Heroin Addiction

Heroin addiction is a devastating-yet reversible condition that damages both the body and psyche.

Heroin addiction starts with dependency on recreational drug use. After prolonged use, physical dependency takes control of the body. Soon Heroin addiction takes control of behavior also. But like any opiate dependency the physical condition of opiate saturation and Heroin addiction in the body and brain can be reversed through detoxification.

Dependent Heroin users do not intend to end up with an addiction when they start recreational use. Heroin addiction comes about due to a one’s attempt to self-medicate emotional pain or to alleviate withdrawal pain.

Heroin, first synthesized in 1874, is an opiate drug, formed as a crystalline white powder from morphine. Its habit-forming euphoric effect leads to high dependency and tenacious addiction. Overdose, overuse, and use with sedatives or alcoholic beverages may increase risk of fatality. More info on Heroin.

Heroin Dependency and Effects

Addiction starts with a debilitating, devastating dependency on medicine meant to decrease pain. Despite the negative consequences, Heroin users feel unable to break out of the prison caused by drug abuse. Some, such as Waismann Method patients, garner the courage to follow a Heroin rapid-detox program to end the horrid withdrawal syndrome.

Heroin acts similarly to other opiate drugs, because it is a narcotic synthesized from morphine. Stopping illicit use of the drug after either little or prolonged exposure can trigger painful Heroin withdrawal as quickly as within 6 hours. More on Heroin withdrawal.

Heroin withdrawal and side effects adversely influence the body’s physiological systems, especially the respiratory, circulatory, and central nervous systems. The effects upon the lungs, heart, and brain can prove fatal when overuse occurs. However, serious reactions are not limited to the above.
 
Heroin use has led to respiratory arrest, coma, and death. Heroin also triggers disastrous consequences and harm to the user, especially when combined with alcohol, sedatives, barbiturates, and certain other medication. More on Heroin side effects.

Call for emergency help if any Heroin overdose symptom increases or persists, including: spasms, weak pulse, pinpoint pupils, difficult breathing, blue fingernails or lips, or depression. More on Heroin overdose symptoms.

Heroin Detox

Our patients have chosen Waismann Method Heroin detox to effectively remove all Heroin opiates from their system. Accustomed to high doses, persons who overuse Heroin seek the ‘high’ to alleviate pain. Withdrawal avoidance is a major cause associated with opiate dependency. Our rapid detox for Heroin breaks the vicious cycle. More on Heroin detox.

The Waismann Method

At the Waismann Method, we treat drug dependency as a reversible condition due to a chemical imbalance caused by prolonged Heroin use. We treat our patients who seek Heroin detox with professionalism, dignity and respect.

The Waismann Method of Rapid Detoxification reverses Heroin dependency in a safe, humane, and non-judgmental setting. More on the Waismann Method.