By Jennifer McDougall Heroin addiction is a devastating condition that affects countless lives worldwide. Many individuals and families are desperate for effective solutions, often feeling disheartened by traditional treatment methods that haven’t worked for them. At Passages Malibu, we understand the profound impact of heroin addiction and offer a non-12-stepContinue Reading
By Jennifer McDougall The opiate crisis in America is something that everyone is talking about. It is broadcasted on every media outlet, highlighting the record-breaking number of overdoses and deaths all across the country. Many of us have lost someone we know and love from an addiction to opiates. Unfortunately,Continue Reading
By Jennifer McDougall Heroin is one of the most addictive drugs on the planet. It is a powerful opiate narcotic that causes lung, liver, kidney, and brain damage and an extreme likelihood of transmitted disease, heart attacks, and death. The increasing number of overdoses and deaths is startling, and familiesContinue Reading
By Jennifer McDougall If you don’t already know the signs of heroin addiction it can be hard to spot, because those who use heroin are typically pretty good at “covering their tracks”. For a number of reasons, heroin addiction is known to be one of the sneakiest of addictions, alsoContinue Reading
Malibu, Calif. (May 17, 2012) Passages Malibu and Passages Ventura, the world’s leading drug and alcohol rehab centers, are proud to support the first annual National Prevention Week, held from Monday, May 21, 2012, through Friday, May 25, 2012. This health observance is an opportunity for community members and leaders to learn moreContinue Reading
Many of the articles we read and the studies we observe discuss drug and alcohol abuse in the United States. However, drug and alcohol abuse is a worldwide problem and has been an issue in numerous countries for centuries. Research studies show that specific drugs used vary from country toContinue Reading
Many people often hear the term “denial” or the phrase “being in denial” when discussing an individual with a substance abuse issue. Unfortunately, many individuals who have been abusing drugs or alcohol for an extended time get very good at hiding and covering up their actions and have a hardContinue Reading
What Does a Heroin High Feel Like? Known as “slamming,” intravenous heroin injection results in these feelings with a delay of only 10 seconds or less from the time of injection to the rush’s onset. If heroin is injected into a muscle instead of a vein, these effects can takeContinue Reading
By Jennifer McDougall Heroin is a morphine version of morphine and highly addictive. Like other opiates, heroin blocks the brain’s ability to sense pain, therefore it gives a person a relaxing sensation that is so extreme the use of this drug often times leads to death. Many times, those abusingContinue Reading
Is Heroin Physically Addictive? Heroin is one of the most physically addictive drugs in existence. In fact, many people become hooked on heroin after only a single use. Almost a quarter of all heroin users are physically dependent on the drug, and it is considered much more addictive than otherContinue Reading