HEROIN ADDICTION
DRUG REHAB
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Street names associated with heroin include "smack," "H," "skag," and "junk." Other names may refer to types of heroin produced in a specific geographical area, such as "Mexican black tar."
In the brain, heroin is converted to morphine and binds rapidly to opioid receptors.
Heroin is sometimes sniffed, or the fumes from the heated powder is inhaled (this method is sometimes called "chasing the dragon").
The large majority of heroin is illegally manufactured and imported, which originates largely from the Indian sub-continent.
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Heroin
Treatment 
Heroin Addiction Recovery
is similar to the recovery of most addictive drugs, except that heroin addiction
withdrawal can last several weeks to months. Attempting heroin addiction detoxification
without proffessional assistance is not only dangerous, but sometimes deadly.
Heroin addiction withdrawal can cause serious physical and emotional trauma
including: stroke, heart attack and even death. Methadone is often used to ease
heroin withdrawal, though this typically ends with the individual acquiring
an addiction to another drug. Recovery from heroin addiction involves detoxification
as the initial step. Secondly, the individual needs to be willing to participate
in a rehabilitation program and continually exert themselves daily throughout
their heroin addiction rehabilitation program. The highest documented success
rates for heroin addiction recovery are through long term drug rehabilitation
treatment lasting at least 3 to 6 months. This gives structure and support to
provide long term recovery from heroin addiction.
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