Heroin addiction has long been one of the world’s worst drug problems. Millions of people have used heroin because it is an easily derived drug that comes from a naturally growing plant – the opium poppy. Heroin isn’t really a new drug. Basic forms of it have been used for thousands of years. When early man would get high (usually with the goal of spiritually enlightenment) opium was one of the substances they would use to accomplish it.
The Power of Heroin Addiction
In modern day, there are few drugs that have done as much damage as heroin. It not only destroys the body and mind, it is also incredibly addictive. Many long-time addicts have said that they were hooked from the first time they tried it. Sometimes they started out using a less-addictive and less-dangerous drug (such as marijuana), and it simply wasn’t doing it anymore. So, the addicts try something more powerful (such as heroin) and find themselves in a world of trouble.
At its most basic, heroin is a nervous system depressant. The drug slows down most of the systems in your body. It can make your digestion slow down to the point that you are getting frequently constipated. You can get nauseous and find yourself vomiting. It can slow your muscles down so much that it feels like your whole body is “heavy” and that you have a slow reaction time. The most dangerous part is that heroin also slows down your breathing and heart rate. A user might think that the euphoria and painkilling effects of heroin make it feel great, but they often don’t realize what a dangerous situation they are putting their bodies in.
If you take too much heroin at any given time (and really, any amount can be too much), your heart rate and breathing can slow down so much that your heart actually stops or you lose consciousness. If you lose consciousness and then start vomiting (as was mentioned above), you can choke on your own vomit and die before you ever wake up. Many famous actors and musicians have died this way after using heroin. This isn’t even counting the tens of thousands of regular Americans that have met the same fate without ever making it onto the nightly news.
Quitting Heroin is Incredibly Hard
You’d think that once a heroin addict figured out how awful this drug was that they would just quit. It’s not that easy, however. Heroin is one of the most addictive drugs known to man. Your body and brain get used to the sensations that heroin creates, and you start to crave that sensation, wanting to have it all the time. If you don’t continue to shoot up, your body feels like it is missing something vital and starts to punish you with shaking, cold sweats and incredible, shooting pain.
It’s no surprise that many heroin addicts start to feel like it is simply impossible to quit. They hate how it feels to try.
You Can’t Quit Heroin without Help
The good news is that it is possible to quit heroin, but you need help. Fortunately, Narconon Arrowhead exists to provide that help. Arrowhead has helped thousands of addicts to get off of drugs, including heroin.
Some of the primary goals during this rehabilitation process to stop heroin use include:
- Drug free, safe and effective methods that help someone with full heroin detox
- Sauna detox to help with long term effects of use, cravings and relapse
- Improved communication skills, confront and control
- Regained ethics and a new moral code
- Restoration of broken relationships through condition repair
- The ability to deal with trouble areas in life so they do not lead to drug use again
- An ability to live drug free, happy, ethical and productive lives.
Narconon Arrowhead treatment goals can provide effective solutions for permanent sobriety for that has tried and/or is addicted to heroin. With a world-leading detoxification method, all heroin addicts have to do is show up.
With hard work, every addict can get clean right now.
Reference:
PRWeb.com: Former Narconon Arrowhead Patient Speaks for First Time on His Recovery from Heroin Addiction http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/04/prweb11760179.htm
