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Understanding The Heroin Treatment Dallas

By Jose Bennett


Heroine is the most addictive drug in the world today. It is now widely believed that there are close to five million people in the United States alone who have tried the drug at one time or the other. The ages at which some people first came into contact with the drug as young as only 12 years according to the National Institute of Health. Medical doctors believe that well over a quarter of the people who experiment it end up getting addicted to it. It comes as a lucky break for the unfortunate millions that there is now a heroin treatment Dallas therapy for the addicts.

Users of heroin suffer from many adverse side effects. Some of the effects of this drug which traces its origins from Asia are yet to be discovered and well understood by the medical experts. The obvious repercussions associated with the use of the depressant are kidney disease, liver illness, bacterial infections, veins collapsed and transmission of conditions like HIV and Hepatitis. A huge majority of the users, however, succumb to a premature death owing to the ingestion of a lethal overdose of drug.

The problem with heroin is the fast building tolerance. By this, it means that if a user takes 10 grams of heroin today, tomorrow they are going to need 12 grams to get the same thrills and spills experienced yesterday and the trend continues to infinity ad nauseam. This trait makes the drug one of the hardest habits to kick off. Addicts who are for one reason or the other suddenly deprived of drug tend to suffer unbearable withdrawal symptoms. Withdrawals so bad that they are left with the awful options of either dying or reverting back to using the drug.

The tolerance speeds of the drug are among the highest of all the drugs. The amount of the drug required to have the same effect to the user keeps on rising with each subsequent use. This leads to the users keeping on increasing the dosage until they finally reach the fatal dose level and die. No wonder very few individuals are able to kick off the habit. Addicts experience an out-of-this-world terrible withdrawal symptoms if they lack drugs. The withdrawals are so strong that they experience serious cravings and hallucinations.

The degree of success for the treatment and therapy is dependent on some factors. The number of years a person has abused these drugs and the dosage amounts they got used to doing plays a big part. Also, the will power and determination to want to quit the habit also plays an integral role towards the chances of success and recovery.

There currently exists two broad treatment options. The first one is whereby the user is transferred to an area entirely lacking in the so-called triggers to addictions. The addict is moved to a wilderness and they are to stay there up to the time their body systems are fully rid of the heroin.

The second alternative gives the recovering addicts a chance to continue staying in their homes. The users will not be left to their means and devices rather they are constantly monitored and supervised by their families, friends, support groups and doctors too.

Heroine treatment is divided into three steps. They are the withdrawal, therapy, and the maintenance stage. On top of the treatments regimen discussed here, addicts are also encouraged to look into the 12-step recovery programs, the cognitive-behavioral therapy, educational therapy and even family therapy to stay the course and avoid relapsing.




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