Passages Malibu & Passages Ventura Drug & Alcohol Treatment Centers Support National Prevention Week

Malibu, CA (PRWEB) May 17, 2012

Passages Malibu and Passages Ventura, the worlds leading drug and alcohol rehab centers, are proud to support the first annual National Prevention Week, which is held from Monday, May 21, 2012 through Friday, May 25, 2012. This health observance is an opportunity for community members and leaders to learn more about behavioral health issues and get involved in ongoing prevention efforts.

National Prevention Week is a new annual health observance week that is supported by SAMHSA(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) to celebrate and support the work that community organizations, individuals, healthcare providers, and treatment centers, such as Passages Malibu and Passages Ventura, do year round to help heal and to promote mental, emotional, and behavioral well-being.

National Prevention Weeks themes are as follows:

Monday, May 21: Prevention of Underage Drinking Tuesday, May 22: Prevention of Prescription Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Use Wednesday, May 23: Prevention of Alcohol Abuse Thursday, May 24: Suicide Prevention Friday, May 25: Promotion of Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Well-Being

Being an alcohol and drug treatment center that takes the holistic approach to healing the mind, body, and spirit to help promote overall wellness, balance, health, and freedom from substance and alcohol dependency, Passages is thrilled that this new observance has been placed on our national calendar.

My hope is that we can bring more awareness to the growing problems of underage drinking, prescription drug abuse, and illicit drug use this year and the years to come. National Prevention Week gives us the opportunity to just that. Bringing awareness to these important issues in our society is exactly what's going to create positive change. Hopefully, everyone will participate in spreading the message during this week and beyond, says Pax Prentiss, CEO and co-founder of Passages Malibu and Passages Ventura.

National Prevention Week 2012 is timed for the start of summer because, as SAMHSA explains, Summer is a season filled with celebrations and recreational activities that can potentially be linked to substance use and abuse, such as graduation parties, proms, weddings, boating, and camping excursions. It is also timed to allow schools to take part in a prevention-themed event before the school year ends, raising awareness in students of all ages. The percentages of marijuana, cigarette, and alcohol initiates among youth increase between spring (April and May) and summer (June and July), and the timing of National Prevention Week 2012 will help to raise awareness in youth at this crucial time of year.

If you or a loved one is in need of help with an addiction to any type of substance alcohol, heroin, cocaine, marijuana, prescription medicine, painkillers, or any other type of addictive substance help is out there. Passages Malibu and Passages Ventura offer customized, holistic, non-12 Step treatment plans for every type of addiction. Their addiction treatment centers in Malibu and Ventura, California are two of only 6% of the nation's behavioral health treatment programs that have earned the coveted JCAHO accreditation.

Please join Passages Malibu, Passages Ventura, and SAMHSA in spreading the word of National Prevention Week.

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Passages Malibu & Passages Ventura Drug & Alcohol Treatment Centers Support National Prevention Week