How Much Pain Does It Take Before Someone Stops?

How Much Pain Does It Take Before Someone Stops?

Most people who get into recovery do so when the pain of their using and the pain of their lifestyle is greater than the fear of stopping and trying a new way of life. Usually, this requires a crisis – like a health scare, legal problems, a threatened divorce or...
Non-Addictive Medical Treatment for Opioid Addiction

Non-Addictive Medical Treatment for Opioid Addiction

Earlier this month we worked with a family from South Carolina at our Richmond Coleman Institute office. Accompanied by his parents and younger sister, Tim (not his real name), a 27-year-old college educated young man who works in the finance world, came to us for a...
Medically Assisted Treatment for Opana® Withdrawal

Medically Assisted Treatment for Opana® Withdrawal

We just helped a gentleman with a Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) to get off Opana® (oxymorphone). He was injecting about 40mg/day, often supplemented with oxycodone. When a patient contacts The Coleman Institute for information about how to detox off Opana®, we...
Roxicodone Detox Treatment

Roxicodone Detox Treatment

We have seen an increase in patients coming to the Coleman Institute for rapid detox from Roxicodone (also known as Roxycodone). Roxicodone is a strong prescription pain medicine that contains an opioid (narcotic) used to manage pain severe enough to require an opioid...
No One Made Me Come To Treatment

No One Made Me Come To Treatment

“No one made me come to treatment – That’s good, right?” – I hear this all the time. Patients who come to us for help say this frequently. They are convinced that because they are coming for help voluntarily, it will make them more likely to stay clean and sober for...