North Dayton Addiction and Recovery

11/10/2025

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Are you a professional who has allowed alcohol to prevent you from being at the top of your game?

Is your alcohol use affecting not only your work life but maybe even your relationships and home life as well?

If you don’t want to completely stop drinking, but you want to change your relationship with alcohol to feel better, perform better at work, improve your home life, and be healthier – MAT, or “medication assisted treatment’ to reduce alcohol use can help improve your life.

With the use of a combo of FDA-approved medications, most people reduce alcohol use almost subconsciously, without the need to depend on large amounts of “will power”.

You don’t have to go it alone. Medication can reduce cravings and make cutting back less stressful and much more easily manageable.

Schedule a consultation with Dr. Paul Kolodzik, one of the nation’s leading specialists on medication assisted alcohol use reduction: https://calendly.com/info-sbam/new-patient-assessment

10/13/2025

10/13/2025

Many people taking GLP-1 medications find that they’ve suddenly released their desires for food, alcohol, to***co, shopping, and more—how Buddhists have been contemplating this exact transition for centuries. But if renunciation of desire is the key to enlightenment, Shayla Love wrote in 2024, “why does the medication version of Nirvana seem relatively lackluster?” https://theatln.tc/JnMZ8w3I

Scientists are still determining how people respond psychologically to GLP-1 drugs. While many express elation at the effects of weight loss, others report feeling uninterested in activities they once enjoyed. If you’re suddenly stripped of strong feelings of wanting, “you have to reestablish what your behavioral drivers should be,” one neuroscientist told Love.

This mirrored what Love heard from Sister True Vow, a Buddhist nun at a New York monastery. Buddhism recommends contemplating your cravings over a period of years to loosen your grip on them; but GLP-1 drugs “do it in a chemical way, without the psychology of us coming along with it,” Sister True Vow said. The jarring feeling of abruptly losing your cravings “can also be an opportunity to uncover the roots of our desire in order to eventually let them go in a more deliberate way, Sister True Vow said. This doesn’t mean people have to forgo enjoyment of the present moment—in fact, Buddhism encourages such pleasures.”

The Buddha’s first sermon also described the Middle Way, in which enlightenment is approached not by breaking completely free from desire, but by gaining awareness of how and why you want things. After many months on the drugs, some GLP-1 users appear to be finding their own Middle Way. “I have had to learn more about what desire is, how it works,” one user told Love.

Modern American life is accused of overloading our dopamine system, such that some influencers and psychologists have endorsed “dopamine fasting.” “Desire, in other words, is a monster to be tamed,” Love continued. “Yet people’s emotional responses to GLP-1 drugs reveal that our relationship with wanting is more complex. If an overattachment to every craving can bring suffering, a total renunciation of them can be unsatisfying too.”

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07/07/2025

Alternative treatment options for problematic drinking now include FDA-approved medications like naltrexone, acamprosate, disulfiram—and more recently, GLP-1 receptor agonists (such as semaglutide). These medications can help reduce cravings, improve impulse control, and support long-term recovery. GLP-1 injections, originally used for diabetes and weight management, have shown promising effects in decreasing alcohol consumption by acting on reward pathways in the brain.

Consulting with a board-certified addiction medicine specialist is the best first step, as they can assess your individual needs, safely prescribe and monitor appropriate medications, and provide comprehensive, evidence-based support tailored to your goals.

If you are in Ohio, Indiana, Florida or Arizona and would like to learn more, request a consultation with Dr. Paul now: https://form.jotform.com/240395433915055

06/27/2025

Interested to learn about modern day treatment options based on science and not willpower alone? You have options and deserve a treatment plan fit for your individual needs and goals.

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06/23/2025

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North Dayton Addiction and Recovery Services provides a premier, private outpatient program led by board-certified addiction medicine specialist Dr. Paul Kolodzik. Our highly experienced and knowledgeable team is dedicated to delivering exceptional, personalized care. We take a modern, science-based approach to addiction treatment, utilizing the latest clinical research to offer effective, evidence-backed solutions. As the most experienced private practice in office-based opioid treatment, we prioritize individualized care over a one-size-fits-all approach. Don’t settle for being just another number—experience the highest standard of treatment in a compassionate and supportive environment.

06/11/2025

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06/11/2025

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06/04/2025

"When Suboxone is prescribed at unnecessarily high doses and continued for years without discussion of tapering, it can make the process of getting off the medication almost impossible. I understand that some patients feel secure in their recovery by continuing treatment indefinitely. But why not do this at the lowest comfortable dose, so the option exists to taper off the medication if desired." -Dr. Paul on how to taper Suboxone safely.

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05/28/2025

Dr. Paul's take on GLP-1 for problematic drinking...

In recent years, a new class of drugs, including Semaglutide (sold under brand names Ozempic and Wegovy), has gained attention for treating various conditions. Originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes, these drugs, known as “glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists,” are now being studied for treating Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). As a physician specializing in Addiction Medicine, I have witnessed the challenges of treating AUD. While medications like Naltrexone help, their effectiveness varies, leading to high relapse rates. Semaglutide, which mimics natural hormones, influences the brain’s reward system, reducing cravings for alcohol and food. My patients using Semaglutide for diabetes or obesity have reported decreased alcohol consumption, indicating its potential for treating AUD.

Semaglutide’s effects on the brain’s reward system make it a promising candidate for AUD treatment. Animal studies and clinical trials on overweight individuals with AUD have shown reduced alcohol intake with Semaglutide. Minor side effects like nausea and constipation are manageable, highlighting its tolerability. Although more trials are needed, Semaglutide presents an exciting possibility for reducing alcohol consumption and aiding recovery from AUD. While it’s not yet a frontline treatment, Semaglutide could become a valuable addition to our therapeutic options for AUD. If patients meet criteria for Semaglutide use, it could be a suitable approach to reducing alcohol consumption.

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