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{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "VideoObject", "name": "Medical Detox Explained | Sandstone Care", "description": "An in-depth look at Sandstone Care’s medical detox program, covering daily routines, medication management, co-occurring mental health support, group and individual therapy, and the step-down process after detox.", "thumbnailUrl": "https://www.sandstonecare.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Medical-Detox-Explained.png", "uploadDate": "2025-08-14", "duration": "PT4M50.42S", "contentUrl": "https://player.vimeo.com/video/884528488", "embedUrl": "https://player.vimeo.com/video/884528488", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Sandstone Care", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.sandstonecare.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sandstone-logo.svg" } }, "keywords": [ "medical detox", "residential detox", "withdrawal management", "medication-assisted treatment", "co-occurring disorders", "group therapy", "individual therapy", "discharge planning", "addiction treatment", "Sandstone Care" ], "transcript": "1\n00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,680\nThe Sandstone detox level of care specifically is for people that have had kind of a higher level of use.\n\n2\n00:00:06,060 --> 00:00:16,000\nThey tend to have withdrawal symptoms that they can't manage at home, and they need better nursing care or better provider care. We provide that here. Addiction is a full-time job.\n\n3\n00:00:16,340 --> 00:00:21,180\nIt becomes all-consuming, and it leads them down roads that they don't want to be on.\n\n4\n00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:26,960\nSo when we think about detox, this is a residential level of care, right? So people are living here.\n\n5\n00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:30,160\nSo we want to make sure that the treatment journey is as comfortable as possible.\n\n6\n00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:36,520\nTypical day at detox is going to be waking up, receiving medications if they receive morning medications, hygiene, showering,\n\n7\n00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:39,040\nbrushing teeth, changing clothes out of our pajamas.\n\n8\n00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:45,560\nThen they are going to serve breakfast, have some nice nourishment to start their day, followed by their morning clinical\n\n9\n00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:48,560\ngroup, which is going to be led by one of our clinicians here on site.\n\n10\n00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:54,160\nThen they will transition to some kind of silent activity, break time, quiet time, followed by lunch.\n\n11\n00:00:54,260 --> 00:00:59,000\nAnd then we will have an evening-afternoon group as well that is going to also be led by one of our clinical staff members.\n\n12\n00:00:59,300 --> 00:01:02,820\nAgain, they'll get some quiet time downtime after that to engage in some of the fun activities.\n\n13\n00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:05,600\nThen they will receive dinner, and then it's quiet wind-down time.\n\n14\n00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:10,400\nAnd so the goal here is to keep the environment with minimum restrictions.\n\n15\n00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:15,080\nWhen a patient comes into Sandstone Care, we're not just looking at the individual.\n\n16\n00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:17,860\nWe're looking at their realities and their life.\n\n17\n00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:25,940\nIt's really understanding what has been going on, what was going on, and really helping us put together a better picture to help best serve somebody.\n\n18\n00:01:26,260 --> 00:01:30,520\nThey don't realize some things that happened when they were six, how that could be still affecting them now.\n\n19\n00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:34,400\nSo biopsychosocial is putting the puzzle pieces together for us.\n\n20\n00:01:34,860 --> 00:01:42,320\nSandstone Care makes sure that all of the patients get the medical support that they need by doing a thorough intake initially\n\n21\n00:01:42,320 --> 00:01:51,920\nto find out what their current situation is before coming to detox, and ensuring the continuity of care with all of those medications that are appropriate.\n\n22\n00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:58,540\nThere are a variety of medications we can provide to a patient to help decrease their risk for relapse, help decrease cravings,\n\n23\n00:01:58,540 --> 00:02:02,260\nand make sure they're maintaining sobriety and continuing on with treatment.\n\n24\n00:02:02,460 --> 00:02:06,180\nWe manage medications as needed and also urgently.\n\n25\n00:02:06,340 --> 00:02:11,140\nSo we are on call throughout the night in case something doesn't go according to plan.