Is It Safe To Detox Off Opioids While Coronavirus Is Spreading?
While these are uncertain times, the Coleman Institute remains committed to helping patients while we all navigate the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation. At this time, the Coleman Institute for Addiction Medicine is continuing to treat patients who need a detox off...
Man Stops Using Fentanyl During 2020 Pandemic To Save His 80 Year Old Mother
Heroes come in many forms. Earlier this week a young man traveled from Kentucky to the Coleman Institute for Addiction Medicine in Richmond, Virginia for an accelerated detox off heroin and fentanyl. (His urine drug screen revealed there was actually no heroin; it was...
“I’m A Slave to my Fentanyl Patch”
These are the words I heard from a middle-aged patient who came into the office a few weeks ago. He said to me: “I hate it. Every 3 days I have to re-apply my Fentanyl patch and I can’t stand the fact that I am a slave to it. All of my doctors tell me that...
You Can End Your Fentanyl Addiction Over This 4th of July Holiday!
Choosing nursing or medicine as a profession usually means that sometime in your career, you’ll be working weekends and holidays. So when my children were young, I had to take my turns doing shifts on Thanksgiving, Christmas, Memorial Day, or the 4th of July for many...
