WAISMANN METHOD® is a premier opiate addiction treatment center in Southern California.

Waismann Method® is named after its founder Clare Waismann, a Substance Use Disorder Certified Counselor and Registered Addiction Specialist. Mrs. Waismann aims to provide patients suffering from opioid use disorder with the most humane and effective detoxification programs. Treatment programs without preconceived ideas or protocols.

“Instead of focusing on the condition, health care professionals should hear, see and understand each individual’s unique health needs.” – C. Waismann.

For over two decades, Clare has advocated against the unfair stigma and negative preconceived ideas associated with addiction and mental illness.

The medical director of the Waismann Method® treatment center for opiate dependence, Dr. Michael H. Lowenstein, administers all rapid detoxification treatments. He has been performing the WAISMANN METHOD RAPID DETOX treatment for over 23 years and has helped thousands of patients overcome opiate dependence.

Dr. Lowenstein is a renowned expert in the field of pain management. He has board certifications from the American Board of Anesthesiology, the American Board of Pain Medicine, the American Board of Addiction Medicine, and the American Board of Anti-aging, Regenerative and Functional Medicine.

Dr. Lowenstein is widely sought-after for his ability to connect with patients and recognize their needs, as well as his comprehensive approach to detoxification. He understands his patients’ desire to feel better and comfortable in their bodies, regardless of chronic pain, emotional or mental issues, functional imbalances. As a result, his approach to these issues starts with administering safe and humane medical detoxification, followed by addressing physical and emotional health improvements to achieve health and balance. This approach usually includes exercise, improved diet, positive lifestyle changes, normalizing sleep, and more.

Dr. Lowenstein desires to help patients make appropriate physical, mental, and emotional health choices while restoring their bodies’ proper function. His efforts have led him to become a leader in the field of opiate detoxification and pain management. In addition to Waismann Method®, Dr. Lowenstein heads a comprehensive pain management clinic in Southern California.

Dr. Lowenstein is a graduate of the Loma Linda University School of Medicine, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of California, Irvine. He enjoys yoga, meditation, Pilates, rowing, and beach volleyball.