The
Sinclair Method
The
Sinclair Method is based on some of the scientific findings
made over the past twenty-five years by J. David Sinclair
Ph. D. in his research at the National Public Health
Institute in Finland. Dr.Sinclair was born in the United
States, but has lived and worked in Finland for the
past 30 years. He was one of the first researchers to
question the disease concept of alcoholism,and to document
through experiments and animal studies that the act
of drinking is in fact a learned behavior that becomes
progressively stronger with repetition and experience.
He was also one of the first to recognize how the medication
Naltrexone can lead to an extinction (elimination) in
the craving for alcohol. Using Naltrexone as a part
of a medical treatment model was researched by Dr. Sinclair
and he obtained patents for his work in Finland, the
United States, and Japan. His method is currently being
used throughout Europe with clinics in Finland, England,
Russia, Belgium,Spain, and also in Israel. Dr. Sinclair
is a consultant at New Era Assisted Recovery.
The
basis of this unique approach is that no one is born
an alcoholic. Drinking tends to be learned slowly, over
a period of years. The brain produces natural opiates
when alcohol is consumed and it is the act of releasing
these natural opiates that produces the "high"
or "buzz" or feelings of enjoyment. The brain
begins to crave more and more alcohol. Simply stated,
too much drinking leads to the production of excessive
natural opiates. Over a period of time, it takes more
alcohol to produce feelings of enjoyment. The brain
begins to crave more and more alcohol. This process
of drinking and craving can be reverse.
The
Sinclair Method has reported first year success
rates as high
as 90% for people who want to control or moderate
their alcohol consumption. Alcohol research suggests
that there are four times as many problem drinkers
as people who are labeled "alcoholics." The
excessive use of alcohol wrecks more lives and destroys
more
families than all illegal drugs combined. It is estimated
that alcohol consumption costs the US economy $185
billion dollars a year in medical expenses, lost
wages, and lost productivity.
Admission
criteria and protocol standards are followed before
admitting a client into the Sinclair Method Treatment
program. Since it is recognized that the Sinclair
Method is not advisable for every person, New Era
Assisted Recovery is introducing the Pennsylvania
Model of Recovery. This program is used by selected
clinics
throughout the United States and Canada.
For more information about any of
these programs, contact New
Era Assisted Recovery at (305)227-5668 or fax (305)227-5448,
or
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