The Heavenly Center in Los Angeles is transforming the lives of those who struggle with substance addiction by treating them with Cannabis in a safe, holistic, and therapeutic space. Founded by music moguls Steve Lobel and Scott Storch the center’s roadmap to sobriety is creating life changing results. Musical engineer and lyricist Jeff Jones shares how THC’s program helped him reach the next level in life below.
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How did you discover the Heavenly Center?
“I’ve been in the music industry for close to 20 years and for the past 3 years I was Steve Lobel’s engineer and studio manager. I was in the studio day in and day out and was around substances often and it just took a toll on me. I was around during the early development of The Heavenly Center and was blessed enough to at least know Scott Storch and he gave me the opportunity to succumb to my addictions.”
When did you have your breakthrough? What made you want to get help?
“I didn’t really have a wow moment; I had a hangover and was like I can’t do this anymore. Drinking was not fun anymore, it was just horrible mornings, bad nights, and shitty memories. The party was over for me with that one hangover. I reached out to The Heavenly Center and spoke to Nick Morgan who picked me up and once you are on his radar, he ain’t going to let you go, he pressed my line.
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Tell us more about your time in the outpatient program.
“I lived onsite and had a curfew at 10:00pm and as a Cali native it drove me crazy. The first 30 days we did 6-hour courses on relapse prevention, neurological studies, and the benefits of medicinal cannabis. We learned how we can utilize it to bring our anxiety down and increase our appetites. There are some strict rules like nightly drug test, but the structure is necessary.”
What does Cali Clean treatment entail?
“We are in California, so we can medicate. Obviously, we cannot smoke during the courses, but we may have an edible to keep our anxiety down so that we can focus and retain information. We have courses where we learn the science behind cannabis, and we see the medical side of it.
Share with our readers what music therapy was like with Grammy award winner Scott Storch?
“Storch would come in on occasions, we worked mainly with Rory who’s his top engineer. For me, that was treatment because so much of my path to addiction was built up being in the studio as an engineer so, I had to reteach myself how to be in that setting. I now understand the vibes do not come from the drinking, my vibes and talent are within me and it was good to have a sober studio to work in.
Would you say it was diverse?
“It was extremely diverse; we would all pick a genre and create some art from it. The music was not radio ready because everyone wasn’t artist, but we could all vent and then listen to the message we created.
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Would you recommend The Heavenly Center?
“I would definitely recommend The Center, especially if you’ve tried other programs. This was my first time in recovery and there were a lot of people that relapsed but one thing they would tell me is that other programs treated their drug addictions with other drugs like opioids and they would then become addicted to those, it made no sense to me. If I were to join any other alcohol or narcotic programs and use marijuana that would be considered a relapse. There is no rehab outside of THC that uses marijuana as a treatment method. Scott Storch, myself and the other graduates are a living testament that it works.”
“You should not feel like you have relapsed if you smoke a joint to reduce your anxiety or help you sleep, and The Heavenly Center takes that stigma away. I am not sure if I could have pulled It off without this road to recovery.”
What would you tell someone who is struggling with addiction?
“It’s cliché as hell, but you have to accept it and admit it. Once you do that, you have no fear of disappointing anyone.”
What are you doing to strengthen your sobriety today? Andwhat changes have you seen since graduating from the Heavenly Center?
“I still go once or twice a week and tap in with a network of friends who support me throughout the process, and I stay busy. Mentally, i’ve made such an enemy out alcohol. My productivity, my energy
Are you working on any projects? And what can we expect to see from you in the future?
“I’m back on the scene doing music and songwriting. I amworking with Steve Lobel at his new Hip Hop Museum and Cannabis Dispensary in LA and I’ve also created an animated cartoon to advocate for mental health.
What would you like our readers to know?
“Overall, I want people to know that addiction is real and that everyone deals with it from the Scott Storch’s, all the way down. You must be doper sober. It has to be cool again to be 100% cause if you have 50% of those drugs in you, you are not one hunnid.”
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