Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches is proud to announce the availability of a confidential program for Professional Athlete Substance Abuse Treatment. It was developed to address the needs of the professional athlete who may suffer from chronic pain, medication, substance abuse, psychiatric, or psychosocial problems. This is the first full time athlete's program in the nation, and its protocols, policies, and procedures serve as a model for other programs throughout the country.

Our Professional Athlete Substance Abuse Treatment program is designed to evaluate and recommend an individualized, confidential treatment plan that pays particular attention to the issues facing professional athletes. Participants in the program will be able to access the appropriate, professional, and comprehensive services that they require and deserve. Our services are designed to help current and former professional athletes with a wide range of issues, including dependence on painkillers, anabolic steroids, alcohol, and other drugs.

Steroid and performance enhancing drug abuse and addiction are significant public health problems throughout our society but are a particular concern among professional athletes. Yet, this is also an area that many drug treatment facilities do not have a large amount of experience with. At our Professional Athlete Substance Abuse Treatment program, we have specific expertise with this entire class of drugs, and are prepared to help individuals deal with the unique issues that they present in treatment.

Chronic pain and subsequent painkiller addiction are significant issues that many professional athletes have had to confront. Although many people who suffer from chronic pain require ongoing opiate medication, there are a number of others who may be able to manage their pain with other modalities and can be managed without continuous opiate therapy. The Professional Athlete Substance Abuse Treatment program can help athletes address pain management issues as well as substance use disorders occurring independently or as a result of chronic pain.

We also have experience dealing with the psychological and adjustment issues confronting athletes whose careers have been cut short by injury or substance abuse.

A key element of the success of our Professional Athlete Substance Abuse Treatment program is the use of former professional athletes to perform outreach services. Our network of professional athletes will make initial contact with the members of the professional sports and the alumni associations and will be afforded the opportunity to become peer-counselors through Professional Counselor certificate training. Peer counselors will earn a certificate and be able to follow up with those individuals who complete the program.

Athletes referred for Professional Athlete Substance Abuse Treatment will undergo a thorough, confidential, and comprehensive evaluation of their issues. Individuals with chronic pain problems will undergo an evaluation by an Orthopedic / Pain specialist to assess their injury and their need for appropriate medication. Those individuals will also undergo an evaluation for their use of pain medications and for the presence or absence of any substance use disorders. This comprehensive evaluation will also seek to uncover any psychosocial issues that require attention, as well. Upon completion, state-of-the-art recommendations will be made to expertly address the identified needs of each athlete. Each athlete will receive an individualized treatment plan devised to address their specific issues and needs.

Appropriate Professional Athlete Substance Abuse Treatment program participants will be referred for admission into a specialized residential program to receive the individualized, confidential treatment required. Their pain syndromes will be addressed and modified in all cases to provide them with a more comfortable existence going forward. Substance use disorders will be similarly expertly and respectfully treated according to the state-of-the-art protocols regarding detoxification, rehabilitation and ongoing appropriate medical maintenance, if indicated. New coping skills will be taught to those athletes that require new methodologies to manage the psychosocial issues that previously impacted and interfered with their ability to enjoy their lives.

Health care benefit advocacy shall also be provided through our Professional Athlete Substance Abuse Treatment program. Services will be provided to help the participants access any health care benefits that they are entitled to receive under the health care coverage programs and products that they possess. This service is integral, in many cases, to ensure that the athlete is able to obtain the treatment that they need and deserve.

Please call us anytime day or night, 24/7 TOLL-FREE at (888) 432-2467 and go back to the life you knew before the drugs took over and changed you into something you swore you would never become when you were growing up.

Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches will you show you how to stop hurting using natural and organic treatments that are free from addiction and potentially dangerous side effects.