Heroin Addiction

Heroin Detox and Treatment

Drugs like OxyContin and other Opiate drugs such morphine, codeine, Dilaudid, methadone are not illegal and don't carry the same stigma as heroin. These Opiate drugs are now the new starter drugs that our kids are finding in the family medicine cabinets. Once the supply is gone they move on to street drugs. Heroin an "Opiate" is considered to be one of the most addictive drugs sold illegally today. Next thing you know years later if they are lucky enough not to die or end up in prison. The now 18-25 year old's are showing up in opiate detoxs/drug rehabs as full blown Heroin and Opiate addicts after years of abuse. Heroin Addiction 2014 RIR Sponsor[/caption] Someone who is addicted to Heroin will go to any length to obtain it. Moreover, when such a person stops taking the drug he or she will suffer serious physical consequences of withdrawal. A detoxification for heroin addiction is usually necessary to get this drug out of the users system. There are many excellent detoxes for Heroin addiction and the drug rehab Center works as part of a treatment network with many of them. Read More

Heroin Addiction

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Heroin Addiction

by Holistic Lifestyles Radio on Jun.01, 2010, under Home

Heroin is considered to be one of the most addictive drugs sold illegally today. Someone who is addicted to Heroin will go to any length to obtain it. Moreover, when such a person stops taking the drug he or she will suffer serious physical consequences of withdrawal. A detoxification for heroin addiction is usually necessary to get this drug out of the users system. There are many excellent detoxes for Heroin addiction and the Challenges Treatment Center works as part of a treatment network with many of them in Florida.

Treatment for Heroin addiction will vary according to the length of time which someone has been addicted , to their physical symptoms and medical condition in general and to whatever other drugs , including alcohol, which they may have been mixing with their use of Heroin. People generally will use heroin in two ways, either snorting or injecting. The first time a person uses Heroin the drug causes a feeling of extreme euphoria ( and sometimes paranoia ) and this is intoxicating. The drug also has noticable effects on the user physically ; heaviness all over his body, skin flushes, and dry mouth. Heroin also affects the brain of the user including the central nervous system. In truth, Heroin causes symptoms which mimic in many ways those of a person having a mild stroke, such as a very slow gait, and a hard time talking and imparied physical movement of the extremities.

There are also long term consequences of Heroin addiction. Long time repeated use of Heroin can cause damage to the lungs and weaken the circulatory system. It can also cause clogging of the blood vessels which affects vital organs such as the heart, liver, and kidneys. The drug can be deadly if use continues.

Treatment for Heroin addiction is deigned to help the user stop taking the drug which will hopefully mean that his or her physical damage will repair itself with time. Also, since a long time Heroin user will likely have ruined his or her relationships with family and friends and have experienced other negative social , legal and career consequences from the addiction treatment is also designed to begin the process of restoring the person back into normal society. With time in recovery ,away from the drug , the former user can be restored to a hopeful state of mind and body.

Challenges Treatment Center is an addiction treatment rehab facility which can help the Heroin addict find freedom from the addiction. Challenges helps people in the recovery process from this addiction as we start to case manage the addict right from the beginning during the detoxification process, known to be the hardest phase during heroin addiction treatment.

This Florida Heroin addiction rehab is a place of healthy re entry back into normal life. Challenges provides a spiritual environment for the recovering person to meditate, relax, and learn why he or she has sought drug use as an escape from life. Someone in treatment at Challenges will receive one-on-one, group, and family counseling with the goal being to restore this person back to a healthy normal life, restoring relationships with their loved ones, accepting behaviors, consequences and actions of the past, and being inspired by the struggles and triumphs of other addicts in recovery.

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Relapse Prevention and Relapse Treatment

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Relapse Prevention and Relapse Treatment

by Holistic Lifestyles Radio on Jun.01, 2010, under Home

Relapse Prevention and Relapse Treatment: Challenges Program is a state licensed and JCAHO accredited private addictions and mental health treatment center located in the greater Fort Lauderdale, Florida area. Challenges Program specializes in the treatment of adults for issues relating to chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, multi occurring disorders as well as individuals with a history of chronic relapse.

Challenges Program Relapse Treatment and Prevention Specialists Challenges’ focused and highly specialized dedication to relapse treatment and relapse prevention, is uniquely distinguished from other types of treatment facilities. Whether it’s addictions, drug abuse and chemical dependency, or dual-diagnosed disorders,Challenges is the preferred facility for the treatment of relapse.

Challenges is the first facility in this country to provide intensive treatment of relapse as a specialty, and we feature the first and only treatment center which has been awarded national certification as a “Center of Excellence”:in relapse treatment and prevention by the renowned and leading international expert in the treatment of relapse, Terence Gorski. (Gorski-CENAPS).

The Challenges Program model of relapse prevention treatment represents a new and unique direction in relapse care. We incorporate the latest, cutting edge technology together with traditional treatment, twelve-step oriented treatment, and alternative treatment therapies for those challenged by alcoholism and drug abuse, chemical dependency, as well as co-existing, co-occurring and dual diagnosed disorders.

The exceptional treatment at Challenges is highly individualized and holistic in nature, offering the individual a significant chance of success. Call Here for more information 877-799-8773

Terry Gorski Brought To You By Challenges-Program

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Terry Gorski Brought To You By Challenges-Program

by Holistic Lifestyles Radio on Jun.18, 2010, under Home

Every Monday & Thursday Night Our 10 PM EDT Show On Holistic Lifestyles Radio- We Want To Thank Our Sponsor Challenges Program For Their Support of the Relapse Prevention Hour with Terry Gorski.

Challenges’ program is specifically focused on relapse prevention. Challenges is the first facility in the country to receive special national certification as a Relapse Prevention “Center of Excellence” by the leading international expert in this field, Terence Gorski.

It is our belief, and the foundational component of our treatment program, that relapse prevention must provide and incorporate new strategies for the client, in the future, to be able to effectively deal with the entire potential multitude of symptoms, disorders, addictions and behaviors that in the past have combined to wreck havoc in the client’s life.

Introduction to Relapse Prevention We define Relapse Prevention as a strategy to train alcohol and other drug abusers to cope more effectively and to overcome the stressors or triggers in their environments related to alcoholism and drug addiction that may cause relapse to build into chemical dependency.

Drug addiction and alcoholism are diseases that, when left untreated or poorly treated, are typified by chronic relapse. The prevention of relapse is a critical part of any effective treatment for drug and alcohol abuse. Understanding Relapse In order to understand the fundamentals behind Relapse Prevention , one must first understand relapse itself. In the medical community, a relapse is a regression after a period of partial recovery from an illness. In addiction treatment (or drug treatment) Relapse may easily be defined as returning to a specific behavior after a period of abstinence (stopping) from that particular behavior, that is, drug abuse. A relapse does not just happen by itself.

There are outside influences and contributing factors, and one can find evidence and warning signs that an individual might be in danger of returning to the destructive patterns of substance abuse. There is one accepted fact about relapse: Relapse does not come on suddenly and without warning, it is a process over time. Call 877-799-8773