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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.
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- 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 or calming neurotransmitters in the brain 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 re-patterning 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.
We now offer a complete program that includes more psychotherapy with Dr. Cherie Santasiero, regular monthly visits with Dr. Ronald Santasiero, all the vitamins and nutrients needed to rebuild deficient neurotransmitters in the brain, and nutritional IV's to give the patient a jump-start until the oral nutrients (brain food) takes full affect.
This program is more comprehensive and intensive. It is a more complete program that excellerates healing of brain chemestry and mind/body. Our package program is less expensive than if paying separately. (does not include the suboxone).
NEW! COMPLETE 3 MONTH ADDICTION PROGRAM AT SEDONA
$3200. covers 3 months of everything, except Suboxone for the 3 month program, including weekly psychotherapy, Nutritional IV's, Dr. Ron Santasiero's visits and all oral nutrients needed.
Call and ask for Dr. Cherie Santasiero for more information. |
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