Heroin Addiction

Heroin addiction affects millions worldwide, with the drug being considered as highly addictive. The toll an addiction to heroin can have on an individual can be devastating with many individuals experiencing financial difficulties and relationship problems as a direct consequence of their addiction.

What Is Heroin Addiction?

Heroin addiction is when a person's body and brain become so used to the drug that they feel like they need it just to get through the day. Heroin is an illegal drug made from morphine, which comes from the poppy plant. When someone takes it, it floods the brain with hormones that make us feel good, and we can become dependent on that substance to give us that feeling. What makes heroin hard to walk away from is the cycle it creates. As tolerance builds, people need more of the drug to feel the same effect. When they try to stop, withdrawal can kick in, which brings on:

Insomnia
Muscle pain
Anxiety
Paranoia

This is why many people fall into an addiction cycle, as they desperately want to stop using but can't tolerate the withdrawal.

Signs of Heroin addiction

Weight loss, constipation, tiredness, bruising are just some of the common physical symptoms of addiction to heroin along with other signs such as marks from needles on the skin, insomnia, damage to kidney, Pneumonia and Hepatitis B.

The drug also has a strong mental effect and associated symptoms include hopelessness and guilt, loss of judgement, depression, paranoia and disorientation. Behavioural problems that come with taking the drug can also cause issues to important parts of your personal life rendering you unable to work or receive education.

If you are experiencing any of the above symptoms then seek help from rehab treatment provider like Step 1 Recovery. We can create a tailored heroin addiction treatment package to suit your needs and thus increasing your chances of successful recovery.

How We Treat Heroin Addiction

We have a professional team that is able to provide highly effective detox programmes that support those who want to completely remove heroin from their system. You will receive 24/7 care from our team to monitor any withdrawal symptoms that may occur while you’re not using the drug.

We provide guidance and support throughout the duration of your bespoke treatment programme, which is focused on the best holistic-based practices that are perfect for healing the body and mind for long-term recovery from heroin addiction.

The treatment offered at our clinic is seen as a long-term plan to successful addiction recovery, and with the help and support of our friendly staff, you can be sure that you will receive all the help needed to guarantee successful treatment.

We are based across the UK and the sunny Costa Blanca, where spending time in a warmer environment can offer several health benefits, including supporting the healing of the mind and spirit.

Upon your discussing your admission into one of our centres, we will first begin to talk about your addiction in detail in order to evaluate its severity successfully. We will talk about how much heroin you are using each day, whether there are other drugs you may be taking along with heroin, as well as how you feel your addiction has affected your life, health, job and personal relationships. We will also talk about previous drug treatments you may have had, if applicable. You’ll be assigned a member of staff who can assist with your treatment and provide ongoing support.

Together, we will decide the best way to stop your heroin addiction. The first method is by switching to a substitute for heroin, like buprenorphine or methadone. This is helpful for extreme cases of addiction in which withdrawal symptoms can be dangerous to life.

It is known as ‘maintenance therapy’ and allows you to have a controlled amount of a heroin substitute so you are no longer taking lethal amounts of heroin. The second method is a complete detox, which follows the same route as the maintenance therapy method, but eventually weans you off of your heroin substitute so that you are eventually no longer using any drugs. It should be noted, however, that the risk of fatality from overdose is much higher after having a complete heroin detox, as your body will have less of a tolerance to the drug.

We regularly encourage activities that help heal the mind with meditation and yoga, which can be a great help in showing you how to calm the mind and take control of it. Similar techniques are also used at our UK rehabilitation centres, which provide leading evidence-based treatment programmes for addiction recovery.

Our dedicated and experienced staff

The team at Step 1 Recovery are here to give you maximum support on your journey towards recovery. You will have access to them 24/7 and they are extremely committed into helping you achieve the best possible version of yourself. Many of our staff are very expianced in dealing with heroin addiction treatment meaning that they will be able to give you the guidance and advice needed to maintain your recovery even after you leave our centre. Every member of staff at Step 1 Recovery have been chosen due to their overwhelming dedication and passion towards addiction recovery and they're fully committed into helping every individual achieve their goals and recover from their addictive behaviours.