by Addison Clark | Jan 25, 2022
Brenda is a 54-year-old woman who told me, “I am so sick and tired of being dependent on pain medication, I could scream.” She tried several times to stop taking her medication. She would get so far before the withdrawal became intolerable. One of her biggest problems...
by Addison Clark | Jan 18, 2022
Here at the Coleman Institute, we know that drug addiction is a disease. It’s not your fault, but it’s devastating and it affects an awful lot of people. Since 2002, we’ve helped over 8,500 people successfully detox off of drugs or opioids and we’re...
by Addison Clark | Nov 20, 2020
Patients with Substance Use Disorder may struggle with relapse after surgery. In this article, we discuss how both Al and Paula needed to receive help from the Coleman Institute after having surgery and taking prescribed pain medication. Al A patient we have come to...
by Addison Clark | 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 Addison Clark | Jan 22, 2020
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” — Nelson Mandela My day job connects me with some of the bravest people on the planet....