by The Coleman Institute | Apr 8, 2024
One of the biggest roadblocks for people who want to stop using opioids is the fear of severe withdrawal. Many patients come to us after attempting to use other substances to try and mitigate their withdrawal symptoms. One of the substances we’ve heard about recently...
by The Coleman Institute | Jan 10, 2024
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...
by The Coleman Institute | Nov 30, 2023
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...
by Andrew Blake | Dec 14, 2021
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...
by The Coleman Institute | Aug 20, 2021
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...