Category: News Releases

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. – Footprints Beachside Recovery is urging individuals in recovery and their families to strengthen sober support networks as the holiday season brings higher relapse risks, increased emotional stress and more alcohol centered gatherings. National trends show that November through January is one of the most challenging periods for people in recovery due […]

With the U.S. Coast Guard announcing the seizure of more than 100,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific since early August under “Operation Pacific Viper,” averaging over 1,600 pounds interdicted per day, the announcement serves as a stark reminder of the evolving drug landscape. The operation involved 34 interdictions, resulting in the apprehension of […]

As students return to classrooms across Florida, experts at Footprints Beachside Recovery Center are warning parents and educators about a troubling rise in counterfeit prescription pills laced with fentanyl circulating in schools and colleges. Often disguised as legitimate medications for anxiety, ADHD, or pain relief, these fake pills can be deadly even in small amounts. […]

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. – For more than a year, Americans have been strongly advised, and other times forced, to distance themselves from one another and withdraw from social gatherings. This societal abstinence has created new norms, including when and how much people consume alcohol according to recent reports. A survey of 3,100 people conducted by […]

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. – Overdose deaths in Florida in 2020 increased 42.4 percent according to a provisional count by the CDC, and experts from Footprints Beachside Recovery Center are warning the community that the increase could become a pattern if the issue is not addressed quickly. According to the CDC’s 12 month-ending provisional report issued […]

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. – The founder of Footprints Beachside Recovery Center in Treasure Island had strong words for a tenured professor at Columbia University and called on the professor to be fired, according to a news release issued by the addiction treatment facility on Tuesday. Late last week, an article published by Insider.com highlighted a […]

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. – This week is the 39th annual National Crime Prevention Week, which runs from Feb. 7-13, and experts from Footprints Beachside Recovery Center, are encouraging people to practice sobriety and warning about the significant link between crime, drugs and alcohol use. “This year is especially important, as we saw a significant spike […]

Florida is arguably one of the most popular states in the country. From the warm weather, scenic beaches and theme parks, tourists and residents love everything the sunshine state has to offer. Unfortunately, substance abuse is overshadowing the beauty and wonder of the state many of us call home. An increase in substance abuse doesn’t […]

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. – Experts from Footprints Beachside Recovery Center, an addiction treatment center in the Tampa Bay area, are encouraging people struggling with substance abuse and addiction to make positive changes for the New Year.   According to a recent survey conducted by the CDC, more people are reportedly using drugs and alcohol. More […]

A local drug and alcohol treatment center is hoping to prevent holiday drug and alcohol abuse from adding to the already problematic pandemic abuse statistics. TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. – Experts from Footprints Beachside Recovery Center, a drug and alcohol treatment center in the Tampa Bay area, want people to be on the look out for […]

A local drug and alcohol treatment center is hoping to prevent deaths of despair, which are deaths related to drugs, alcohol and/ or suicide by raising awareness about National Recovery Month this September. TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. – According to recent reports, deaths of despair, inducing deaths related to drugs, alcohol and suicide, are skyrocketing this […]

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. – Experts from Footprints Beachside Recovery Center are warning that the response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) will worsen drug and alcohol abuse and lead to dependency issues or relapses. “The economic situation that is developing is dire, and our elected officials need to seriously consider and weigh the consequences of what will happen […]