How Long Does Opioid Withdrawal Last?
Over the past few decades, opioid addiction and dependence have emerged as critical health crises, affecting countless individuals across the globe. While progress has been made in developing faster, more efficient forms of opiate detox, understanding the process of...
Rapid Detox: The Easiest Way EVER to Get Off Opioids
Are you struggling with opioid dependency or addiction? Perhaps your doctor has cut you off from your Percocet®, Roxicet®, Vicodin®, Dilaudid®, or other morphine-type prescription pain medications. Perhaps you have become involved with using street drugs such as...
Healing the Brain After Opioid Detox and Withdrawal
Raphael (I don’t use patients’ real names, so I thought this would be a fun one) came to the office recently to have his monthly Vivitrol injection. Vivitrol is the trade name for a long-acting formulation of naltrexone, which is a pure opiate antagonist...
Overcoming the Fear of Stopping Methadone
I was moved to write a letter to a patient who completed an Accelerated Opioid Detox off Methadone last week. She is in the Post Acute Withdrawal (PAWS) stage, which can be very challenging. I have changed the name of the patient, but wanted to share the sentiments...
