are offering local resources to help those who are in recovery. Specifically, they are providing information on local Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) groups in Fort Lauderdale. These groups can help those who are in the recovery phase to maintain their sobriety.

Joe Ducey from WhiteSands Drug Treatment says, "Alcohol or drug addiction in Fort Lauderdale, Florida can have a negative impact on your family and friends. When you are suffering from addiction, it’s time to break the cycle and get your life back. It is difficult to break the cycle of addiction, but once you find a local treatment program that will help you with your drug addiction, you will be able to move forward with your life. Treatment is essential to your success as you begin to learn how to live a sober lifestyle."

There are a number of AA and NA groups available for patients after rehab. These include Bikers and Recovery, which holds its meetings on Mondays at 12:00 pm; Church of the Intercession, which holds its meetings on Tuesdays at 12:00 pm; and Conscious Contact, which holds its meetings on Thursdays at 7:00 pm.

WhiteSands Drug Treatment provides various treatment programs for patients suffering from a substance or alcohol addiction. Joe Ducey says, "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 measured criteria, but also based on experimentally- based professional judgments."

Joe points out that a patient is referred to a particular level of care based on a careful evaluation of each patient. The goal is to ensure that each patient is placed in the most appropriate level of care, which is the least intensive but complies with the treatment objectives while offering security and safety to the patient. What this means is that a patient starts at a more intensive level and then goes to a less intensive or more intensive level based on his or her needs.

Every patient undergoes a psychiatric evaluation upon admission to WhiteSands. A follow-up evaluation and treatment by a psychiatrist may also be performed when it is deemed to be necessary. WhiteSands has a team of nurses, doctors, psychiatrists and counselors who have specialized in addiction treatment and in the diagnosis of psychopathology.

Joe Ducey explains that the inpatient treatment program is an intensive and structured program that is conducted in a home-like environment. Patients who are medically stable are immediately admitted to the residential treatment program. Some will need to through inpatient hospitalization first before they are admitted to the residential program. The treatment plan may have several components, including medical detox, inpatient rehab, residential rehab, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient treatment, dual diagnosis, family therapy, relapse prevention, addiction recovery programs, addiction intervention programs, sober living programs, and alternative treatments.

For inpatient treatment, WhiteSands Treatment Center Ft Meyers is a campus-style resort property that has nine custom-built homes. Each home has four rooms and the houses are connected by cobblestone walking paths. In between these houses are streams, gazebos, fountains, and landscaping. Each home has a huge living room with couches and a flat screen television. In each house is a group meeting room and a therapist office. There is also a large lanai porch where residents can enjoy the sun and relax outdoors. Two swimming pools can be found among the nine houses. There are also three community buildings that contain the dining hall, spa, snack cafe, medical offices, and gym.

Various activities and amenities are available. These include massage therapy for promoting relaxation and relieving stress; a chiropractor for addressing pain and mobility problems; biofeedback treatment for coping with stress and anxiety; yoga classes to help in physical well-being and relaxation; salon services including nails and hair styling for women; haircuts for men; basketball court; workout gym; barbecue cookouts; and off-site activities including trips to parks, local beaches, nature areas, movie theaters, and bowling.

Meanwhile, WhiteSands Treatment Center Tampa is also an inpatient treatment facility that is 50,000 square feet in area that was formerly a resort hotel and entertainment complex. WhiteSands converted the property into a 150-bed resort-like treatment center. It includes a lounging area, a huge resort style swimming pool, picnic tables, tiki huts, and gazebos. There is also a clubhouse game room, snack cafe, a huge dining hall, workout gym, and spa treatment rooms. Activities and amenities are similar to the ones in Fort Myers.

Those who need more information about the services being offered by WhiteSands Treatment Center can visit their website or call them by phone.

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Contact WhiteSands Treatment Center - Fort Lauderdale:

Joe Ducey
media@whitesandstreatment.com

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