The Source Addiction Treatment Center Offers Advice on Avoiding Drug Rehab Scams in South Florida

Fort Lauderdale, FL—The opioid epidemic that’s been sweeping the nation has brought unimaginable heartbreak to millions of American families. To make matters worse, there has also been a rise in predatory and corrupt addiction treatment facilities that sell a façade of clean, healthy living. Underneath the beautiful beaches and peaceful views, South Florida has a dark underbelly of addiction rehab scams taking advantage of people when they’re at their most vulnerable.

When searching for an addiction treatment center in Fort Lauderdale, it’s critical to thoroughly research options for alcohol and drug treatment centers before deciding which one to attend. Knowing what questions to ask, what to look for, and when to walk away can help patients avoid falling victim to rehab scams and find high-quality effective treatment when individuals or a loved one need it.

The greedy and potentially fatal game of scam rehab facilities is straight out of a Convict’s Handbook. In order to increase profits, treatment centers hire brokers to refer addicts to their facility and in turn provide an illegal “kickback” as compensation for their work. Brokers also have a reputation for essentially bribing patients with money, drugs, or clothes to get them to go to a specific center. At best, this leads people to receive care that’s inappropriate for their unique situation. At worst, they receive no care at all.

Furthermore, these ill-intended treatment centers will encourage relaxed enforcement of sobriety at their “sober homes” and provide additional financial incentives to the operators of these homes when someone has to re-enter treatment due to relapse. This is not only unethical but can be fatal if an overdose occurs. The “Florida Shuffle” as it’s come to be known is when treatment center brokers prey on patients with good insurance and refer them to a revolving door of ineffective facilities, continually charging their insurance, while the patient is left often in worse condition than when they arrived.

Educating oneself on what to look for in a good addiction treatment center is the best way to avoid getting caught up in the unconscionable cycle of rehab deceptions.

Read reviews on third-party sources, such as Google, not just what’s on the facility’s website.

If the rehab is offering any incentive to come there, financial or otherwise, then there’s likely something fishy going on. Also, if the facility is referring someone to a sober home with the promise of cash, clothes, gift cards, etc., they probably do not have patient's best interests in mind.

The treatment center should provide a variety of different therapies and programs to help people work through trauma and other underlying causes of addiction. Individual therapy is especially important, particularly at the beginning of treatment as it will help patients grow immensely.

Daily drug tests are unnecessary and can be costly as insurance will be billed for each one.

Check to see if the drug rehab facility is licensed and accredited. This is a clear indication of a quality facility because they have to adhere to strict guidelines to obtain these accreditations.

Ask about staff-to-patient ratios, licenses that doctors and nurses hold, and what out-of-pocket expenses can be expected to pay.

Florida has earned a reputation as a destination for addiction treatment and fortunately, it’s not all bad. In fact, Florida also has some of the best addiction treatment and behavioral health centers in the country. These centers provide a very high standard of care and effective patient-centered treatment for substance use disorders.

The Source Addiction Treatment Center is one such facility located in Fort Lauderdale. To help educate the public about the dangers of scam rehabs, they recently published an article on their website outlining steps to recognize and avoid these traps.

For anyone searching for an addiction treatment center that truly has their best interests in mind, The Source is an excellent option. It was founded by people whose own lives were completely transformed by finding recovery. They understand the tremendous impacts of drugs and alcohol on the lives of addicts, they can empathize with the challenges of early recovery and getting into treatment, and they know what’s possible (a healthy and rewarding life) on the other side.

The Source maintains the highest level of accreditation, the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission the regulating body that ensures health care providers maintain the utmost in quality and safety. The Source’s beautifully renovated residences are further certified by the Florida Association of Recovery Residences (FARR) which ensures the quality and integrity of sober living facilities in Florida. Most importantly, more than 80 enthusiastic five-star reviews can be found on Google from people thanking The Source for literally saving their lives.

The Source treatment center operates on the principle that unhealed trauma and other underlying mental health conditions are at the root of most cases of addiction. They work with patients one on one and in a variety of group settings and provide a safe, non-judgmental, healing environment. Their philosophy is to provide much-needed compassion and care for everyone who reaches out to them for help. If they are not the right fit for someone in need of treatment they promise to help them find a trusted high-quality facility that is. They also live by the rule to never make a promise they can’t keep. In a statement, a member of The Source staff said, “here you’re not treated like family, you are family”.

Going through the darkness of addiction is incredibly difficult and scary, for addicts and their loved ones. When a person is ready to seek help, finding a quality rehabilitation facility that they can trust is vital. The Source staff is available by phone or online 24/7 to help answer any questions and begin the admissions process. To learn more, call (800) 204-0418 or find them online at www.thesourcetreatmentcenter.com. Or read the blog at https://www.thesourcetreatmentcenter.com/blog/avoid-a-bad-addiction-treatment-center/.