What Can I Expect In Detox During Recovery?
Aside from making the decision to enter treatment for addiction, detox is one of the most important parts of the recovery process. It is also one of the most feared parts of the recovery process, since detox has long been notorious for being an uncomfortable, scary process. Detox has evolved to be much more comfortable […]
How Important is Compassion in the Healing Process?
The Role Compassion Plays in Addiction Recovery There’s a lot that goes on when someone enters treatment for addiction. Not only have they made one of the biggest decisions of their lives, but it likely came from a place of hitting rock bottom. Getting to a place where you have realized that you can no […]
What is Medically Assisted Detox?
What is Detox Like? When a person is ready to get sober from drugs or alcohol, one of the first things they will experience once they’ve entered treatment is the detoxification process. The good news is, medically assisted detox is available to help make it easier. Detox is the process of the body getting rid […]
Why Should I Choose Medicated Assisted Detox?
What Can I Expect? Becoming sober from drugs and alcohol is not a cut-and-dry process for the many people around the world suffering from addiction. It is a more involved process including therapy, aftercare and ongoing work. The first stages of becoming sober can often be the most feared and difficult. This includes making the […]
What is Detox and How Long Should It Take?
What Is Detox and How Long Should It Take? What Is Detox? Detox is the very first step of recovery once someone enters treatment. When you have been abusing a substance for a period of time, your brain becomes chemically re-wired to depend on this substance. When the substance is no longer in your body, […]
Recovery Mentor
What is a Recovery Mentor? Much like using a weight loss coach, wellness coach or a life coach, you can now have a Recovery Mentor, also known as a recovery coach. Coaches and Mentors are leaders, someone who helps guide in a general sense. They are the ones with all the knowledge for their particular […]
What Makes Cliffside Better
What Makes Cliffside Better? Our Approach Cliffside Malibu is a world-class luxury drug and alcohol treatment center. We want you to recover for good, and we do that with seven major factors. 1. We Stand by Our Commitment to Your Success Our main goal is: We only want you to come to treatment once. 2. […]
Medically-Assisted Detox with an Onsite Addictionologist
Medically-Assisted Detox with an Onsite Addictionologist What Is Medicated-Assisted Detox? Medicated-Assisted Detox is the use of medications—under the supervision of a licensed addiction specialist—to treat the symptoms of detoxification from substance use disorders, including opioids, alcohol, and more. Detox is often the most uncomfortable and feared part of recovery. At Cliffside Malibu, we prioritize making […]
A Celebrity Sparks Interest in Acupuncture
A Celebrity Sparks Interest in Acupuncture The gossip sites were abuzz this month after Penelope Cruz was spotted at a movie premier wearing acupuncture seeds in her ear. People wanted to know why she was wearing them. What was she treating? Could she be hiding something? Whatever the case may be, we’ll put speculation aside […]