Passages: The Place Where the Wealthy and Famous Go to Get Clean

"Gourmet meals, masseuses, 500-tread-count sheets, and private rooms with fireplaces and a view of one of the area's most exclusive beaches. It sounds like a high-end resort, and it is- for the rich and famous looking to kick an addiction. Called Promises Residential Treatment Center, it's the place Britney Spears is supposed to call home for the next month while she tries to grab control of a life that some say is spinning out of control" (San Diego Union-Tribute). 

Britney Spears has joined the list of many famous stars including Ben Affleck, Charlie Sheen, Diana Ross and Matthew Perry who have all been through the excellent treatment program at Promises. Stars come for the best treatment and it doesn't come cheap. For a 30 day stay at Promises Residential Treatment Center it will cost you a large sum of $48,000."What kind of perks can patients expect for $1,600 a night at the 16-person facility? A personal trainer, beautician and private counseling sessions. There are no chores, but the sprawling grounds of the Mediterranean-style villa in the Santa Monica Mountains include tennis and basketball courts, two pools and horseback riding facilities" (San Diego Union-Tribute).

Promises started helping people with there problems in 1989 when they opened their first center. Besides Malibu there's also a facility in West Los Angeles and The Promises Foundation for low-income single mothers in Culver City. "With a maximum of 18 residential treatment clients at each of our two facilities, one of the keys to Promises Treatment Centers success is our size. While many other alcohol and drug treatment facilities can accept more clients, Promises stays small in order to give each person individualized care and attention, so they get the chance they need" (Promises). 

Most recently, Promises, where Britney Spears was treated earlier this year, was the latest to join the growing list of subpoenas served by the attorney representing Kevin Federline as the custody battle over the exes' two young sons continues. A Promises staff member was served yesterday morning. Mark Vincent Kaplan, Kevin's attorney, confirmed to OK! that an administrative assistant at Promises was served a subpoena today.

Most Extravagant Places to Get Clean

All around the world there are rehab centers that help people in need of experts and there ways. Some of these falicities go beyond the minimual requirement and go to the extremes to make the patients healthy and happy. The most extravagant places to get clean in America include The Caron Foundation (Wernersville, Pennsylvania), The Meadows (Wickenburg, Arizona), Harmony Place (Malibu, California), Passages (Malibu California), Cottonwood de Tucson (Tucson, Arizona), Silver Hill Hospital (New Canaan, Connecticut), and Sober Living by the Sea (Newport Beach, California). However, there are amazing places in interesting locations all across the world including Croosroads in Antigua and The Sanctuary in Byron Bay, Australia.

On of the most expenisve rehab centers is Passages in Malibu, California where celebrities are known to go. The price at Passages Addiction Cure Center is $67,5550 per month. For this price celebrities get one-to-one treatment every week with a team of ten therapists. Also the location is amazing. The facility is located between teh beautiful Santa Monica mountains and the calming Pacific Ocean. They have three acre grounds which is an ideal setting for a place to heal. Not only do they get a luxurious bedroom with thier own marble bathroom, they also get various other emmenites. The patients recieve gourment meals three times a day and are allowed access to Passages library, gym, and entertainment room. Although Passages is expensive the money is worth it because its known as the most successful aclchol rehab and drug treatment center in the world.

Celebrities have been known to go to Passages in Malibu to get clean. Some alumni of Passages Addiction Cure Center are Britney Spears (recently), Natasha Lyonne and Lindsay Lohan's ex, Brandon Davis. June 16, 2006 Brandon Davis checked himself into Passages for alcohol and cocain treatment. Intouch magizine reported that a friend of Davis's confirmed that Davis recent stab at rehabilitation has been motivated by his caught of camera verbal assault on Lohan.

In conclusion these places are off-the-charts expenisve and if your serious about getting help to go to a place like Passage's you'd need to dig deep into your wallet. Celebrities are drawn to Passages because the luxurious facilities and treatment they recieve is well worth the monthly paycheck.

Cirque Lodge

Recently Cirque Lodge has been the hot spot for celebrities to go to seek help for a wide range of problems including alcohol and drug rehab, prescription drug addiction and treatment for substance abuse. Cirque Lodge was named by Town and Home magazine as one of the top treatment centers that continue to give outstanding help to their patients. Located in Sundance, Utah the treatment facility is privately tucked away beneath the beautiful Rocky Mountain Range.

There are two main treatment centers: The Lodge which is located on a private road overlooking the famous Sundance ski resort, owned by Robert Redford and The Studio which is located a few miles from the Lodge at the mouth of Provo Canyon. The Lodge offers a beautiful view of the Cascade Cirque, the Sundance Ski Resort, waterfalls, year-round snowfields, and the majestic Mount Timpanogos. Both treatment centers have individual drug rehab counseling rooms, group rooms, an exercise room, and a meditation room to meet every patients needs. Doug S describes his stay at the Lodge: "Once I contacted Cirque Lodge, they made me feel that I was coming to the right place. The mountains made me feel at home. Cirque Lodge has given me a chance to heal."

"Spider-Man’s Mary Jane made the decision to follow in the footsteps of Cirque patients such as Lindsay Lohan and Richie Sambora — after a week of wild parties at last month’s Sundance Film Festival. Fellow actress Eva Mendes is also in the mountaintop facility right now. Mary-Kate Olsen was treated at Cirque for food issues" (Star Magizine). Recently, "Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the exclusive Cirque Lodge Treatment Center in Utah, where she has been since August, multiple sources, including both of her parents, confirm to PEOPLE"(People Magazine).

Attached to a $30,000 and up price tag, Cirque Lodge caters to the elite who are willing to pay big bucks to get clean. However with the excellent privacy, spectacular views, Jacuzzi tubs and private fireplaces its no wonder why celebrities are flocking to go to this amazing rehab treatment center.