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14

Cliffside Malibu helps patients recover from alcoholism

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A successful alcohol rehab program starts by realizing that alcoholism is a disease that needs a cure and that the alcoholic is a patient that needs treatment; both the illness and the person are not simple problems that need solutions.

The Cliffside Malibu Alcohol Treatment program is a tried and tested system which focuses on the physiological, behavioral, and social aspects of alcoholism; each treatment program is created to meet the unique needs of the patient and is designed to help him reestablish once-severed ties with loved ones.

The first step of Cliffside Malibu’s alcohol rehabilitation program aims to gradually decrease the patient’s dependence on alcohol in a relaxing and peaceful setting complete with state of the art amenities; it is important to make the patient feel that he or she is not a “prisoner” but rather a “guest” at Cliffside Malibu. With the help of other patients and skilled doctors and health care professionals, Cliffside Malibu creates an enriching support community whose one goal is to help one another overcome the disease. This community helps prepare the patient for reentry into society, and to ensure that the patient stays sober when he or she finally gets out.