Heroin Detox
Heroin addiction inevitably occurs when heroin is used routinely over a period of time. The onset of heroin addiction can be rapid and severe, depending on the amount of heroin used and the frequency.
Experiencing a Heroin withdrawal is difficult, but a full heroin detoxification can be extremely uncomfortable. The heroin withdrawal can cause both physical and emotional trauma, which is why it can be so difficult and why we continuously return to the drug without having fully completed the detoxification - it feels easier to remain intoxicated than to continue to experience the pain of withdrawal.
Home or out-patient heroin detoxification rarely succeeds in successfully breaking the pattern of a heroin addict and soon they will return to their cycle of addiction. The addict can expect a long list of heroin withdrawal symptoms to occur as they begin their attempt to detoxify from heroin. In-patient heroin detox units will help to keep the client away from the normal stresses of living as well as from the normal routines of their heroin addiction and life style.
Withdrawal during the Heroin Detox Process
Simply stopping your heroin dependency use immediately may be dangerous and certainly unpleasant. One of the goals of any inpatient medically based heroin detox centre will be to minimise all the risks associated with this withdrawal and to ensure that the client is as comfortable as possible during the detoxification experience. These are some of the symptoms associated with the detox process:
- Headaches
- Tremors
- Sweats
- Runny nose
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Seizures
- Convulsions
- Insomnia and restlessness
- Muscular spasms
- Bone and muscle pain
- Vomiting and nausea
- Irritability, agitation and panic
- Diarrhoea
- Goose bumps (hence the term Cold Turkey)
Inpatient heroin detox programs are fully prepared to manage these problems as well as to dispense safe and appropriate medications at a moment's notice.
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