The Core Centers in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, offers personalized drug and alcohol rehabilitation for adults aged 18 and over. Established in 2014, it provides individualized care with an average of only 17 residents per month. A high staff-to-resident ratio ensures focused attention and support.
The Core Centers' mission is to facilitate long-lasting healing and a balanced life free from addiction. Accredited by the Joint Commission and the Florida Department of Children and Families, it demonstrates a commitment to exceptional care quality and safety.
- Specializes in dual diagnosis treatment, addressing substance abuse and co-occurring mental health disorders.
- Offers a variety of therapies including group psychotherapy, intensive individual therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
- Provides complementary activities like yoga, massage, and outdoor recreation to support mind-body healing.
- Comfortable accommodations with amenities such as swimming and sports facilities in a community-oriented environment.
The Core Centers treat a wide range of addictions and mental health disorders, focusing on adults who need both substance abuse treatment and mental health support.
- 1+ Accreditations
- 4 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 11 Levels of Care
- Speaks English
- 20 Therapies & Programs
Accreditations

JCAHO
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
Substance abuse refers to the intensive and inappropriate use of psychoactive substances. Psychoactive substances are those that affect brain function. These include illegal drugs, alcohol, and even the excessive use of prescription drugs. The overuse of psychoactive substances leads to severe physical or psychological dependence. It also affects the social life and relationships of the affected individual. Substance abuse is treatable.
The duration of treatment at The Core Centers in Fort Lauderdale can require weeks or even months depending on the severity of the condition as there is a risk of relapse. Treatment options include medications, counseling sessions, various types of behavioral therapy, and group therapy in different combinations.
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment
Addiction to prescription opioid painkillers like oxycodone and hydrocodone, and illicit opioids such as heroin, leads to potentially life-threatening withdrawal symptoms when discontinued. Opioid addiction treatment typically involves an inpatient stay at facilities like The Core Centers to make sure they get through withdrawal safely. Treatment also includes comprehensive mental health counseling.
Dual-Diagnosis
Mental illness includes conditions such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder. It can also happen that mental illness causes drug addiction and vice versa. The Core Centers in Florida knows it is vital to diagnose dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder.
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Detox, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, Intensive Outpatient, Intervention, Outpatient, Partial-Hospitalization, Residential, Sober-Living / Half-Way, with additional therapies available as listed below.
One of the first things an addict should do when entering treatment is to abstain from using illicit drugs completely. Depending on the length of time that the person has been using, the addict may have to go through alcohol or drug withdrawal. Fortunately, detox doesn’t have to be done alone, and withdrawal symptoms can be managed medically in an inpatient or outpatient setting. While detox may be uncomfortable, it is not life-threatening. Detoxification allows the addict to rid the body of all traces of drugs or alcohol and gives the addict a clean slate for their recovery.
Inpatient programs are intensive regimes that require individuals suffering from serious addictions to admit themselves into a controlled environment. Inpatient programs in Florida generally span over 28 days to six months. The first step in an inpatient program is medically assisted detox. Doctors and addiction specialists at The Core Centers monitor the individual’s vital signs as the drugs leave their system. Some inpatient rehab programs also provide counseling for family members to provide encouragement and emotional support. In inpatient programs, patients have access to 24-hour medical supervision.
Daily trips to the hospital that provides the treatment include intensive outpatient services (IOP). IOP in Florida is appropriate for patients in residential recovery facilities that have been diagnosed with addiction. Patients return to their everyday lives gradually, increasing the likeliness of success in treatment.
To assist with alcohol or opioid abuse, or a co-occurring condition, The Core Centers offers an outpatient treatment program. For their rehabilitation and other services, the Florida patient will go to the treatment center, yet return home every night. After most of the program is completed, the level of mandatory participation reduces.
To protect those dealing with acute symptoms of addiction, a partial hospitalization program is ideal in the treatment process. This ensures that the person is cared for in a hospital-like environment in Fort Lauderdale, FL during the battle against drug addiction effects. Most PHPs need therapy for about six hours, at least three days a week.
