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NARCOTICS ADDICTION IN TEENS Teen narcotics addiction is a serious epidemic in our community. The problem is out of control and creating catastrophic problems for our families. To find out what is happening and what you can do to stop this problem, you have to attend this meeting. Education and active participation by all segments of the community are our best hope of defeating this problem. Cherie Santasiero, Ph.D., MNLP, MHT and Ronald Santasiero, MD, DABMA and Sedona Holistic Medical Centre host this informative lecture on teen addiction. The Statistics are staggering! Guest speaker: Captain Daniel Shea of Town of Hamburg Police Department. Who Should Attend: Teens 14 and older, parents/guardians and family members of children of all ages, teachers, counselors, law enforcement agents, health care and mental health care providers and concerned citizens. You need to be concerned! Speakers and Program Introduction: Dr. Cherie Santasiero Dr. Ronald Santasiero describes the problem of teen addiction in western New York (brief) Captain Daniel Shea Captain Shea’s Power Point Presentation is interesting, educational and powerful, with a profound impact. EVERYONE NEEDS TO SEE THIS. It is based on true cases and statistics. Dr. Cherie Santasiero: a brief explanation of the difference between psychotherapist/behaviorist and drug counselor and the importance of working together, and the role of family in successful treatment. Dr. Ronald Santasiero There is hope. Dr. Santasiero explains the future and where we go from here and what you can do. Q & A: depending on time Date: Wednesday March 5, 2008-01-11 Time: 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Location: Brierwood Country Club; Southwestern Boulevard, Hamburg, NY, near corner of Rogers Road. Entrance on Rogers Road and on Southwestern Blvd. Cost: $9. for adults, $5. for those 15 to 18 years old. SORRY, NO ONE UNDER 14. RESERVATIONS AND PRE-PAYMENT REQUIRED TO RESERVE A SEAT. SPACE IS LIMITED. Payment at door accepted, if seats are available. Call Sedona Holistic Medical Centre for reservations and payments (716) 646-6075 All proceeds donated toward Hamburg's efforts to stop addiction in kids Please check back for more information. Approach to Addictions at Sedona Holistic Medical Centre© By Ronald P. Santasiero, M.D., DABMA, PC and Cherie Santasiero, Ph.D. Statistics on Teen Drug Use Have you wondered if your teen has done, or will do, drugs? What kind? When did she start? The statistics are alarming. Many people mistakenly think that teens who do drugs are “bad” kids or that they get bad grades, or that “you can tell” who they are. Not true. Drug use among teens and younger kids is rising. Most of the kids in trouble who we see get good grades and are nice kids. Many parents think it is okay for their teen to use occasional alcohol because it isn’t a hard drug. However, alcohol kills five times more teenagers than all other drugs combined (usually through accidents)! Below are just a few of alarming statistics associated with teen drug use and the effects of alcohol on teenagers. - Illicit teen drug use as of 2003. * 8th grade -- 30.3% * 10th grade -- 44.9% * 12th grade -- 52.8% - Underage drinking costs the United States more than $58 billion dollars annually, enough for a new state of the art computer for every student. - In the last thirty days 50% of teenagers report drinking with 32% being drunk at least on one occasion. Also note that with teens and pre-teens, alcohol is often a precursor to hard drugs and serious addiction. At Sedona we approach addictions in a holistic manner. A holistic treatment uses the best of traditional western medicine and alternative medicine. Common addictions include alcohol, cocaine, amphetamines, heroine and cigarettes. Our specialty areas are narcotics addictions and smoking. The difference in the treatment program at Sedona from other, more common programs, is that we include psychotherapy, spiritual counseling and cognitive therapy, along with herbs and supplements, because we strongly believe certain substances are preferred by an individual depending on their biochemical make up. There is research that substantiates this. For instance, people who lack endorphins will prefer narcotics as a drug of choice and people who are low in Serotonin or Dopamine often prefer cocaine as their drug of choice. The reason they prefer these drugs of choice is they mimic the neurotransmitter the person is lacking. Our approach is to give the raw material or precursors to these neurotransmitters that are lacking, as a way to get the body to make them and decrease craving. We use two other approaches that are state of the art in treating withdrawal from substances. For withdrawal from alcohol, cocaine, and cigarettes we use an acupuncture method to treat the withdrawal symptoms. For cigarettes, we also use supplementation and repatterning of habits, as the main addiction problem of smoking is the association of the nicotine and the act of smoking with pleasurable or positive behaviors. Our success rate is approximately 80 percent of people are off cigarettes within 2 weeks and approximately 60 percent at the 3-month mark when using the combined approach above. For narcotics addiction we use the drug Buprenorphine (Suboxone). Buprenorphine is a new drug that is in the semi experimental stage. The physician using Buprenorphine must be certified. Dr. Ronald Santasiero is certified to use Buprenorphine. The patient also has to be in a counseling program, which can be done through Sedona or outside drug counseling. In addition, for the program to be successful, it is a zero tolerance program, which means the person has to remain drug free and remain in counseling to remain in the program. No exceptions! The treatment of withdrawal symptoms is with either acupuncture, or in the case of narcotics, with Buprenorphine (Suboxone). This allows patients to get their biochemical parameters closer to the normal physiological state. In addition we evaluate the individual for supplementation with vitamins, minerals and herbal remidies to help rebuild their neurotransmitter system. The use of Buprenorphine replaces most inpatient drug detoxication for narcotics and Methadone maintenance. |
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