Addiction is a family disease. Many family members of alcoholics and addicts feel fear, stress, anxiety, resentment, anger and stress-related health issues. The disease affects family members individually and as a whole. Often, family members feel personally responsible for keeping everything together, fearing for the family’s survival. Healing takes…
Addiction is far-reaching. Addiction does not affect the addict alone. The friends, family and loved ones who surround the addict are also afflicted with the effects of addiction. At the Florida Recovery Center, we understand the need to help and support the the people who love the person who…
UF Health Florida Recovery CenterToll free day or night: 855.265.43724001 S.W. 13th StreetGainesville, Florida 32608 UF Health Florida Recovery Center is located in southwest Gainesville off of State Road 441 in Florida. The 10-acre campus is nestled in…
Gainesville, Florida. Perhaps best known as home to the University of Florida Gators, is also a quaint city where people at UF Health Florida Recovery Center find peace and refuge in a private environment conducive to healing. Gainesville is about one hour…
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In a recent Neurology Now article entitled “Buzz Kill” by Amy Paturel, M.S., M.P.H., University of Florida addiction medicine physician Gary Reisfield, M.D. was quoted in relation to alcohol use and its affects on the adolescent brain. Unlike adult drinkers, who might start slurring their words, losing their balance,…
Your child doesn’t have to suffer any longer. Recently, accidents, suicide and other problems related to drug use and abuse have become one of the nation’s highest unmet health problems. The University of Florida physicians and medical staff at Shands Vista and the Florida Recovery Center can offer a…
UF Health Psychiatric Hospital Inpatient Visitation Whenever possible, we strongly encourage the participation of family members in treatment. Family members and significant others are important in the recovery process. The illness of addiction has a considerable impact on these relationships. The treatment program is an intense experience and the focus is recovery. We encourage…
Scott Teitelbaum, M.D., University of Florida associate professor of pediatrics and psychiatry and medical director of the Florida Recovery Center, recently wrote a book entitled “Addiction: A Family Affair.” Aimed at concerned parents but also accessible to adolescents who are at particular risk, Dr. Teitelbaum focuses on several key aspects…
