| If you have just found out that a family member is | | | | dangerous. Some of the symptoms are: vomiting, |
| addicted to heroin, you are having a lot of conflicting | | | | diarrhea and fever. That sounds like a case of the |
| emotions. There is surprise, anger, shock, frustration | | | | stomach flu, right? How can that be dangerous? Well, |
| and confusion. Truly the people closest are the last | | | | if your loved one has an history of heart disease, the |
| ones to recognize what has been right in front of | | | | increased pulse and blood pressure that happens |
| them for years. As he or she gets clean, you need | | | | during detox could be worrisome. Of if there is the |
| to understand what is happening physically. | | | | possibility of HIV, the fever and dehydration are |
| Detoxification can look really scary and understanding | | | | serious concerns. |
| what the symptoms are and how the process works | | | | If the addict is not in good health, perhaps he or she |
| will give you the strength you need to be a part of | | | | has been on the street for awhile, the detox should |
| the recovery process. | | | | happen in a medical facility. The danger of HIV, |
| First, these symptoms can also describe other opiate | | | | hepatitis and abscesses is going to be very high, so |
| withdrawals. Drugs like morphine and oxycodone are | | | | having medical care is paramount. In addition, the |
| basically opiates so their detox will look similar. The | | | | detox is going to cause any old injuries to flare up. |
| average heroin detox begins about 12 hours after | | | | People experience back aches, tooth aches and |
| the last dose was administered. The time needed to | | | | worse during the withdrawal. |
| fully flush the drug from the system is 5 days. This is | | | | Of course all of these conditions can be treated with |
| much shorter than many other drugs, most notably | | | | medicines, and that is great news. Everything that |
| alcohol, which has a 4-6 week detox time frame. | | | | can be done to make the detoxification easy should |
| Many people want to try home heroin detox. While | | | | be done. We hope that he or she is only going to |
| that is understandable, you as a concerned loved | | | | have to detox once and then be able to stay clean |
| one, should do your best to get them to a clinic or | | | | going forward. It is scary to face the fact of |
| drug treatment center. Some of the heroin | | | | addiction, but once the detox has happened, true |
| withdrawal symptoms are not life threatening but | | | | recovery is possible. Then you both have the rest of |
| they are messy and if prolonged could become | | | | your lives ahead of you to enjoy, drug-free. |