by Andrew Blake | Dec 17, 2021
A body, left to its own devices, manages pretty well. Breathing, digestion, circulation, and metabolism are all nicely orchestrated with only the minimal input from the inhabitant of said body. A little food, a little water, a little oxygen, and the body is good to...
by The Coleman Institute | Nov 17, 2020
For a person struggling with opioid addiction, the freedom to wake up in the morning and not need to chase the drug to keep from being sick is nothing short of miraculous. Although there are always some exceptions, most patients who use long-acting naltrexone are...
by Andrew Blake | May 10, 2017
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...
by Andrew Blake | Nov 1, 2016
A podcast I often recommend to patients is The Bubble Hour (www.thebubblehour.com). On a recent episode the discussion was about relapse. Two women in long -term recovery discuss what it’s like for them when friends relapse. One of them quoted Anne Lamott, who...