Attorney, Writer, Speaker

Steven L Hayes

Steven L Hayes was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, where, inspired partly by
the fact that his father was the County Sheriff, he seemed destined
to find his life’s work in helping and protecting others. He
graduated with Honors from the University of Arkansas and then with
Honors from the University of San Francisco Law School.

Over many years of private law practice, Steven had occasion to help
people who were themselves victims of what he considered to be
unscrupulous medical practitioners. He also witnessed the collusion
of big pharma and the medical establishment in the creation of a
public dependence on drugs for every ill or bad “feeling”, all in
the pursuit of profits. At the same time, he saw his own father
completely change after having been put on pain-killers and numerous
other drugs, to eventually become a virtual recluse in his own house.

In 2004, Steven and his wife Paula decided to semi-retire. Steven was
looking forward to filling his days with writing and doing media for
causes in which he believed. Like most of us, they had seen
first-hand the ravages of drug addiction. Alcohol and drug addiction
created devastating effects that touched members of their families.
Children of their friends became drug addicts. They saw many people
who started taking prescribed drugs become dependent and/or addicted.
Steven started observing that more and more people seemed to be
suffering the debilitating effects of long-term drug use and abuse,
not just addicts on street drugs, but perfectly respectable people
that one would never dream were drug dependent and finding themselves
unable to come off the drugs. He saw that many of these people were
unwilling to consider going to even a medically-supervised “detox”
because of the fear of being thrown in with heroin addicts off the
street in a group situation characterized by a brutal and uncaring
medical protocol that was both painful and humiliating.

After researching what was available to help people medically detox from
drug or alcohol dependencies and/or addictions, Steven decided to
create a facility where professional people would be comfortable.
This meant private rooms, first class food, one-on-one personal
attention, excellent education, natural options and ways to make
someone truly drug-free, with patients that could go on to a rehab
that would really help.

In 2006, having found a new calling, Steven and Paula decided to open an
inpatient medical detox facility designed primarily for
professionals. Two of their friends shared the same vision and
together they opened Novus Medical Detox Center of Pasco County, LLC
on April 4, 2007. Novus is planning to open a second facility in
Arizona or California in 2009.

http://www.stevenlhayes.com

Address: 2247Springrain Drive, Clearwater, FL  33763

Phone: 727213 2007

Email:  stevenlhayes@richter10point2.com