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Heroin addiction occurs when a person is so used to taking heroin that he or she must take it on a regular basis in order to function normally. Heroin is an opiate, one of many drugs derived from the Opium poppy. It is also a nervous system depressant. Frequent use of heroin causes physical, psychological and biochemical changes in the body that makes the person dependent on the drug. This dependence on the drug makes it very difficult for an addict to stop using heroin.
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Fast Facts
- Symptoms: Slurred speech, heavy eyelids, small pupils, drowsiness
- Chronic use may lead to liver and kidney disease, heart and lung damage and bacterial infections
- Can be injected, eaten, inhaled, snorted
- Can contract HIV or Hepatitis from needle sharing
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Withdrawal and treatment
Heroin withdrawal causes symptoms such as sweating, nausea, and tremors. Generally, a substitute medication such as methadone or Buprenorphine is administered to the patient to help ease withdrawal symptoms. Removing heroin from a patient's system is only the first step in a drug treatment program. For lasting success, a long-term treatment program, such as a live-in treatment facility or regular outpatient care, is necessary. -
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@majicDave I heard from @lilwhitebear and @markusn you have an heroin addiction... I can help with the desyntox cure... LOL ;-).
@frederictessier | November 08, 2009 11:48 AM -
people on anti-smoking facebook groups talk about smoking like it's heroin-addiction
@rosasottile | November 08, 2009 11:15 AM -
ah back at the bar where i was convinced i was going to get a heroin addiction. fun.
@WANGBOT | November 08, 2009 05:36 AM -
Meantime the experts claim that nicotine withdrawal is comparable to a heroin addiction?
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