Introducing Florida's newest addiction treatment facility--Hazelden in Naples

Addiction is a devastating disease. It affects people of all ages, from all walks of life, tearing apart families and destroying lives. But addiction can be treated and managed for life--and nobody knows how better than Hazelden.

Starting in April 2010, Hazelden's world-renowned, clinically integrated programs will be available in Naples, Florida--bringing lasting freedom from addiction closer than ever before.

The Hazelden center in Naples is located in a beautiful new building near the Naples Community Hospital at 950 6th Avenue North.

Bringing Hazelden's unrivaled recovery solutions to you

Momentum is building for the opening of Hazelden's new addiction recovery center in Naples, with first patients to be admitted in early April.

"Our addiction treatment program in Naples will be based solidly on Hazelden's unparalleled model of care," says Michael Demask, Ph.D., executive director of the center. "And we are introducing several exciting innovations and community components, including the use of new technologies to facilitate the integration of recovery principles and practices into everyday life and work."

Initial plans for Hazelden's new 47-bed center include:

• outpatient and residential addiction treatment programs for adults
• innovative, community-based recovery care and support for up to 18 months post treatment
• an affiliation with local medical, recovery and business organizations to provide a continuous system of recovery support

Hazelden's leadership team in Naples has strong Florida ties. Prior to serving as dean of the Hazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies, executive director Demask held clinical and leadership positions in a variety of addiction treatment centers in Florida. Outreach manager Heather Burton is a long-time Naples resident who, most recently, worked as a counselor at Hazelden's Center City, Minn., campus. Clinical director Brenda Iliff comes to Naples from her post as director of the Women's Recovery Center at Hazelden in Center City.

"Hazelden is deeply committed to the Naples and south Florida region, and we look forward to bringing Hazelden's unmatched addiction recovery solutions to the community," says Demask.