Heroin Addiction

Heroin Addiction is a very serious problem and will lead to death if not treated. Are you using everyday and can’t seem to stop no matter how hard you try? Are you loosing control of your life and unable to manage everyday responsibility’s? Are you developing financial or legal problems related to your addiction? We understand that if you are reading this, you’ve reached a breaking point. If you are seeking treatment, it’s probably because you or a loved one is suffering from a very serious problem. We know what it feels like to be in the grasps of addiction. 90% of our staff are in recovery and have been at that breaking point as well before finally asking for help. There are many treatment programs available today by health care providers and cooperative societies. We want to take the time to get to know all about what’s going on with you, and find a way we know will help. We’ll evaluate your unique situation and help you find a relaxing and calming place where you can get away and relax and recover in a stress-free environment.  Our goal is to help you find the most comfortable and reputable program in the nation, to ensure you a stable and successful recovery.  We will take the time get to know you, and offer you a series of options, ranging from Detox, Residential Treatment, and Outpatient options. Our skilled admissions counselors will find out what your true needs are, and we will place you in the best facility that will help you get clean, and isolate your true issues so that you can learn how to live clean and free-without the use of heroin. Call one of our certified addiction counselors to start the healing today and cure your disease today!

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Effects of Heroin Addiction

There are many effects that may occur from a heroin addiction. When heroin enters the body it seeks out receptors throughout the brain and the intestinal track. The molecules in heroin attach to these types of receptors and set off a variety of chemical reactions. The chemical reactions produced are the same a person might feel if they are overwhelmed with excitement about something but heroin exaggerates this reaction and goes on and on. This is the rush experienced by someone with a heroin addiction and it can be incredibly addictive. The heroin user might experience warmth and tingling spreading through their skin, extreme relaxation and will develop a dry mouth. Heroin use on a normal basis will cause the user to become accustomed to the feeling of that initial rush. Heroin use can also cause a great amount of damage to the users central nervous system. Heroin is so powerful that it can do damage with just one dose. Over time a heroin addiction will destroy the users systems in the body including their brain. They will have trouble recognizing patterns, dealing with spatial concepts and remember things. People who inject heroin are open to health problems such as collapsed veins, abscesses, infections in their hearts or lungs, and blood borne infections such as aids or hepatitis. Anyone who uses heroin is risking long-term addiction problems. The users body becomes used to the constant presence of heroin, and when the addict tries to stop their body goes into withdrawal. Withdrawal symptoms can be mild such as sweating and tooth grinding, but they can also be severe and include vomiting, nausea, seizures, and even death. Most people with a heroin addiction are trapped for decades because they experience withdrawal symptoms between each hit. These symptoms scare the user and they end up returning to heroin to make the symptoms go away.

Dealing with Heroin Addiction

Someone suffering from a heroin addiction will go through chemical and neurological changes and that makes it difficult for the addict to live a normal life. It can be hard for the addict to leave heroin behind when they are now hardwired to be impulsive and only think about the present and how they are going to feel when they stop using. Heroin addiction might be very serious but it can be treated, contact one of our addiction counsilors today and get the help you need to overcome this disease!