The Coleman Institute Blog

The opioid crisis continues to claim lives and disrupt communities globally, with heroin standing out as one of the main driving factors. Heroin, derived from morphine, is notorious for its high addictive potential and devastating impact. At the Coleman Institute, we offer a heroin-focused outpatient treatment program using our Accelerated Opiate Detox methodology that has helped 98% of patients successfully complete their detox.

Several months ago, a 26-year-old man from Northern Virginia came to our Richmond office for a Heroin Detox.

He had been using heroin for about 2 years after being on oxycodone for surgeries he’d had shortly after high school. Jim had graduated from a good HVAC program and was a reliable employee. He loved working with his hands. But unfortunately, he was just blowing all his money on heroin.

Fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid used medically to manage severe pain, is a catalyst for the worst drug epidemic in our nation’s history and is responsible for the deaths of approximately 200 people each day. Estimated to be 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine and about 50 times more potent than heroin, fentanyl is highly addictive and causes dependency with just a few doses. When a person stops using fentanyl they can experience extremely uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms, but these can be mitigated with an effective detox program administered by experienced medical professionals.

A patient shared this story and this question with me a few weeks ago:

"I've been working with a doctor to find a solution for my back pain for the past two years. I tried every treatment in the book from physical therapy, to ibuprofen, to cortisone injections. After months of consulting with my doctor, we arrived at the perfect regimen to reduce pain: one tablet of acetaminophen-oxycodone, a potent opioid, in the morning and one tablet of acetaminophen-oxycodone at night."

If you are using heroin or other opioids to cope with emotional pain and are ready to live a life free of addiction, the Coleman Institute can help. Explore the best way to get off heroin with the Coleman Method, why it's important to experience our emotions, and how to live a life free of addiction.