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Mar 24
Naltrexone Therapy with Vivitrol Injections: Long-Term Support After Opioid Detox
Opioid Use Disorder is a complex and debilitating disease that affects millions of individuals and their families worldwide. The path to detox and recovery can be challenging, but medication-assisted treatments (MAT) like Naltrexone Therapy can give patients an assist when it comes to curbing cravings and staying off opioids.
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Feb 24
How To Get Fentanyl Out of Your System and Get Your Life Back
Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid and a major driver of the ongoing opioid crisis in America, has garnered widespread attention due to its exceptional potency and the rapid onset of its effects. This drug, which is up to 100 times more powerful than morphine, was initially developed for pain management treatment of cancer patients. However, its use has expanded outside medical boundaries, leading to a significant public health issue.
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Feb 24
Is Heroin a Stimulant or a Depressant?
With widespread misconceptions and social stigmas more commonplace than ever, heroin dependence and addiction often remain shrouded in myth and misunderstanding. While many still consider it to be caused by an individual’s moral failing, at its core, heroin use disorder is a complex interplay of psychological, biological, social, and environmental factors. Many patients have similar kinds of questions when they first reach out to our team at the Coleman Institute, and one we encounter frequently is whether heroin is classified as a stimulant or a depressant.
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Jan 24
Alcohol Detox: Timeline, Treatment, and Recovery
We all encounter difficult challenges that we must overcome at various points throughout our lives. For many, one of the most daunting is the struggle with alcohol dependence and addiction as part of an Alcohol Use Disorder. It is a condition that stealthily creeps into lives, often unnoticed at first then gradually tightening its grip, becoming a major concern and affecting health, relationships, and overall quality of life.
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Jan 24
Naltrexone and Alcohol: How a Tiny Implant Can Have a Big Impact on Recovery
At the Coleman Institute, we know overcoming Alcohol Use Disorder is never an easy task. But breakthroughs in addiction medicine now offer new options for safe, effective recovery strategies for those patients who struggle with excessive drinking. Among these advancements is Naltrexone therapy using a long-term implant, which has emerged as a groundbreaking tool in the arsenal against alcohol dependency and addiction and is the cornerstone of the Coleman Method.
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