By Jennifer McDougall When you think of dangerous drugs, your mind might immediately drift to familiar names like heroin, fentanyl, or prescription painkillers. Yet, a different threat—quietly available in certain convenience stores and gas stations—has been drawing increasing concern: Tianeptine. Often referred to as “Gas Station Heroin,” Tianeptine is anContinue Reading
By Jennifer McDougall At Passages Malibu, we are witnessing firsthand the alarming rise of new psychoactive substances (NPS). These unregulated drugs, including potent synthetic opioids like nitazenes, are designed to circumvent existing drug laws, presenting new challenges for treatment and prevention. In this blog, we will explore the rise ofContinue Reading
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 Detoxing from opioids and opiates (heroin, fentanyl, Oxycodone, and Hydrocodone) can be extremely dangerous if not handled properly. At Passages Addiction Treatment Centers, we recommend a medically supervised detox that specializes in non-traditional therapy and innovated treatment such as what is offered at Passages. Depending on theContinue Reading
By Jennifer McDougall Opioids are prescribed to those with suffer from severe acute or chronic pain. Unfortunately, this drug is extremely addictive and dangerous even when taken as prescribed by a doctor. Many people who take opioids become physically dependent on the drug, making it difficult to detach or ween off onceContinue 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
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