A physician-led campus
built around the patient.
Pines Recovery Life is a privately held medical detox and residential inpatient program in Pembroke Pines, Florida. We treat adults with substance use disorders — and the co-occurring anxiety, depression, and trauma that often travel with them — on an 18,000 sq ft clinical campus staffed by a board-certified psychiatrist, licensed therapists, and 24/7 medical professionals.
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Founded in 2022 to do one thing well.
Pines Recovery Life opened its doors in 2022 with a specific conviction: that the most fragile, most dangerous window of addiction treatment — the first two to four weeks — deserves a clinical environment built for it, not an afterthought tacked on to a larger program.
Detox isn’t just about managing symptoms. It’s about stabilizing the whole person — medical vitals, psychiatric state, nutrition, sleep, and the first gentle steps toward therapeutic work. Residential inpatient is where that foundation gets reinforced before a patient steps back into the world. We chose to go deep on those two levels of care instead of running a sprawling menu of services.
Every clinical, design, and operational decision at our Pembroke Pines campus comes back to that focus: a calm physical environment, a board-certified psychiatrist leading the medical team, licensed therapists working with small caseloads, and case managers who stay with each patient from admission through discharge.
Three beliefs that shape every decision here.
We work by a short clinical philosophy — simple to state, harder to live by every day. It’s written on the first page of our staff handbook.
Treat the disorder, not the label.
Substance use disorder is a chronic medical condition with established evidence-based treatment protocols. We use ASAM criteria, CIWA-Ar and COWS scales, FDA-approved medications for opioid and alcohol use disorder, and therapies validated in peer-reviewed research — not fads, not promises.
No person is a diagnosis.
Every patient who walks through our doors is a parent, a child, a friend, a professional, a neighbor. We use person-first language, private rooms, real clothing, unhurried intake. Shame has never healed anyone — calm, consistent, respectful care does.
Recovery is a long arc.
Detox and residential are the first chapter, not the whole book. Our case managers coordinate with families, outpatient partners, sober-living partners, and home-state providers so the work started here continues on discharge day and beyond.
Eighteen thousand square feet, designed to calm a nervous system.
Our Pembroke Pines campus was designed around a simple observation: people in early recovery need an environment that reduces stimulus, not one that amplifies it. The colors are soft. The furniture is residential, not institutional. The lighting changes with the sun. Private rooms, private bathrooms, outdoor space, and rooms sized for real therapy — not a closet with two chairs.
The building houses medical detox on one wing and residential inpatient on another, connected by shared therapy rooms, dining, and outdoor spaces. Staff offices sit in the middle so the clinical team is close, not distant.
The people responsible for how the work gets done.
Clinical leadership at Pines is not a photo on the wall. Our Medical Director sees patients. Our Clinical Director reviews every treatment plan. Our Lead Therapist runs clinical supervision weekly.
Oversees all medical protocols, medication management, and psychiatric care. Dual-trained in addiction medicine and psychiatry, with particular expertise in complex co-occurring disorders.
Leads day-to-day clinical operations, supervises the therapist team, and reviews every patient’s master treatment plan. Sets the standard for clinical documentation and continuity of care.
Runs clinical supervision, leads group therapy curriculum development, and carries a working caseload. Keeps the therapeutic program grounded in evidence-based modalities.
Oversees financial stewardship and insurance advocacy. Her team negotiates with carriers so clinical decisions aren’t driven by billing pressures. Transparency with families before admission is a non-negotiable.
Outside validation, not our own words.
Every credential below represents an outside body that inspects our facility, reviews our clinical records, and verifies our advertising. We publish them all because you should verify, not take our word for it.
The gold standard in healthcare accreditation. On-site surveys every three years, unannounced check-ins in between. Covers clinical protocols, patient safety, medication management, staff competency, and facility standards.
The certification Google and Meta require before any addiction-treatment facility can advertise. LegitScript audits clinical operations, marketing claims, staff credentials, and facility licensing annually.
Licensed by the Florida Department of Children & Families for the specific levels of care we deliver: medical detoxification and residential inpatient treatment. License on display at the facility.
Listed in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s national treatment-facility directory — a federal resource used by patients, families, clinicians, and courts to locate licensed care.
Registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration to prescribe and dispense controlled medications used in medical detox — including buprenorphine, phenobarbital, and benzodiazepine tapers.
All clinical records, communications, and billing systems are HIPAA-compliant. Business Associate Agreements are in place with every third-party vendor touching patient data. No PHI is shared with marketing platforms.
A Florida campus, serving patients nationwide.
Pines Recovery Life is physically in Pembroke Pines, but our admissions team works with patients and families coast-to-coast. Every month, patients arrive from New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York, Texas, and a dozen other states. The reasons are consistent: distance from the environments that fueled their use, a warm South Florida climate, a program small enough to feel personal, and insurance that travels.
Our admissions team coordinates travel, insurance verification, and airport pickup from Miami International (MIA) and Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood (FLL). Clinical coordination with home-state providers begins on day one so your care plan is portable when you discharge.
Coverage before commitment. That’s the order it should go.
Before anyone asks you to pack a bag, our admissions team verifies exactly what your plan covers — deductible, coinsurance, authorization requirements. HIPAA-protected. Free. Zero obligation.
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Reviewed by Sergey Litvinov, MD — Medical Director and board-certified psychiatrist at Pines Recovery Life. Updated April 2026.
Authoritative references: SAMHSA · The Joint Commission · LegitScript
