Inpatient alcohol rehab is a live-in program where you stay on site for 30, 60 or 90 days, starting with medical detox and following a full daily schedule of therapy and medical care. Living away from home is often the point, so people come from across South Florida and from other states to step out of the routines tied to drinking, flying into Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International when they travel.
Who is inpatient alcohol rehab for?
Inpatient alcohol rehab is for people who need to step out of daily life to stop drinking, and they come at very different points. Some are drinking daily and know they cannot stop on their own. Some have been through treatment before and relapsed, and need a program that addresses what went wrong the first time. Some are professionals who need their care handled with discretion. Many calls come from a husband, wife, parent, or adult child trying to get help for someone they love and not sure where to start. Wherever you are in that range, our admissions team will tell you plainly what level of care fits and what the next step is. If alcohol is controlling daily life, has caused withdrawal symptoms when you stop, or is damaging health, work, or family, inpatient rehab is the right call.
What are the stages of alcohol rehab?
Inpatient alcohol rehab runs in three stages: medical detox, the live-in stay itself, and a planned step down to lighter care once you go home. All three run under one program in Pompano Beach, so there is no handoff to an outside facility and no gap where people fall out of treatment.
Stage 1: medical detox
Rehab begins with medically supervised detox, where alcohol clears the body while our medical team manages withdrawal and monitors vital signs around the clock. Detox usually runs 3 to 7 days, and you move straight into the inpatient stay afterward. See our alcohol detox program.
Stage 2: the inpatient stay
The inpatient stay is the core of rehab, offered in 30, 60, and 90 day lengths. Clients live on site with 24/7 support and follow a structured daily schedule of therapy, medical care, and recovery work, away from the people and places tied to their drinking. The 30 day track suits people with a stable home to return to, while 60 and 90 day tracks give more time to rebuild for those with longer or more severe addiction or a history of relapse. See our residential alcohol treatment page.
Stage 3: stepping down after the stay
When the inpatient stay ends, most people step down rather than going straight back to daily life with no support. A partial hospitalization program runs about 6 hours a day, 5 days a week, with evenings at home or in sober housing. Intensive outpatient runs about 3 hours a day, 3 to 5 days a week, around work and family. Standard outpatient is one to two sessions a week. The same team carries you through each step, so the work done during the stay keeps going.
What is a day in alcohol rehab like?
Inpatient days follow a set structure, which is part of what makes early recovery work. Mornings start with breakfast and a check-in group, followed by a main therapy group on a topic such as relapse prevention, coping skills, or the roots of addiction. Clients have individual therapy sessions through the week, along with specialized groups for trauma, dual diagnosis, or family issues. Afternoons mix process groups with education and wellness activity, and evenings include peer support such as 12-step or SMART Recovery meetings. Medical and psychiatric staff are available throughout, and there is downtime built in to rest and absorb the work.
How is your length of stay in rehab set?
A rehab plan is anchored to length of stay. The assessment sets the 30, 60, or 90 day track, the therapy load, and any medication, and the team reviews the track as you progress, extending it or stepping you down based on how you respond rather than a fixed calendar.
What therapies and medications does alcohol rehab use?
A rehab program carries a full daily therapy load, individual counseling plus several groups a day covering relapse prevention, coping skills, and the roots of the drinking, with family sessions across the stay. Naltrexone, acamprosate, or disulfiram are used when a clinician decides they fit, managed by the medical team on site. See our alcohol treatment overview for the full method set.
Does alcohol rehab treat depression and anxiety too?
Many people entering rehab carry a mental health condition alongside the drinking, and an inpatient stay is where it can be worked on most intensively. Psychiatric care and medication management run daily during rehab, so co-occurring depression, anxiety, or trauma is treated in step with the addiction rather than deferred to aftercare.
How are family and aftercare part of alcohol rehab?
Alcohol addiction affects the whole family, so family therapy and education are part of treatment, helping the people closest to a client understand the condition and rebuild trust. Aftercare planning begins early, not at discharge. Every client leaves with a written relapse-prevention plan, referrals to outpatient or sober living where needed, and a place in our alumni community, so support continues after the program ends.