\n\n26\n00:02:11,460 --> 00:02:18,960\nWhen we talk about medication management with our clients, we are discussing how medications are used appropriately.\n\n27\n00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:25,180\nMedication-assisted treatment is one tool for treating the patient in terms of the whole patient concept.\n\n28\n00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:35,120\nSo we know that almost everyone that comes to us for detox has a co-occurring disorder, meaning they are struggling with mental health and substance use.\n\n29\n00:02:35,540 --> 00:02:42,620\nPerhaps someone's suffering from a major depression, which they're trying to manage through drugs or alcohol.\n\n30\n00:02:42,980 --> 00:02:47,620\nOr they started using drugs and alcohol and now, yeah, they're depressed.\n\n31\n00:02:48,100 --> 00:02:52,880\nSometimes we're not exactly sure which came first, but we know that both need to be treated.\n\n32\n00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:56,440\nWe can't really treat one without treating the other one.\n\n33\n00:02:56,720 --> 00:03:03,500\nI would say that the vast majority of people are using substances for underlying mental health issues that are uncontrolled.\n\n34\n00:03:03,860 --> 00:03:08,460\nIn addition, it's imperative to find these things early so you kind of break the cycle of addiction.\n\n35\n00:03:08,460 --> 00:03:14,740\nWe do both individual and group therapy here at detox because we know that both are really beneficial.\n\n36\n00:03:15,340 --> 00:03:20,160\nWe know that a lot can come out of the group process, normalizing what they're going through.\n\n37\n00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:22,780\nIt can just be a great source of support.\n\n38\n00:03:23,140 --> 00:03:30,100\nSo the person that is in detox and working with their addiction knows that they're not the only person going through it.\n\n39\n00:03:30,420 --> 00:03:36,360\nWhen they finally get to this point and they're trying to make a change, they realize they're not alone, they can start to about it more.\n\n40\n00:03:36,740 --> 00:03:42,120\nThere's this concept of universality that we see in groups that we don't get out of individual care.\n\n41\n00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:45,240\nAnd so we know that group is really impactful.\n\n42\n00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:50,440\nAnd also group is very much a microcosm of the world outside of here.\n\n43\n00:03:50,700 --> 00:03:57,500\nAfter they participate in their group therapy and they really build a comprehensive master treatment plan, then we move into the discharge planning process.\n\n44\n00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:04,420\nWhat that looks like is after they're done with their treatment journey at a medical detox level, they're going to transition into a lower level of care.\n\n45\n00:04:04,780 --> 00:04:10,220\nWhat that means is once they're stable, they can step down into a lower level of care because we know that the longer that\n\n46\n00:04:10,220 --> 00:04:13,280\nsomeone is engaged in treatment, the better chance they have of success.\n\n47\n00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:19,780\nLook, sobriety is a journey and you don't know where that journey is going to end.\n\n48\n00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:22,400\nYou don't know what the middle of the journey is going to look like.\n\n49\n00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:26,060\nAt the end of the day, all you need to do is take the next step.\n\n50\n00:04:26,780 --> 00:04:31,700\nSandstone Care Detox lives in its integrity.\n\n51\n00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:36,780\nThat we're not just here to get a paycheck. That's not what this is about.\n\n52\n00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:42,360\nIf you're on that fence and you don't know what tomorrow's going to look like, your wedding's going to look like, when you're\n\n53\n00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:46,560\ngoing to graduate college, when you're going to move out of your parents' house, I don't have all those answers, but I can\n\n54\n00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:48,220\ntell you what the next step is.\n\n55\n00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:50,420\nTake your right foot and just come into Sandstone.\n" } { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "VideoObject", "name": "Nick - Alumni Testimonial | Sandstone Care", "description": "Nick shares his personal recovery story, discussing his mental health challenges, his experience at Sandstone Care, and how the supportive community, therapy, and coping skills he gained have set him up for long-term success. This testimonial highlights the importance of early intervention, individualized care, and building self-awareness in recovery.", "thumbnailUrl": "https://www.sandstonecare.