How to Get into Recovery or Stay There during the Holiday Season
One of the most profound sentiments I hear from patients in recovery from various substances is the sense of pure gratitude they feel on a holiday morning when they wake up knowing that they won’t have a hangover and that they won’t have to come up with excuses to...
The Coleman Method for Detox in Boston Massachusetts
Dr. Peter Coleman, Dr. Reich, and other team members of the Coleman Institute for Addiction Medicine describe how The Coleman Method offered in Boston [Wellesley), Massachusetts works for detoxing opioids or alcohol. Watch the team’s recap here on YouTube,...
Can Opioids Make Pain Worse & How to Get Help
A patient shared this story and this question with me a few weeks ago: “For the past two years, I have been working with a pain management doctor to find a remedy for my back pain. I tried every treatment in the book from physical therapy, to ibuprofen, to...
Holidays and Sobriety: Make a Plan
I saw Loreen, age 32, in follow-up yesterday. She has now gone 20 days with no alcohol. Making Choices Based on Freedom For almost a year she was coming to our office regularly to get a Vivitrol shot to help her deal with her drinking. She had been very resistant to...
