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Does Addiction Lead to Homelessness?

Content reviewed by Karen Rubenstein, LMFT, Chief Clinical Officer at Cliffside Malibu Several factors can contribute to why individuals experience homelessness,…

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Toxic People and Places: Safeguarding Your Recovery

Toxic People and Places: Safeguarding Your Recovery Relieving your body of toxic substances related to addiction is a top priority when…

How To Tell If I Am Enabling

Am I Enabling? Watching a loved one struggle with addiction can be one of the hardest things someone can experience. This…

Repairing the Damage Addiction Has Done to Family and Friends

Addiction is a Family Disease Addiction is a destructive disease that can leave many things damaged along its path. Aside from…

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…

Why connecting with therapists and staff can make all the difference

While you’re going through treatment, it is vital you take advantage of connecting with your therapists and staff in your residential…

Why Involving Family is Key to Success

Substance abuse is a family disease A little known fact that families of addiction tend to overlook is that addiction is…

Cliffside Malibu Approach vs AA Approach

What is the Cliffside Malibu approach? Cliffside Malibu has a evidence-based, well thought out three-fold approach to addiction treatment that creates…