I like to write about how to help heroin addicts to overcome heroin addiction. Most of the people who are searching about heroin are trying to find out more about heroin withdrawal treatment. The thing with that type of search is you have to do a little reading once you find what your looking for, therefore today I will offer some insight about what to expect if you go to heroin withdrawal treatment.
1. This would be your average residential treatment with a medical detox. If you choose to quit using heroin this way you can be detoxed by trained professionals. They will use medications to help with your heroin withdrawal treatment. This is great and I have done this a few times myself. They normally use subutex at first and then they taper you to suboxone this process normally takes from 3 to 5 days. I will add that you probably will feel some discomfort at first but nothing overwhelming. The reason for this is it takes time for the drugs to kick in once they have you will feel fine.
Once you have finished this step you can move on to residential treatment. There you will attend lectures, watch videos, attend groups, one on one therapy, and lastly attend NA meetings. This program is usually lasts around 14 to 21 days although because of insurance purposes a lot of treatment centers have cut back on this number.
Have a exit plan
When you are getting close to leaving I would strongly suggest that you come up with a plan on how you intend to stay clean in the real world once you leave rehab. This plan should include where the local meetings are and what days and time you plan on attending meetings "Hint do 90 in 90." Another idea is to make sure that all your using friends know that you are clean and will not be bothering with them any longer. I would also plan on doing some addiction therapy once a week. This should be a good start for any heroin addict.
Once you get out and start attending meetings you should look for a sponsor. A sponsor is there to support and guide you through the steps nothing more. If you happen to make friends with them this is an added bonus.
Heroin withdrawal treatment may save your life so why not look for a place to get clean now.
Good luck
