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Meet the Treatment Providers
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Ryan Fryman, DO
Dr. Fryman is an osteopathic physician who is board certified in Internal Medicine and has a special interest and training in addiction medicine. He believes that addiction is a result of multiple factors including emotional, physical and spiritual issues that all need to be acknowledged in order for a patient to successfully recover. He strongly believes in integrating one-on-one and group counseling into the traditional medical treatment of addiction in order to treat the whole patient and not just the symptoms of addiction withdrawal.
Dr. Fryman is a graduate of Ohio University College of Osteopathic medicine. He completed a traditional rotating internship at St Vincent Mercy Medical Center followed by an internal medicine residency at the Medical University of Ohio in Toledo, OH. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and has been a SAMHSA certified Suboxone provider since 2006.
Dr. Fryman is a graduate of Ohio University College of Osteopathic medicine. He completed a traditional rotating internship at St Vincent Mercy Medical Center followed by an internal medicine residency at the Medical University of Ohio in Toledo, OH. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and has been a SAMHSA certified Suboxone provider since 2006.
David E. Allen, MD
Dr. Allen has 15 years of experience in emergency medicine, and 7 years of experience in urgent care medicine. In 2007 Dr. Allen became certified by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and began providing Suboxone therapy. Dr. Allen is currently certified in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine and is also certified in Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Preventative Medicine.
Dr. Allen believes that addiction is a muti-faceted disease involving physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects. For meaningful recovery, all of these need to be addressed. Taking Suboxone alone will not lead to recovery. Suboxone only treats the withdrawal symptoms. Recovery involves treating all of the other aspects of the disease. This includes counseling, support groups (such as 12 step or faith based groups), and sometimes treatment of coexisting disorders such as depression. Only then can meaningful recovery be achieved. The term 'recovery' basically means learning how to live a happy life without using a chemical to change how you feel. Suboxone doesn't change how you feel, it only eliminates the withdrawal symptoms so you can focus on addressing the other aspects of the disease.
"Anyone can recover from addiction, as long as they are ready and willing, once they become tired of living life the way most addicts do, constantly worrying where their next 'fix' will come from. Recovery is simple , but it's not easy and it takes help. We can provide that help. If you don't call us, please call someone."
Dr. Allen believes that addiction is a muti-faceted disease involving physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects. For meaningful recovery, all of these need to be addressed. Taking Suboxone alone will not lead to recovery. Suboxone only treats the withdrawal symptoms. Recovery involves treating all of the other aspects of the disease. This includes counseling, support groups (such as 12 step or faith based groups), and sometimes treatment of coexisting disorders such as depression. Only then can meaningful recovery be achieved. The term 'recovery' basically means learning how to live a happy life without using a chemical to change how you feel. Suboxone doesn't change how you feel, it only eliminates the withdrawal symptoms so you can focus on addressing the other aspects of the disease.
"Anyone can recover from addiction, as long as they are ready and willing, once they become tired of living life the way most addicts do, constantly worrying where their next 'fix' will come from. Recovery is simple , but it's not easy and it takes help. We can provide that help. If you don't call us, please call someone."
Ariel Bocook, CDCA
Ariel's years in the field of chemical dependency began with her community centered mindset and her desire to help others. After earning her Bachelor's degree from Ohio University, she completed two years of national service as an AmeriCorps member. Through the two years of service she focused on the belief that we, as community members, must strengthen the needs of individuals without any preconceived judgement, stigma or bias. She found that through serving as a Chemical Dependency Outreach and Prevention Specialist, she was able to practice her belief, and focus on the needs of the community.
Ariel believes that medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is the gold standard for treating opioid use disorder. Her expertise is in counseling MAT participants using a Harm Reduction model. Ariel believes that counseling is a necessity alongside medication in order to reflect, adapt and develop the coping skills needed to maintain sobriety. Her counseling approaches often utilize motivational interviewing and aspects of cognitive behavioral therapy.
Ariel believes that medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is the gold standard for treating opioid use disorder. Her expertise is in counseling MAT participants using a Harm Reduction model. Ariel believes that counseling is a necessity alongside medication in order to reflect, adapt and develop the coping skills needed to maintain sobriety. Her counseling approaches often utilize motivational interviewing and aspects of cognitive behavioral therapy.
Harry P. Nguyen, MD (Retired)
During the 90's while working as an emergency physician in a downtown big city Emergency Department, Dr. Nguyen came across many cases of drug overdose with respiratory arrest. He saved many of them. Many came in more than once and after a few times, they were found too late, already dead. These deaths affected him greatly, especially if it was a young mother that just lost her life due to drug use.
"My mother passed away when I was very young, at the age of 32. My memories of her are fading and few. Sometimes I wonder why I turned out to be as I am now, I could have been a very bad boy, a gangster, or who knows what.
Deep in my heart, I care very deeply about young mothers, wondering what would happen to her children? Who will look after them? They will suffer a great deal due to her death from drug use."
Dr. Nguyen was looking for a solution, realizing the these unnecessary deaths are preventable. If we can save one mother from drug related death, then we have saved more than one person but a whole family. Dr. Nguyen went on and study Addiction Medicine, become a certified Addictionologist by the American Society of Addiction Medicine in 1998 and re certified in 2008 and subsequently a Diplomate of the American
Board of Addiction Medicine.
"My mother passed away when I was very young, at the age of 32. My memories of her are fading and few. Sometimes I wonder why I turned out to be as I am now, I could have been a very bad boy, a gangster, or who knows what.
Deep in my heart, I care very deeply about young mothers, wondering what would happen to her children? Who will look after them? They will suffer a great deal due to her death from drug use."
Dr. Nguyen was looking for a solution, realizing the these unnecessary deaths are preventable. If we can save one mother from drug related death, then we have saved more than one person but a whole family. Dr. Nguyen went on and study Addiction Medicine, become a certified Addictionologist by the American Society of Addiction Medicine in 1998 and re certified in 2008 and subsequently a Diplomate of the American
Board of Addiction Medicine.
