Gulf

Big Bend AHEC

Florida Area Health Centers are known as AHEC for short. It is a statewide system for healthcare professionals. Please call or visit the website to learn more.

Services Include:

  • Program to Quit Smoking
  • Health Professions Student Training
  • Big Bend Rural Health Network
  • Covering Florida - Health Insurance Enrollment
  • Detox Services - Chemical Addictions Recovery Effort, Inc (CARE)

    This group offers detox services. Their DETOX unit is staffed 24 hours a day. Clients are kept medically stable during withdrawal in a secure environment. There is minimal use of medication. The usual stay is from three to nine days. There is a sliding fee scale available for those who qualify. Please call 850.872.7676 or visit the website to learn more.

    DETOX unit: 850.769.1632