Drug & alcohol rehab serving Tampa.
Tampa Bay families drive to Pines Recovery Life for physician-led medical detox and residential inpatient care. About four hours door to door, or a short flight into Fort Lauderdale. Florida Blue and all Blue Cross Blue Shield plans accepted.
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In-state care, real distance.
Tampa is about 4 hours from our private 18,000 sq ft clinical campus in Pembroke Pines. Close enough to stay inside your Florida insurance network and your family’s reach. Far enough for early recovery to have room.
Treatment stays inside Florida’s regulatory system. Your Florida Blue plan, your state, your continuity of care after discharge.
Far enough that the routines and relationships tied to substance use are genuinely interrupted. Close enough that family can drive down for a weekend.
Tampa Bay is heavily bilingual. Spanish-speaking staff support intake, family meetings, and clinical communication.
Medical Director Sergey Litvinov, MD oversees clinical care. Every medication decision runs through an attending physician.
Physician-led from day one.
ASAM-aligned detox and residential care, regardless of substance or age.
Full medical intake
Physician and psychiatric evaluation, lab work, substance history, co-occurring screening. Thorough — not a rushed form.
Medical detox
24/7 nursing, evidence-based withdrawal protocols, MAT where clinically indicated.
Inpatient treatment
Daily therapy, psychiatric review, co-occurring mental health treatment, family programming.
Florida Blue, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Tricare.
Florida Blue is the state’s largest commercial carrier, and we accept all Blue Cross Blue Shield plans. Because you are a Florida member and we are a Florida provider, coverage is generally more straightforward than it is for patients traveling from out of state.
UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, and Cigna are widely available through Tampa Bay employers. Tricare, Humana Military, and VA Community Care are accepted for military families and veterans.
Verification is free, confidential, and confirms what your specific plan covers before you travel.
Florida Blue detailGetting here from Tampa.
Drive
I-75 south past Naples, east across Alligator Alley, then north to Pines Boulevard. About four hours in normal traffic.
Fly
Frequent daily service, roughly an hour and fifteen minutes in the air. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International is about 20 minutes from campus.
Travel help
If no one can make the drive, our admissions team helps arrange travel and ground transportation to campus once admission is authorized.
Help that’s immediate, before clinical admission.
Call 911 or 988 for medical emergencies or suicidal crisis. 2-1-1 connects you to local Tampa Bay crisis counselors and referrals 24/7. The SAMHSA National Helpline offers free confidential referrals. These stabilize the moment — medical detox and residential treatment happen at a licensed clinical campus. Reach our admissions at (855) 981-8935.
Physician-led, accredited, and built for unhurried care.
The choice of where to receive care for Tampa families matters. Patients and families weigh credentials, environment, and continuity of care alongside cost and coverage. Here is what consistently brings people to our 18,000 sq ft private clinical campus 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.
Independent accreditation by the nation’s most recognized healthcare standards body. Surveyed against rigorous safety and quality standards.
LegitScript certification is the standard required by Google, Microsoft, and Meta to advertise addiction treatment. It signals an audited, transparent operator.
Depression, anxiety, trauma, and ADHD frequently co-occur with substance use. Psychiatric assessment and care run in parallel with detox, not after.
Most commercial and military plans are accepted. Verification is free, confidential, and typically completed in under 60 seconds.
Private bedrooms, dedicated medical detox wing, therapy rooms sized for real clinical work, outdoor grounds. Not a strip-mall storefront.
Distance from Tampa to Pembroke Pines, FL.
Tampa sits ~250 miles from our private clinical campus at 1151 Poinciana Dr. in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The drive runs about 4 hours in normal traffic, via I-75 south to Alligator Alley (I-75 east), then north to Pines Boulevard.
If flying is easier, Tampa International (TPA) to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International is about 1 hour 15 minutes, and FLL is roughly 20 minutes from campus by car. Our admissions team helps coordinate travel and ground transportation once admission is authorized.
Many Tampa Bay families schedule a private campus tour before admission, either in person or through the immersive 360° virtual tour. Visitation is coordinated with the clinical schedule, and family therapy can be conducted in person or by HIPAA-compliant telehealth so that distance does not interrupt clinical work.
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Verify CoverageFrequently Asked Questions
How far is Pines Recovery Life from Tampa?
About 250 miles – roughly a four-hour drive via I-75 south and Alligator Alley. It is comfortably a single day’s travel. Flying into Fort Lauderdale from TPA takes about an hour and fifteen minutes.
Why travel from Tampa instead of treating locally?
Two reasons families give us most often. The first is clinical: physician-led medical detox with a board-certified psychiatrist overseeing every admission, and co-occurring mental health conditions treated from day one rather than referred out. The second is distance itself – early recovery is easier when the routines and relationships tied to substance use are genuinely interrupted.
Does my Florida Blue plan work at Pines?
Florida Blue is Florida’s largest commercial carrier and we accept all Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, including Florida Blue. Because we are a Florida provider and you are a Florida member, coverage is generally more straightforward than it is for out-of-state patients. We also accept UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna, Tricare, Humana Military, and VA Community Care. Verification is free and confidential, and we will tell you what your specific plan covers before you travel.
Can my family visit from Tampa during treatment?
Yes. Visitation is coordinated with the clinical schedule, and the drive is manageable for a weekend visit. Family therapy can also be conducted by HIPAA-compliant telehealth so that distance does not interrupt clinical work.
What levels of care does Pines provide?
Two, both on our Pembroke Pines campus: medically supervised detox with 24/7 clinical monitoring, and residential inpatient treatment. Care for co-occurring mental health conditions is delivered inside both. Step-down care after discharge is arranged through our partner network, and we help coordinate that back in the Tampa area.
How do I start from Tampa?
Call (855) 981-8935 and speak with an admissions counselor. The call is confidential. We verify your insurance at no cost, complete a full clinical assessment to determine the right level of care, and help you plan the trip down.