Sober living houses in Florida help the patient to smoothly transition from a formal treatment program to a normal life. They are also known as recovery residences or half-way houses. SLH like The Core Centers provide the advantage of residing with a peer-group who had similar experiences.
Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient’s individual requirements.
Treatment is just a first step in sustaining sobriety. After rehabilitation, counseling for aftercare helps the person adapt to a life without drugs. A sober living facility in Fort Lauderdale, job therapy, or educational assistance may be included in this service, managed by The Core Centers. This is when a preventive strategy for relapse starts to take shape.
The Core Centers‘s Therapies & Programs
In addiction recovery at The Core Centers, therapy plays a significant role. This helps patients get to the root of their addiction and discover how the problems that contributed to their use can be handled better. Therapy can be performed in a group and one on one settings. The patient interacts with the therapist in a one-on-one atmosphere during individual therapy. This encourages them to reflect on the underlying addiction problems and develop ways to avoid potential future abuse.
Addiction and alcoholism affect the entire family. For this reason, family therapy is vital to a person’s recovery from addiction. In contrast to couples counseling, family therapy at The Core Centers may include siblings, children, parents, and other significant people in the recovering person’s life. Family support is one of the most important pillars of recovery.
Many people turn to drugs and alcohol as a way of processing trauma that has affected them in the past. Trauma can include abuse, neglect, the loss of a loved one and other unpleasant incidents. Trauma therapy at The Core Centers helps patients process trauma. It gives them the tools to deal with it in a healthier manner.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the relationship between a patient’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors. The Core Centers aims to establish a healthy response to thoughts and feelings as an alternative to turning to drugs and alcohol. It also promotes healthy communication between addicts and those around them. It is and effective therapy for people suffering with all types of addictions.
Life skills pertain to the skill sets a person should possess to become successful in life. Examples are time management, budgeting, and social abilities. Life skills therapy highlights the fact that addiction recovery is more than just a person’s ability to go through their day-to-day without resorting to substance use in Fort Lauderdale, FL once they leave the facility.
Patient Experience
Creative Arts
For those combating addiction recovery in Fort Lauderdale, FL, creative arts therapy, or expressive therapy, is advantageous. Reading, music, theater, art, and other types of self-expression may be included. The Core Centers uses this to enhance the mental state of the patient and help them to focus on something other than addiction. It helps patients to explore how, through the creative process, their thoughts and emotions play out.
Experiential Therapy at The Core Centers
Experential therapy is a unique type of therapy that deals with the subconscious mind. This treatment available at The Core Centers in Fort Lauderdale, FL encourages individuals to work out their issues with their inner self through synchronous experiences.
This non-traditional treatment method makes use of the physique and encourages people to take part in various physical and emotional activities, movements, and practices. Some of the most common examples of experiential therapy are equine therapy, music therapy, adventure therapy, and role playing. Through these various methods, an individual is believed to heal from trauma, negative emotions, and hurtful memories faster. Moreover, experiential therapy is known to have enduring results which can be beneficial to sufferers.
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Location & Contact

2500 North Federal Highway
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305
Phone Number
(844) 535-2700
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida Addiction and Treatment
Florida is one of the nation's epicenters for substance abuse and drug-related overdoses. In 2014, around 410,000 Florida residents were addicted to drugs and alcohol. Over the last 10 years, 12% of all deaths in the state were attributed to substance abuse. Treatment admissions for alcohol reached 24,329 patients in 2016, and 2.5% of Florida high school students admitted to using crack cocaine.
Fort Lauderdale, a coastal city in southeastern Florida, offers residents a variety of outdoor activities, a thriving arts and entertainment scene, and engaging cultural events. The city's focus on wellness and recreation makes it an ideal location for those seeking a supportive environment during drug rehab treatment. However, Broward County faced challenges in 2016, with 72 heroin overdose deaths in the first half of the year and a 21 percent increase in cocaine-related deaths from the previous year.
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