I had the great pleasure of seeing Jane last week at the Richmond office of the Coleman Institute for Addiction Medicine. Jane detoxed off Suboxone® two months ago through our accelerated outpatient detox process. With long-acting opioids, such as methadone and...
First of all, plan to fail. I don’t want to sound pessimistic, but over 2.5 million Americans suffer from opioid use disorder, which contributed to over
I started a new patient, Jimmy, for his Accelerated Opioid Detox today. He thought he was coming off heroin, but his urine also revealed fentanyl…almost a daily occurrence now at the Coleman Institute. He was here with his father, Bob, who didn’t really...
When I write blog articles, my inspiration is drawn from the courageous patients who are re-writing the stories of their lives. Usually when I ask for permission to tell someone’s story, changing a few details to keep it confidential, people are willing to...
I recently attended a conference where participants were challenged to surrender their electronics, tobacco products, alcohol, sugar, caffeine, gum, any medications or supplements not prescribed by a medical provider, and between-meal snacks for the duration of the...
