The Coleman Institute Blog

As I tell my patients all the time: you didn’t use drugs because you were ignorant, you used drugs because they were helping you with something. Until they weren’t.

There is never a shortage of material to use for writing a blog article for the Coleman Institute.

Inspiration swirls around me in the form of patients who are discovering the amazing freedom they have found in recovery, community support around recovery that continues to grow, authors of books and blogs who share their own stories and insights, podcasts, research, my own colleagues, etc. (more…)

I had the great pleasure of seeing Pam last week at the Richmond office of the Coleman Institute for Addiction Medicine. Pam detoxed off Suboxone® two months ago through our accelerated outpatient detox process. With long-acting opioids, such as methadone and buprenorphine, the outpatient withdrawal management process is 8 days.

However, many individuals like Pam are always curious which treatment is best - Suboxone or Naltrexone, when it comes to completing a drug detox.

Once a person has successfully completed an accelerated (or rapid*) opioid detox at one of our outpatient Coleman Institute offices, a frequently asked question is: how can I boost my energy after I stop using opioids?

John Gottman and Nan Silver are the authors of The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work. Their approach for couples wanting to improve relationships is based on a seven-week program focusing on the positive aspects of their partners and their current situation. They emphasize how easy it is to fall into negative patterns of behavior with loved ones.