Recovery Keys is a Joint Commission-accredited addiction treatment program with rehab centers in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, led by physicians who are board-certified in family and addiction medicine. Our multidisciplinary team specializes in evaluating and providing residential treatment and substance abuse services for impaired professionals, including:
- Physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and dentists
- Pilots
- Attorneys
- Business executives
Our doctors and chemical dependency counselors have extensive experience working with employers, licensing boards, and the court system. They ensure that professionals struggling with drug or alcohol addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders receive the necessary help to achieve lasting sobriety.
We collaborate with monitoring programs to meet return-to-work requirements. Our holistic, evidence-based, and comprehensive treatment program boasts a high success rate, helping professionals recover from addiction, achieve long-term abstinence, and return to their careers.
Substance Abuse Help for Professionals
Seeking help for addiction takes courage—especially for healthcare professionals, who are used to being in control. At Recovery Keys in Ponte Vedra Beach, we understand what’s at stake. Our team conducts comprehensive evaluations to assess physical, mental health, and substance use issues, tailoring each patient’s treatment plan.
Evaluations include:
- Diagnosis of physical, mental health, or substance use problems
- Treatment recommendations for addiction, co-occurring mental health conditions, and chronic medical issues
- Fitness-to-practice assessments for medical or professional boards, if needed
- Summaries for employers or licensing boards
Job-Related Stress May Cause Substance Abuse for Healthcare Professionals
The responsibility and pressure of working in the medical field can take a toll on the physical and mental health of healthcare professionals, leading some to turn to alcohol or drugs to cope.Driven and ambitious, physicians, dentists, pharmacists, emergency room clinicians, nurses, psychiatrists and other high-level medical professionals are typically Type A personalities who tend to push themselves to their limit, work long hours and often neglect to take time to relax. Coupled with a highly demanding, stressful job, physicians may turn to alcohol or drugs to relieve stress, numb anxiety, deal with depression or insomnia or cope with pain conditions.
Easier access to prescription opiates also puts doctors, nurses and other medical professionals at added risk. For those who are struggling, it’s all too easy to head down a path of using prescription painkillers in way that they never intended.
It’s not clear if physicians and other medical professionals suffer from chemical dependencies at rates higher than the general population. But what is known is that doctors are not immune. It’s estimated that physician’s rate of drug and alcohol abuse is from 10 to 15%. Doctors also have a higher rate of suicide than the general population.
Attorneys, Pilots and Other High-Stress Jobs Pose Risks to Drug and Alcohol Abuse
There are many other professions that also come with significant responsibilities, long hours and pressure to perform. Attorneys, pilots and business executives are just a few of them. People in these professions may also turn to alcohol and drugs to deal with anxiety, relieve stress, fall asleep at night or deal with chronic pain.
Pilots, attorneys and other professionals are also at risk of disciplinary action and a loss of their license related to drug and alcohol abuse.
Physicians and Other Professionals Have High Rates of Rehabilitation Success
The good news for medical and other professionals in high-stakes careers is that when they are willing to accept help and get into treatment, they are often highly motivated to recover.
They are used to being successful in life, and many are able to apply their determination and drive to achieving abstinence and recovery. Recovery Keys patients with professional backgrounds have a high degree of success in leaving behind their drug and alcohol abuse and achieving a long-lasting recovery.
Comprehensive Substance Abuse Treatment for the Whole Person
At Recovery Keys in Ponte Vedra Beach, we view addiction as a chronic disease. Our treatment programs are designed to address the body, mind, and spirit. We combine 12-step programs with group therapy, individual treatment, and holistic approaches such as mindfulness, nutrition, exercise, and spirituality to restore health and well-being.
We offer multiple levels of care, depending on the severity of addiction:
- Detoxification – A crucial first step in recovery, detox cleanses the body of harmful substances.
- Day Treatment/Partial Hospitalization – An intensive treatment program in which patients live at home but participate in individual therapy, group therapy and other therapeutic activities five days a week, for a total of 20 to 24 hours.
- Intensive Outpatient Program – A step down from Day Treatment/Partial Hospitalization, or an entry point to treatment. Patients participate in individual therapy, group therapy and other therapeutic activities approximately three days a week, for a total of 10 to 15 hours.
- Aftercare/Continuing Care – Ongoing support for long-term recovery in Ponte Vedra Beach and surrounding areas.
Contact Recovery Keys in Ponte Vedra Beach Today
We’re here to help you overcome your addiction to drugs, alcohol, or pain medications and manage co-occurring mental health disorders. Our Ponte Vedra Beach rehab center offers confidential evaluations, expert care, and a path to lasting recovery.
To learn more about Professional and Healthcare Specific Programming call 904-551-1394 to schedule an evaluation and begin your treatment confidentially today.
