Heroin

Heroin is a street drug that is very similar to morphine and prescription medications such as OxyContin and Percocet but heroin can only be purchased illegally. Heroin is an opiate that blocks the pain receptors found in the spine and brain. Those who use heroin find that the drug can cause a pleasurable high but does come with problematic side-effects. Heroin side effects can be as minor as uncomfortable flu-like withdrawal symptoms to full blown addiction and physical dependence. Addiction can create a situation where the user continues to use heroin despite horrific circumstances such as being arrested, fired from a job, loss of loved ones and incredible emotional and physical pain.

If you or a loved one needs or wants to get off heroin, don't replace it with another drug like methadone, get treatment that can offer a clean lifestyle without that monkey on your back. Treatment Referral offers a substance abuse treatment plan that focuses on long term sobriety that is so critical for heroin users. More so than most drugs, heroin dependence truly becomes a lifestyle, a marriage between the user and his or her drug and this relationship cannot be severed overnight with rapid detox or a short 28 day program. Despite what the ads promise, the successful statistics just aren't there.

Call Treatment Referral today and learn more about the options available to our clients to achieve a clean and healthy lifestyle. We can take you through the process from detoxification to reintroduction into functional society and the recovery community so call us today. 800.399.3612