How do you get admitted to alcohol rehab?
Starting rehab begins with a call to set the length of stay and a date. Our admissions team runs the assessment, verifies your insurance, confirms the 30, 60, or 90 day track your plan supports, and books your admission. There is no cost to talk and the call is confidential.
What makes our alcohol rehab different?
We are a licensed Florida alcohol rehab that delivers evidence-based treatment with real medical oversight. The full continuum runs on site in Pompano Beach, so a person moves from detox to residential to outpatient without being handed off, which is where many people lose momentum. Detox is medically supervised with vital-sign monitoring, dual diagnosis care is built in, and every client gets an individualized plan rather than a fixed track. Our content is medically reviewed by Robert Gerchalk, who spent years in Florida mental health and substance abuse facilities and at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
Does insurance cover inpatient alcohol rehab?
Rehab is authorized by length of stay, so the number of days your plan approves matters as much as whether it covers rehab at all. Most major carriers, including Cigna, Aetna, and Blue Cross Blue Shield, cover inpatient rehab for a set number of days, then reauthorize based on progress. We verify for free, tell you the initial authorization your plan supports and how continued stay is reviewed, and handle the reauthorization paperwork so treatment is not interrupted. Call (855) 955-0771 to check your coverage and start date.
Where is our alcohol rehab?
Our rehab is in Pompano Beach, in Broward County between Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton on Florida’s southeast coast. We treat residents of Pompano Beach and the surrounding South Florida cities, including Fort Lauderdale, Deerfield Beach, Lighthouse Point, Coconut Creek, Coral Springs, and Margate, and we welcome people who travel in from other states. South Florida has long drawn people for addiction treatment, and for good reason. Stepping away from the bars, the routines, and the people tied to drinking, and recovering somewhere settled and warm, makes early sobriety easier to hold onto. For anyone flying in, the area is served by Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and our admissions team helps coordinate the trip. Coming from Fort Lauderdale? Our page on drug and alcohol rehab for Fort Lauderdale covers the route, family visits and coming home. If drugs are part of it, see drug rehab.
Live in Pompano Beach? Our page on residential rehab in Pompano Beach covers the program in your own city.
People come to us from across South Florida. Each city page shows the drive here and the help close to home: alcohol rehab for Miami, alcohol rehab for Hollywood, alcohol rehab for Coral Springs, alcohol rehab for Deerfield Beach, alcohol rehab for Boca Raton, alcohol rehab for Delray Beach and alcohol rehab for West Palm Beach.
How do you start alcohol rehab today?
Ready to step away and do the work? Call (855) 955-0771 to talk through a 30, 60, or 90 day rehab program with our Pompano Beach admissions team. The call is confidential and free, and we can verify your insurance and set a start date.
Alcohol rehab FAQ
How long is alcohol rehab?
Rehab is offered in 30, 60, and 90 day tracks, set by the severity of the addiction and how a person responds. Longer tracks suit more severe addiction or a history of relapse. The assessment gives you a clear estimate.
What is the difference between inpatient and outpatient rehab?
Inpatient, or residential, rehab is live-in with 24/7 support and a full daily schedule. Outpatient rehab lets you live at home and attend sessions around work and family. Many people start inpatient and step down to outpatient as they stabilize.
Does alcohol rehab include detox?
If you have a physical dependence, rehab starts with medically supervised detox, then moves into the rehab program once you are stable. Because both run at our Pompano Beach location, there is no handoff between them.
What happens after alcohol rehab?
Most people step down to a partial hospitalization program, intensive outpatient, or outpatient care, with a written relapse-prevention plan and a place in our alumni community, so support continues after the program ends.
How much does alcohol rehab cost?
Rehab is authorized by length of stay, so cost depends on the track your plan approves. Most major carriers, including Cigna, Aetna, and Blue Cross Blue Shield, cover inpatient rehab for a set number of days with reauthorization on progress, and we verify your benefits for free.
