By Jennifer McDougall We believe that you can live a happy, healthy life. We believe you can discover your life’s purpose and become more productive and successful when you break free from addiction. We believe you can repair broken relationships and improve your mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health. WeContinue Reading
By Jennifer McDougall Addiction is often a complicated problem, especially when the person suffering from addiction is your parent. Addiction affects the entire family and can strain relationships, finances, and much more. If you’re trying to help a parent who struggles with drug or alcohol addiction, it’s important first toContinue Reading
By Jennifer McDougall Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant drug. It’s highly addictive because it increases levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine in brain circuits regulating reward and pleasure, producing feelings of euphoria. As a result, cocaine use can lead to compulsive drug taking—repeatedly using the drug despite negative consequences. CocaineContinue Reading
By Jennifer McDougall Addiction can happen to anyone, and it can consume your life and well-being before you know what is happening. Alcohol and drug abuse have significant effects on the body, especially as it relates to nutrient depletion. Individuals addicted to drugs or alcohol are often malnourished and sufferContinue Reading
Are you ready to find an alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous and the 12-Step recovery method? Passages Malibu could be the answer you’ve been searching for. At Passages’ non-12-step treatment center, you’ll find the atmosphere friendly and the employees easy to relate with, but most importantly, you can find a fullContinue Reading
In a medical setting, holistic therapy addresses mental, physical, and emotional health conditions while considering social and economic issues. The difference between traditional and holistic therapy is that only the psychological, behavioral patterns and ramifications of traditional therapy are observed and treated. In holistic therapy, the person’s entire being isContinue Reading
By Jennifer McDougall You may have had a childhood trauma that was incredibly painful, either physically or emotionally, such as sexual assault, the death of a parent or close friend, or the loss of an opportunity, and you have buried the occurrence because it was so terrible. Or perhaps youContinue Reading
By Jennifer McDougall Many people who become dependent on drugs and alcohol to get through the day or night don’t plan to end up in that condition. They may have started as teenagers or young adults, surrounded by peers and influences who led them down the path that brought themContinue Reading
By Jennifer McDougall During your stay at Passages Malibu or Passages Ventura, you will have the luxury of healing in a tranquil and safe environment. Our treatment team will provide you with a comprehensive daily schedule that will keep you busy and focused on healing completely. We have a 24/7Continue Reading
Drugs and alcohol are made of a variety of harmful chemicals that have many troubling effects on the body and brain. When a person consumes drugs and alcohol, chemicals make their way to the brain impacting how a person feels, thinks, and behaves. When someone is under the influence ofContinue Reading
By Dr. Kerri Heath Tucked away in the mountains of Malibu, overlooking the gorgeous Pacific Ocean, sits a rehabilitation center that boasts of being the safe passage to find the other side of pain, guilt, and remorse where healing occurs. Visitors typically arrive at the lowest point in their livesContinue Reading
by Dr. Kerri Heath “A holistic approach looks for fundamental underlying issues, rather than only addressing symptoms.” –Fran Sussman A truly great drug rehab center knows that a holistic recovery program will help you discover and heal the underlying causes of addiction, which is the only way to achieveContinue Reading
by Dr. Kerri Heath and Chris Prentiss “People don’t buy what you do, they buy WHY you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe.” –Simon Sinek In his book Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, Simon Sinek presents the idea thatContinue Reading
By Jennifer McDougall After you have made the decision to go to rehab, the next choice you need to make is whether you with be going to inpatient or outpatient treatment. When you call our admissions office to review the options for treatment, they will be happy to go overContinue Reading
By Jennifer McDougall If you’re someone who is heavily addicted to drugs and alcohol you may feel hopeless and lost in life. The good news is there is hope for achieving complete sobriety and breaking free from addiction so you can finally live a clean and stable life you canContinue Reading
By Jennifer McDougall What do you do when you’re ready to get sober and change your life for the better? Well, it’s a lot easier than you may think. At Passages Addiction Treatment Centers, we make getting sober a tranquil and safe process that will have you thriving in absoluteContinue Reading
By Jennifer McDougall Are you searching the web looking for answers? Are you feeling lost or overwhelmed with the options for treatment? Look no further than Passages Addiction Treatment Centers. At Passages, we focus on helping you discover and heal the underlying conditions causing you to use and abuse drugsContinue Reading
By Jennifer McDougall Addiction (defined as a state characterized by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli despite adverse consequences) generally begins with the desire to escape—pain, loss, heartache, rejection, discomfort, anxiety, chemical imbalances in the brain, and depression. When drugs and alcohol are consumed they affect how the brain operates andContinue Reading
When Chris and Pax Prentiss opened Passages on August 11th, 2001 they had one goal in mind, to open the world’s finest treatment center, and help as many people as they could. Now, fourteen years later and it’s clear they have accomplished their goal, not only has their groundbreaking, holistic approachContinue Reading
By Jennifer McDougall Many times when ecstasy users grab ahold of this drug, they don’t realize the amount of danger they are putting themselves in. Ecstasy is one of the scariest drugs because a person can overdose on it before they have time to rewind and retrace their steps orContinue Reading