Opiate dependence is a medical condition that has a limited success rate with current treatments. Even Ultra-rapid Detox (URD) relapse rates are high. Naltrexone is an opiate blocking drug that blocks the effect of all opiates and helps to improve success rates. However, when it is taken orally it is often ineffective because patients either forget or refuse to take their medicine. In order to improve these results, we are using a specially compounded formulation of Naltrexone that is placed under the skin and slowly released over a 6-10 week period. It is manufactured in a licensed pharmacy for The Coleman Institute by a specialist in New Jersey.

The implant has been used by over 3,000 patients worldwide and no major problems have been encountered. In fact, a preliminary report from Dr. Colin Brewer in London has found that an Ultra-Rapid Detoxification combined with use of the Naltrexone implants has a 100% success rate at six weeks and a 79% success rate at three months. We at the Coleman Institute implant these pellets at the end of every detox as well as in patients who have been detoxed elsewhere.

The implantation of these pellets after detoxification is a very important part of the treatment for our patients. It guarantees success for the first 6-10 weeks and gives the patients an opportunity to start working their recovery program.

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