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Alumni-Testimonial-Nick.png", "uploadDate": "2025-08-14", "duration": "PT3M37.36S", "contentUrl": "https://player.vimeo.com/video/936249584", "embedUrl": "https://player.vimeo.com/video/936249584", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Sandstone Care", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.sandstonecare.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sandstone-logo.svg" } }, "keywords": [ "addiction recovery", "mental health treatment", "alumni testimonial", "group therapy", "individual therapy", "bipolar disorder", "depression", "anxiety", "coping skills", "Sandstone Care" ], "transcript": "[00:00:00.000-00:00:03.560] If you're on the fence on coming into treatment, that probably means that you should just do it anyway.\n[00:00:04.020-00:00:04.920] At least give it a try.\n[00:00:05.180-00:00:09.840] As someone that has spent all of my life, up until the complete breakdown, ignoring my mental health, there's no time like the present to start working on yourself.\n[00:00:13.660-00:00:19.240] And like, if you can start doing just regular maintenance and taking care of yourself now, it'll build you up for the future for sure.\n[00:00:21.120-00:00:24.060] There's definitely a lot of chaos before coming into Sandstone.\n[00:00:24.260-00:00:28.180] I specifically was more struggling with like my bipolar disorder that was recently diagnosed, and then as well as like all my depression and anxiety.\n[00:00:31.640-00:00:36.200] As far as like symptoms and stuff happening with me, it's been, I've basically avoided my mental health for most of my life.\n[00:00:37.200-00:00:40.060] I didn't know if there would be anything that would work or help.\n[00:00:40.120-00:00:44.760] I always had like the really manic lows and ups and downs and just all these things that after being diagnosed and being in care became a lot more clear, like, oh, that's why I behaved in this way in the past.\n[00:00:52.300-00:00:53.600] And it just gave me a lot of answers.\n[00:00:53.740-00:00:58.700] I've been through a couple of different programs prior, a hospitalization program, as well as being in a PHB program in Nashville, Tennessee.\n[00:01:02.220-00:01:06.220] But this was kind of like the Hail Mary toss of like, you know, we got to do what we got to do.\n[00:01:06.260-00:01:11.560] And I came here and here's kind of where I was able to actually begin the healing process.\n[00:01:13.360-00:01:17.340] I mean, coming here to Illinois and just being in a totally different environment was obviously helpful.\n[00:01:17.340-00:01:21.560] From the very beginning of setting stuff up with Sandstone, it was very easy coming in here.\n[00:01:21.620-00:01:25.720] They were able to get a lot handled right away, especially moving to different states, not having a practitioner for my medication.\n[00:01:27.760-00:01:32.000] I was able to get in with the doctors here easily and get my medication prescribed immediately.\n[00:01:32.200-00:01:37.000] And just, I felt like they were very receptive and understanding and like actually hearing what I'm trying to say as far as how this is affecting me.\n[00:01:42.960-00:01:48.180] I was in the conversation fully as opposed to just like, hey, this is how I feel. Okay, here you go.\n[00:01:48.220-00:01:52.260] The thing that's kind of special about this place, I think, is the people and just who's here and who cares, but also how they approach the group environment.\n[00:01:55.540-00:02:00.920] Just felt very warm, like in the groups, like we were all kind of, it was kind of goofy, like every day in group, like we all got very close and we all just would come in and have a good time and we would all feel free to speak our mind.\n[00:02:09.300-00:02:14.400] With me and my individual therapy, me and Adrian just kind of had like an unspoken click, like she'd just know what was going on.\n[00:02:19.200-00:02:23.460] It was just like, I would come in for my session and we just start talking and like, she'd get in there with like the right little about this or something just like the right place to catch me to make me go down the right way.\n[00:02:30.040-00:02:32.320] Cause I definitely do a lot better sounding things out.\n[00:02:36.520-00:02:37.560] Like we had a great time.\n[00:02:43.800-00:02:48.680] I definitely feel like I've been set up for success with like a lot of the skills and things they've taught us here.\n[00:02:48.700-00:02:54.640] But I also think just like the openness of this environment and the way that people speak here and the way that people speak to each other here creates this kind of atmosphere where everyone gets an opportunity to be individually mindful within like a day.\n[00:03:09.300-00:03:13.740] I think it's more of like being more comfortable with yourself that you get from here.\n[00:03:19.640-00:03:25.520] And so, I mean, what I learned and what everyone will tell you is like, you get out of treatment what you put into it.\n[00:03:26.440-00:03:30.400] And I came here giving a hundred percent every day and I got 200 back.\n[00:03:33.840-00:03:37.360] It's really just up to you to kind of latch on and grab it, you know?" }