When you’re investing in a family member’s health, future and happiness, you want to make sure you’re making the right decision for your North Miami alcohol and substance abuse recovery facility. While the best course of action may still be to dial our helpline advisors so they can discuss your personal needs, looking at how people have reviewed or rated some of the addiction recovery centers in your area is another great place to start.
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I am grateful to have found Recovery First, I am 48 days sober. My experience in detox was somewhat confusing and it felt like there was a great deal of miscommunication through admissions and administratively. The techs and the nursing staff were very good. The stay at the residential location was very positive. The group sessions, therapists and techs were phenomenal. The on-site meetings were captivating and the outside vendors that were brought in for art, music, nutrition and yoga were also exceptional. I appreciated the structure and feeling entirely safe. Our rooms/apartments were well stocked with everything we needed and the staff was prompt to attend to all of our reasonable requests. There was always an employee/tech/therapist available. Many of the techs were in recovery and had amazing insight and experience to share. The staff is the strongest strength. Everyone that I encounter there was caring and showed concern for my well-being. The accommodations in the residential facility that I attended were very comfortable and had all of the necessary comforts of home. The alumni benefits appear to be exceptional And my peers have confirmed this. The nursing staff at the residential community where I primarily interacted with the nurse in comparison to detox, was amazing! The family program was extremely beneficial to my family and understanding addiction from a scientific and emotional aspect. They found it to be enlightening and it created much stronger acceptance. The community and the commitment to the community via the staff�s active listening in addressing areas of daily living concerns (housing needs) to the dynamics of living closely with peers. The admissions process was confusing and unclear as to expectations, options, explanations to family members. This began with the call center and admission process. I experienced ongoing difficulty with medical and work related Insurance that appeared to due to miscommunication. I am continuing to work through this. More clear expectations set by the call center would have made my stay MUCH more comfortable. At times it appeared that they were understaffed and that impacted the clients.The time that I spent with other medical staff such as the ARNP and MD/Psychiatrist seemed to strictly relate to my medications and were extremely brief, I did not feel that I learned much during those visits.
It was honestly not that great of a facility. The people were friend but it was unclean.
I want to give a special acknowledgement to my therapist Saffiyah and Dr. Fahs. Saffiyah got me to open up and expose some of my darkest fears, tragedies, and mistakes that I had made. She embraced me and turned it into something positive with her kind words. It feels good to have someone to understand what you've been through and offer you compassion, its a beautiful thing. Dr. Fahs got me to where I am today. He helped to fix my tremors, my cravings, and get me back to physical well being. He really took something that was broken and helped it mend. He is a special person.