Heroin Abuse & Addiction Rehab

Patients suffering from heroin withdrawal usually receive medication to help relieve some of the symptoms and increase the chances of retention. These drugs are non-addictive and may help keep cravings under control as well as improving other withdrawal side-effects.

There are three commonly used drugs:

• Buprenorphine/Naltrexone, which is a slow-acting opioid agonist. The drug has been proven to help patients who do not respond well to other medication.
• Buprenorphine, which is a partial opioid agonist. It relieves cravings without having the side-effects of other opioids.
• Naltrexone is an opioid antagonist that blocks the action of other opioid substances. However, a lot of patients have reported difficulty in receiving this treatment. As such, its effectiveness remains unclear.

Each addiction is unique and requires different treatment plans. As such, it is hard to establish a clear period for an effective rehabilitation program. The National Institute on Drug Abuse stresses the importance of patients receiving an adequate treatment plan, stating that those who receive long-term treatment have a higher success rate of overcoming addiction.

A medical professional usually establishes the period of treatment after properly assessing the patient’s condition.

Patients that follow a complex treatment plan have a better chance at a full rehabilitation. Detox facilities offer such treatments, addressing not only the physical nature of the addiction and the withdrawal symptoms but also the cause of the addiction through behavioral therapies.

Such therapy sessions are vital to ensure that patients can manage cravings after they’ve gone through withdrawal. Other psychological issues that may have led to the heroin addiction (abuse, family history of addiction, etc.) also must be discussed and treated during the patient’s recovery.

Detox centers employ professionals that are specialized in treating a variety of co-occurring conditions. These specialists understand that addiction treatment cannot come under a one size fits all umbrella and that most patients require medical attention not only for the addiction itself but also for overcoming challenges caused by their disease.

As such, a team of experts must assess the patient’s condition before establishing the course of treatment. Once the individual’s file is complete, the medical personnel will set the necessary plan of rehabilitation. For heroin addiction, patients must undergo both a medical and behavioral treatment.

First, it is vital to establish that relapse is by no means a sign of failure, but more an indication that treatment either needs to be continued or adjusted. Relapsing is a common issue that patients may face, and detox centers are equipped to handle this condition. Prevention techniques are integrated within behavioral therapy programs that aim to help patients manage cravings and improve their lifestyle, either through physical exercises, meditation, or a change in diet.

The Windward Way Treatment philosophy is all about offering both compassion & fully customizable structured care. We have crafted our addiction treatment program to be your “hope-away-from-home.” Since our experts continually receive regularly ongoing training of how to offer the utmost quality rehab for heroin possible, we will be providing you or your loved one the care he deserves.

No one begins the use of any substance ever believing that he will eventually need heroin addiction treatment. Given heroin’s capacity to wreck lives and its status as one of the greatest habit-forming substances in existence, it has proven itself—time and again—as enemy #1 for the men and women who enter our program. The facts speak for themselves, heroin can and does kill thousands each year. Don’t become another unfortunate statistic; call our treatment center now (855) 491-7694.

Don’t think for a second that we’d shy away from this challenge! Instead, Windward Way brings you an intricately structured, empathetic, and hope-filled therapy to deliver new life for those addicted to heroin. People just like you find recovery every day at Windward Way’s heroin addiction rehab. Our addiction and recovery pros can give you the answers you’re after. (855) 491-7694.

The care providers at Windward Way are well aware of how that clock on the wall just seems to stop when you’re going it alone, “cold turkey.” But you can rest easy knowing that our clinically supervised heroin detox will smooth your transition off heroin. Our intake specialists can inform you of the medications we use to facilitate an effective transition to detoxify your body from this poison.

Windward Way has wide experience as a fully certified substance abuse rehab to stop heroin addiction dead in its tracks. Above all else, we do this to give you a new life. With a friendly and informative chat, our intake specialists will show that our admissions process is remarkably straightforward to enter heroin addiction treatment. Imagine how great life could be: you, your son, boyfriend, husband, or friend won’t need to follow heroin’s siren call any longer. You can act right now to get the answers you’ve been looking for: (855) 491-7694.

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