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Because substance use and substance use disorders impact so many aspects of a person’s life, treatment is not simple. Effective treatment addresses many components of life, and to be effective, an individual treatment plan addresses particular aspects of the illness and its consequences. It is important that substance use disorders are seen as a chronic disease process that requires ongoing care to be effective. Resiliency factors will also be addressed.
Adolescent treatment must involve the teen, their family, peer group, school and community. Effective medications will also be addressed.
Presenter:
Dr. Kenneth Zoucha
Dr. Kenneth Zoucha serves as Director of Addiction Medicine for the Department of Psychiatry at UNMC. Board certified in Pediatrics and Addiction Medicine, Dr. Zoucha has extensive experience that includes a 20-year career as a general pediatrician in Greater Nebraska. He now specializes in the treatment of substance use disorders in adolescents and peripartum women. After his career as a general pediatrician, Dr. Zoucha served as medical director for several adolescent secure care placement facilities throughout the state, and serves as the current medical director of Radius, a specialized restorative treatment center serving youth with a broad array of experiences, backgrounds, and trauma involved with juvenile justice.
Dr. Zoucha is a clinical educator of medical students, house officers, and other health care providers. Responding to the escalating national need, he championed the establishment of an Addiction Medicine fellowship at UNMC. He also led the development of an innovative executive addiction fellowship, featuring immersive experiences in addiction treatment for family medicine, pediatric and psychiatry house officers.