Can I Use Kratom To Detox Off Heroin?

Can I Use Kratom To Detox Off Heroin?

Several months ago, a 26-year-old man from Northern Virginia came to our Richmond office for a Heroin Detox. He had been using heroin for about 2 years after being on oxycodone for surgeries he’d had shortly after high school. Jim had graduated from a good HVAC...
Can Opioids Make Pain Worse & How to Get Help

Can Opioids Make Pain Worse & How to Get Help

A patient shared this story and this question with me a few weeks ago: “I’ve been working with a doctor to find a solution for my back pain for the past two years. I tried every treatment in the book from physical therapy, to ibuprofen, to cortisone...
Heroin as a Painkiller – How to Detox & Get Help

Heroin as a Painkiller – How to Detox & Get Help

If you are using heroin or other opioids to cope with emotional pain and are ready to live a life free of addiction, the Coleman Institute can help. Explore the best way to get off heroin with the Coleman Method, why it’s important to experience our emotions,...
Anesthesia Detox – Why We No Longer Perform It

Anesthesia Detox – Why We No Longer Perform It

Because older detoxification techniques were often painful and unsuccessful, addiction medicine researchers wanted a better approach. By the 1980s, these researchers pioneered the Anesthesia Detox. This treatment method has many names and variations, including:...
Restoring Energy After Opioid Withdrawal

Restoring Energy After Opioid Withdrawal

I heard from Ken yesterday. Ken completed an Accelerated Opiate Detox with us about 5 weeks earlier. The burden lifted from his shoulders is immense. He told me he wakes up with the freedom of knowing he can be like a “normal” human. He can drink coffee, take a...