Sober homes

The South Florida United States Attorney’s Office announced 124 charges against South Florida doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals...

Florida would require additional background screening for operators of controversial recovery residences known as “sober homes,” under a bill that cleared…

The Reflections treatment center looked like just the place for Michelle Holley's youngest daughter to kick heroin. Instead, as with dozens of other…

In South Florida, people with health insurance are the target of "body brokers" who can earn lucrative kickbacks — $500 per week — for referring vulnerable patients to centers that bilk insurers.

Some local and state officials in South Florida are calling for more regulation of addiction recovery residences to help combat insurance scams.

A new law to better control sober living homes in the Sunshine State goes into effect Saturday.

A crackdown on sober home corruption took a big step forward on Wednesday after House members unanimously voted to pass a bill strengthening the state's…

Changes to how Florida regulates the private system of addiction treatment in the state could help stop patient abuse and exploitation. That’s the...

The federal government is giving cities some new guidance on how far they can go in regulating sober homes.The Departments of Justice and Housing and...

A new law could be in the works to regulate so-called “sober homes” in Florida. At a meeting attended by hundreds of residents in Lake Worth, Assistant...