Heroin Abuse
Heroin causes rapid tolerance and physical dependence. Furthermore, the combination with its euphoric effects and almost immediate addiction creates many users extreme difficulties when attempting to curtail their use. However, once physically dependent, one can experience extremely unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Therefore, drug use continues, causing people to place themselves in risky situations regularly.
In fact, some of the common street names are chiva, dope, smack, and junk.
Users abuse it by injecting, smoking, snorting or ingesting it; others inhale the vapors by heating the drug. Often, the drug is sold in the streets and “cut” with other substances to dilute it or add bulk. A mixture of heroin and cocaine, known on the street as a “speedball,” can be fatal. Furthermore, a mixture of fentanyl caused an outbreak of overdoses in several American cities for nearly a decade.
Indeed, the dangers of intravenous use include transmission of hepatitis and HIV from contaminated needles and syringes, abscesses, chronic constipation and poisoning from unknown mixed substances. Uniquely, some countries provide needle exchange programs to provide users with clean supplies. Although, while these programs help cut the transmission rate of infectious diseases, others say it amounts to governments’ acceptance of heroin use.
MAT Drugs
Methadone is a substitute opioid, to help wean users off other opioid drugs. It is essential to understand, that while methadone has shown some success in controlling addictive behaviors, it can equally lead to withdrawal and detox. Furthermore, Buprenorphine is also used in substitution therapy, and similarly to Methadone, it has a risk of producing withdrawal and addiction.
Opioid antagonists, uniquely block the ability of heroin and other opiates from binding to receptor sites in the brain. Besides Naltrexone, other antagonists include naloxone and the monthly Vivitrol. Moreover, advanced medical detox programs, such as Waismann rapid detox, do not use opioid replacement drugs. Also, Waismann Method has continuously shown one of the highest success rates for heroin detoxification in the country. Of course, sadly enough not everyone is lucky enough to obtain this treatment, even though the success has been unmatched.
An Effective Heroin Treatment
Successful drug detox programs, such as rapid detox through the Waismann Method, have demonstrated the highest success rate for heroin detoxification.
Waismann Method Medical Group has been offering a medical solution for those suffering from heroin addiction for over 20 years. Additionally, to demonstrate our quality of care, we utilize not only the most advanced medical detoxification methods available today but also a private recovery center. In reality, we provide options such as Rapid Detox to other forms of inpatient medical heroin detox treatments, equally successful. We are located exclusively in Southern California, where we receive patients weekly from all over the globe into our full-service private accredited hospital. In fact, by focusing on a single location, we have been able to maintain our top position as the leader in heroin detoxification and rapid detox center in the world. After all, our state-of-the-art hospital and post care facility is known for its experience, dedication and an unparalleled reputation for superior medical care.
You find peer-reviewed research studies on heroin referenced in the National Institute on Drug Abuse website.
If you or someone you love, want the best treatment for heroin addiction, then give us a call today at 310-205-0808. We are here for you seven days a week!
