No One Made Me Come To Treatment
“No one made me come to treatment – That’s good, right?” – I hear this all the time. Patients who come to us for help say this frequently. They are convinced that because they are coming for help voluntarily, it will make them more likely to stay clean and sober for...
Staying Comfortable During Alcohol Detox
If you are daring to stop using drugs or alcohol, you are daring to believe there is something better out there for you. It is a huge leap of faith to give up something that has so consistently given what you’ve asked of it: ease of mind, release of tension, the...
The Ecstasy of Detachment
I received a rather desperate call from a patient who’d recently completed an Accelerated Opiate Detox with us at The Coleman Institute. Jean*is the mother of three young children. Prior to completing her detox, she had been taking opioids for several years;...
Applying the Water Wheel Analogy to an Addiction Free Life
I am a fan of Fr. Richard Rohr, a Franciscan priest in New Mexico. He’s a little controversial in some more conservative Catholic circles, and perhaps that’s why I like him. Last week one of his daily Lenten readings discussed the idea that creation is a...
