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There are plenty examples of people who have overcome addiction and recovered from substance abuse. The reoccurring theme among these individuals seems to be their approach and attitude. They held their heads high and faced affliction with an attitude that embraces change and beliefs that see goals as reachable. And while those that are successful in their recovery almost always have help, it’s important to see what each of these people had in common.

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This may be why all of the actual needs deteriorate once a person uses drugs or alcohol. If these substances act as a “quick fix” to meeting needs, then actually working hard and really trying to meet these needs becomes, in effect, unnecessary. So users can “meet” the need of belonging without actually having good relationships; the drugs merely do it for them.

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When we stop using the addictive drugs or alcohol that we’ve been using to cope with unpleasant feelings, those feelings return, as does the strong desire to return to the substances that enabled us to cope with them. That’s what characterizes psychological dependence.

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If for some reason a person feels they cannot meet their basic need, then they may turn to drugs to help them achieve that goal. In many cases, drugs or alcohol can act as a way to medicate underlying stressors; and in an artificial sense, allow the user to reach their basic need of maintaining or improving their life.

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Pax Prentiss speaks on Amy Winehouse’s drug addiction and underlying conditions which lead to the celebrities young death. Passages Malibu’s philosophy is to try and find the underlying conditions which causes a person to self medicate. With self discovery and a variety of holistic approaches that person can understand the reasons for their dependency have create other outlets to deal with them.

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Do you think Amy’s death might serve as a warning sign for young celebrities, or will it pass and not much will change like in the past?

Pax Prentiss : Amy’s death is proof that even celebrities can’t hide from the ill effects of drugs and alcohol. This is a real wake up call for anyone with a drug problem. It’s time to get help, because you never know when youre not going to get a second chance.

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Opiate dependency was once viewed as a condition with no solution. Patients with opiate physical dependency were considered to have inherited an addictive personality or psychological disorder or to have suffered with a dysfunctional family life. The medical community lacked the desire to find a treatment for what they believed was a hopeless condition and refused to deal with it. Ignoring the problem has had irrefutable repercussions:

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CNN Headline News explores Amy Winehouse’s addiction with expert Pax Prentiss, co-found of Passages Malibu Addiction Treatment Center. Pax explains from an inside perspective what it is to be an addict and what help there is to aid in addiction treatment.

Amy Winehouse’s death exemplifies the importance of addiction treatment for drugs and alcohol. Passages Malibu has housed many celebrities and from this insight Pax Prentiss explains the difficulties especially attributed to people with that kind of power and money.

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