1. Chemical imbalance in the brain;
2. Unresolved events from the past;
3. Beliefs you hold that are inconsistent with what is true;
4. An inability to cope with current conditions.

We do not list genetics as a cause because there are millions of people, whose parents or grandparents were addicted to substances, and they are not. Sometimes these people are able to use socially without becoming dependent, and others simply don’t use at all. We also never say that you have the incurable “disease” of alcoholism or addiction, or that relapse is because of this “disease.” In fact, we know that neither addiction nor alcoholism are diseases; rather they are symptoms of one or more of the four causes mentioned above. And once the causes of your dependency have been discovered and healed, your dependence on drugs, alcohol or addictive behavior ends.

THE FACTS OF HEROIN ADDICTION

Heroin is an opiate extracted directly from the opium poppy, and it was originally intended to break morphine addictions when first produced. It is an extremely addictive drug, displaying a higher likeliness of dependency over other opiates. Injection is a common intake method, and when injected into the blood stream it creates euphoria-like sensations.

Continuous heroin use will quickly create a dependency, usually in two to three weeks. Once the body is dependent, you’ll need to use heroin first thing in the morning and several times during the day to keep from going into painful withdrawal. If you go longer than 18 to 24 hours without heroin, severe symptoms of withdrawal will begin to occur. Heroin withdrawal will cause hot and cold sweats, anxiety, depression, severe muscle and bone aches, insomnia, nausea, and loss of energy. Because of the severe withdrawal symptoms associated with heroin, almost everyone who is addicted to heroin needs to check into a rehab center to overcome dependency.

Not only can frequent administration of heroin easily and quickly lead to addiction, but shortly thereafter tolerance begins to build. This process is tragic. When you put a substance into your body, over time your body will build up a dependency and you must take more and more of the drug to keep from going into withdrawal. The more of the drug you use, the higher your tolerance becomes and you will need to increase your dosage to keep from going into withdrawal.

Fortunately, a few weeks of abstinence from heroin are usually enough for the withdrawal symptoms to pass. But after the withdrawal symptoms end, it is important to locate and heal the underlying problems that were causing you to use in the first place. You have been using heroin to numb these underlying problems, possibly without even realizing it. If those underlying conditions are not treated, the return of these symptoms that you have been masking may be so great that you will go back to using heroin to obtain relief.

WHY THE GROUP TREATMENT METHOD DOES NOT WORK

These gaps in the logic of group drug and alcohol treatment centers can be very monetarily and psychologically costly. Typical programs have a cure rate hovering around 5 percent and a relapse rate approaching 95 percent. Many studies show that while group treatment centers may help with short-term rehabilitation, for the long term, group treatment programs have roughly the same success rate as placebo therapy.

PASSAGES KNOWS THAT THE DRUG TREATMENT MUST FIT THE MALADY

We at Passages believe that the treatment programs at these group meeting substance abuse treatment centers must change if alcoholism and addiction are to be overcome in our society. The answer to healing the underlying problems that cause all dependency lies in individual one-to-one therapy. The treatment must fit the malady, and the malady is not alcoholism or addiction or addictive drugs or alcohol; the malady is the underlying problems that cause people to rely on substances or addictive behavior for relief. Once the underlying problems are diagnosed and treated with one-to-one therapy, healing will take place and the hoped-for cure will come about.

THE EXPERTISE OF THE PASSAGES DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAM

Once you and your therapists discover the underlying problems that are causing you to use, a treatment program will be designed specifically for you, in order to discover and heal your unique underlying problems. Our treatment components include spiritual counseling, hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, marriage and family counseling, nutritional counseling, physical training, urine evaluation, aftercare planning, alcohol and drug counseling, acupuncture, 24-hour nursing every day, acupressure, therapeutic massage, life coaching, metaphysics counseling and much more. We also offer blood chemistry analysis to search for dietary deficiencies and chemical imbalances that may be a direct cause of dependency on drugs, alcohol and addictive behavior.

The Passages Malibu approach is one of the most well-respected drug treatment programs of its kind anywhere in the world. Our success rate is the highest in the country. We’ve treated many hundreds of patients with widely different and debilitating drug addictions, and after 30 days, the vast majority emerge cured and completely and permanently drug free.

We have the highest success rate in the country because we provide:

• One-to-one Therapy
• Individualized Treatment programs
• Psychotherapy
• Hypnotherapy
• Marriage and Family Therapy
• Blood Chemistry Analysis
• Spiritual Counseling
• Nutritional Counseling
• Body Work
• Physical Fitness
• Limited Enrollment
• Luxurious Facilities
• Treatment Team Approach
• Gourmet Cooking
• On-Site Detox
• 24/7 On-Site Nurse
• Magical and life-transforming experiences
• And we do NOT force you to scrub toilets or wash floors to “earn your keep.” We have a fine housekeeping staff that loves that work. It’s true. They love their work.
• And we do NOT punish you as if you’re a second class citizen because of your dependency. Rather, we respect and admire you for your decision to become completely cured, and for striving towards that goal. At Passages, you’re headed in the right direction.

OUR REHAB FACILITIES ARE PEACEFUL AND LUXURIOUS

How does our treatment program accomplish such amazing results? Well, Passages Malibu, located in a tranquil, relaxing location is the ideal setting for our clients to be healed of their traumas and cured of their resulting drug or alcohol addictions. Along the coast of the Pacific Ocean, we have an ocean view property that is 16,500 square feet of luxurious rehab facility, complete with a tennis court, gym, gourmet kitchen, and other great amenities.

We have found that this ideal environment is the proper setting within which our clients can have their healing experience. Drug rehab the Passages way is a healing experience from start to finish because of the warm, soothing atmosphere that our Passages treatment facility creates.

Please take a moment to read the personal statement of our co-founder, Pax Prentiss as well as testimonials from many content graduates of our heroin rehab program. Also be sure to read The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure by co-founder and co-director, Chris Prentiss.

Your heroin addiction is not a disease over which you have no control. Take a step towards your individualized drug addiction cure today. Full recovery is not only possible, it is probable. Read more about our heroin treatment program and call us now, toll free at to set up an appointment for drug detox for yourself or someone you care about. We have nurses and staff on hand 24 hours every day to assist you along the way.

And remember, we believe in a cure, and we believe in you!