Once a patient here,
always part of the community.
Most people leave here steady and then hit a week where they are not. The alumni program exists for that week: check-in calls at 30 and 90 days, peer support groups, alumni events, and a number you can call whenever things feel shaky.
LegitScriptCertified
Continued connection, actual support.
30 and 90-day check-ins.
Our alumni team calls at 30 and 90 days after discharge. These are real conversations. If something is off, we help you get back into services, sort out medication questions, or talk through what is happening at home.
Alumni-led gatherings.
Regular peer support groups run by alumni and recovery coaches. Open to anyone who has completed treatment at Pines. Some meet in person, some online.
Celebrations and anniversaries.
Quarterly alumni events. Sober activities and workshops, plus celebrations when someone hits a milestone.
Call us any time.
Every alumnus has the admissions line. If life gets shaky, we want to hear about it, whether that means re-admission, a referral, or a question about medication. We will work out what is needed.
Support for families, too.
Family members of alumni stay connected too. Family education, support groups, and someone on our team to call when something comes up.
When you become a resource.
Many of our alumni end up helping someone else get into treatment. If you want to refer a friend or a family member, our team will walk you through it.
Recovery is long. Community helps.
People who stay connected to others in recovery do better over the long run. Which group it is matters less than showing up: 12-step, SMART Recovery, a faith community, our alumni network.
Our alumni program is not meant to replace any of those. It sits alongside whatever you have built at home.
Physician-led, accredited, and built for unhurried care.
Families ask what makes one program different from the next. Usually it comes down to who is actually in the building and whether the care holds together after detox. Our 18,000 sq ft clinical facility is in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
Medical Director Sergey Litvinov, MD, a board-certified psychiatrist, directs clinical care. Every patient is reviewed by an attending physician, not a counselor signing off on a protocol.
The Joint Commission accredits Pines independently and surveys the program against its safety and quality standards.
LegitScript certification is what Google, Microsoft, and Meta require before an addiction treatment provider can advertise with them. It means an outside audit of how the facility operates.
Depression, anxiety, trauma, and ADHD frequently co-occur with substance use. Psychiatric assessment and care run alongside detox from the first day.
Most commercial and military plans are accepted. Verification is free, confidential, and typically completed in under 60 seconds.
Private bedrooms, a dedicated medical detox wing, therapy rooms sized for real clinical work, and outdoor grounds.
Pines maintains a 40-patient maximum, which keeps clinician-to-patient ratios well above the regional average and protects the unhurried, individualized care model our medical and clinical teams have built. Every admission is reviewed by Sergey Litvinov, MD; medication decisions, level-of-care transitions, and discharge planning all run through physician oversight rather than administrative checklists.
Authoritative references and related resources.
Clinical authorities & sources. ASAM: Clinical Practice Guidelines · SAMHSA: National Helpline · CDC: Overdose Prevention
Related Pines resources. Medical detox · Residential inpatient · Dual diagnosis · Admissions process · Insurance carriers · For families
From the first call through aftercare.
Coordination starts on the admissions call and runs through detox, residential, and the handoff to aftercare. Everyone has a named job. The admissions counselor, the attending physician, the primary therapist, the case manager and the alumni coordinator each carry specific responsibilities, and those are written into your chart.
Families get their own support. With your consent, our family liaison sends regular updates, schedules family therapy, and helps you get ready for visits and for what comes after. Without consent, family education, crisis-line referrals and Al-Anon and Nar-Anon resources are still there, so nobody is left working it out alone.
Aftercare planning starts during residential, well before discharge. Your case manager works out what the step-down should be, based on where you live, your coverage, and what the clinical team recommends. The point is that something is already in place when you walk out.
Communication, charting and data handling here are HIPAA compliant. Substance use disorder records get extra federal protection under 42 CFR Part 2, which limits how they can be shared even between healthcare providers. You can put privacy preferences in writing at any point, and our team follows them.
Pick up where you left off. The door’s open.
If you are an alumnus and things have shifted, for better or worse, we want to hear from you. Call any time.
Call (855) 981-8935Questions we hear from alumni.
Is there a cost to participate?+
What if I’ve had a relapse?+
Can I opt out?+
I want to refer a friend. How?+
Reviewed by Sergey Litvinov, MD Medical Director at Pines Recovery Life. Updated April 2026.
