Substance Abuse For Smoking, Food, Drugs
Addictionology
We provide the most comprehensive approach to the treatment of addictions and compulsive behaviors in the field today. Based on an extensive intake evaluation, we will determine if our program is the most appropriate for an individual and will tailor a protocol to meet that specific need.
The conditions that we treat in this office are:
- Smoking Cessation
- Substance Abuse or Dependency (Alcohol, Drugs, Prescription Medication)
- Drug Court Mandates
- Gambling/Risk Taking Behavior
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
- Depression
- ADD/ADHD (Children & Adults)
- Weight Management
- Stress Management
Because all addictions have the same basic "fingerprint" in terms of brain chemistry, we use the Brain Reward Cascade model and the disease model in our treatment. Our treatment consists of one on one coaching, 12-Step programs (N.A., A.A., etc.), and group therapy in addition to Auriculotherapy, Amino Acid Therapy and Torque Release Technique (TRT). These last three therapies, when added to traditional treatment protocols have been proven through randomized clinical trials to increase success rates dramatically. They provide the addict a better chance to get clean and stay clean.
For more information about cravings, please click here.
Auriculotherapy
Developed by Neurologists and endorsed by the World Health Organization, Auriculotherapy is a micro-current stimulation using an FDA approved hand held instrument applied to cranial nerve endpoints on the ear's surface. This stimulates the brain into manufacturing and activating "Well Being" neurotransmitters such as endorphins and dopamine. The objective of Auriculotherapy is to reduce cravings and the anxieties that drive a person to engage in self destructive and or socially unacceptable behavior.
For more information about Auriculotherapy, please click here.
Amino Acid Therapy and the Brain Reward Cascade
What research has discovered is that there is something we all have as part of our brain function called the Brain Reward Cascade. The Brain Reward Cascade describes how brain chemicals called neurotransmitters, like endorphins, are essential for a person to express happiness, calmness and an overall state of well being. A deficiency in these brain chemicals can lead to depression, the five addictions which include alcohol, drugs, gambling, sex addiction, work issues as well as ADD/ADHD, overeating and/or obsessive compulsive thoughts and behaviors. This deficiency is called the Brain Reward Deficiency Syndrome. Auriculotherapy treats the Brain Reward Deficiency Syndrome and allows many people to experience success in their efforts at being well.
As part of our treatment we use specific amino acids to help regulate the chemicals in the brain naturally.
Scary Statistics
- 50% of all traffic fatalities and 35% of all suicides are due to addiction (National Center for Substance Abuse and Treatment).
- 75% of first time drug offenders will be rearrested (National Center for Substance Abuse and Treatment).
- 3.8 million schoolchildren in the United States are diagnosed with ADD/ADHD (American Academy of Pediatrics).
- At least 2 million of these children take the stimulant Ritalin with side effects including depression and suicide (AAP).
- 94-96% of compulsive gamblers return to gambling even after participating in a recovery program (Gambler's Anonymous).
A Self Test
On our Resources page is an Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (A.U.D.I.T.) that you can take in the privacy of your
home to assist in identifying if you may have a need for assistance and support with an abuse problem