BGE Presents: Dr. Ron and Cherie Santasiero

The Charleston shooter Dylann Roof was found with Suboxone, a drug doctors prescribe to help patients break opiate addiction. He did not have a prescription. Dr. Ron and Cherie Santasiero, who have been treating addicted youth for years understand the cycle of Suboxone as a street drug with youth and teens.   

The question begs why someone would need or sell Suboxone, a drug that blocks cravings for opiates on the street? The answer is complicated, but can be summarized by saying people will buy Suboxone to stop their withdrawal or because it is the only drug available on the streets. In a timely interview, Dr. Ron and Cherie Santasiero, authors of: Addicted Kids; Our Lost Generation: An Integrative Approach to Understanding and Treating Addicted Teens speak on the topic.