Find a Heroin Detox Program

Heroin detox is not just the first step in ridding yourself of one of the world's most addictive, dangerous drugs - it is perhaps the MOST important step. Without the right heroin detox program, addicts often fail in their attempts to get clean. Call Treatment Solutions Network today at 877-417-6237 for free help in finding the right heroin detox center for you.

Aren't all heroin detox facilities basically the same?

Not at all. Heroin detox centers vary in how they handle the difficult withdrawal symptoms associated with the drug. Some heroin detox centers, for example, offer "rapid detox" or "detox in a day" services that are downright dangerous. Rapid detox centers often use general anesthesia as part of their speedy detox, but that methodology led to multiple patient deaths in a 2005 Columbia University study.

At Treatment Solutions Network, you can feel confident that our heroin detoxification centers won't treat you with life-threatening bogus science - but they WILL do everything they can to ease the unpleasantness of heroin withdrawal.

What are the symptoms of heroin withdrawal?

Heroin withdrawal symptoms can be nasty. The good news is that high-quality heroin detox or opiate detox programs will give clients medication designed to ease these symptoms. Still, recovering addicts may experience one or more of the following during detox:

Nausea
Body Pain
Insomnia
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Sweats
Cold Flashes

Don't let the challenges of heroin detox scare you

Remember, with the right heroin detox center, withdrawal symptoms can be made manageable. The prescription medications used to reduce client discomfort include methadone - a drug that has successfully helped addicts quit heroin for more than 30 years. Methadone is a synthetic opiate that is not intoxicating and reduces the desire for heroin, while preventing withdrawal symptoms. Other drugs may include suboxone, certain tranquilizers and other drugs prescribed based on your symptoms. For more information call us now at 877-417-6237.

Julia Jointer, a recovering heroin addict from Illinois, shared her first methadone experience with the Copley News Service. In just two hours since her last heroin use, Jointer was already experiencing withdrawal - her back ached, her legs felt like they were crawling, her stomach was cramping, and she was sweating.

Jointer then took her first dose of methadone - the powder mixed up and poured into a glass of punch. It tasted a bit like crushed aspirin, and Jointer said "It didn't give me any instant gratification like heroin."

An hour later, though, Jointer's sweats were gone, and her stomach had stabilized. She didn't feel high, instead she felt WELL.

It was a different world from the deep despair Jointer had experienced during 11 years of heroin addiction.

Heroin "is a drug that affects your body and affects your soul," Jointer said. "It strips you of all dignity and all respect. It dangles your soul in front of you and says, 'What will you do for me today?"

Without heroin detox, addicts are putting their life in danger

Every day that a heroin addict delays entering detox, they are risking a fatal heroin overdose. Other serous health consequences of untreated heroin use include:

Liver disease
Kidney disease
Pulmonary complications
Diseases spread through shared needles, such as HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B and C. Approximately 70-80 percent of new Hepatitis C infections in the U.S. each year are the result of injection drug use.

Heroin detox is the first step to recovery - but not the only step

Heroin detox can open up the door to a drug-free better life - but detox is just the door, not the destination. Getting clean and STAYING clean requires a comprehensive drug rehab program that will fix the root causes of your or your loved one's addiction.

With recovery will come a whole new feeling of happiness - not the kind of happiness that disappears in a few hours after the drug has worn off, but true, enduring happiness.

Call Treatment Solutions Network today at 877-417-6237 for more information on heroin detoxification.

No matter your insurance, be it Cigna, Aetna, Humana, Blue Cross / Blue Shield (BCBS), Assurant, Unicare, United Health Care, Anthem, Carefirst, Asuris Northwest Health, Golden Rule, Celtic Insurance, Fortis, Health Net, Kaiser, Vista, Shelter, Wellpoint, Tri Care, Accordia or even Medicare, and state insurance - we can help you find heroin detox. We also offer many affordable self pay options as well as luxury heroin detox programs.