Let me start out by saying I am not writing to knock any of the higher cost rehab centers. Many of them (especially those located in Palm Beach & Malibu) provide first class treatment with many, if not all, of the amenities that you would expect to receive if you were vacationing in a very nice hotel.

Of course, like anything else, unfortunately there are also plenty around the country that you wind up paying a lot of money just for the nice surroundings but you don't actually receive the best treatment and you find yourself relapsing time and time again.

What many people aren't aware is that you can get quality affordable addiction treatment that in many cases is just as effective as the more expensive treatment centers. But unlike the more expensive treatment centers you really have to go to the right place for you or your loved one's affordable addiction treatment if you want to have a long and lasting recovery.

The reason for this is in the past couple of years there have been literally hundreds of low cost rehab centers springing up all over the country with very little, or in the worst cases, sometimes no experience because they are a brand new rehab center.

We have been told by our patients who have tried rehab multiple times in many different treatment centers that we are one of the best affordable addiction treatment centers in the country. Of course we also have over 15 years of successful recovery experience.

But we also understand for a variety of different reasons you may not be able to come to Florida. We maintain a list of all the quality low cost rehabs that aren't in Florida that we will gladly recommend to anyone who contacts us and asks us to recommend a affordable addiction treatment center that is comparable to our own here at The Cottages of the Palm Beaches in their local area.

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