Sober Living
Exploring Treatment Options for Heroin Addiction Recovery
While relapse is a normal part of recovery, for some drugs, it can be very dangerous—even deadly. If a person uses as much of the drug as they did before quitting, they can easily overdose because their bodies are no longer adapted to their previous level of drug exposure. An overdose happens when the person uses enough of a drug to produce uncomfortable feelings, life-threatening symptoms, or death. The advantage of diamorphine over morphine is that diamorphine is more fat soluble and therefore more potent by injection, so smaller doses of it are needed for the same effect on pain. Both of these factors are advantageous if giving high doses of opioids via the subcutaneous route, which is often necessary for palliative care. Recovery Center Locations Medical detoxification, often referred to simply as detox, is the critical first step in the treatment of heroin addiction. Withdrawal symptoms may begin within 12 hours of the last dose, and they peak near day two or three. The program