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Heroin

Medical Detoxification is the process of systematically withdrawing a patient from addicting drugs while under medical supervision. Medically supervised detoxification treats the acute physiological effects of stopping drug use in a way that minimizes discomfort while accomplishing withdrawal as quickly as possible with minimal risk to the patient.

Tarzana Treatment Centers provides medical detoxification in either an inpatient or outpatient setting depending on the severity of likely withdrawal symptoms, other medical and psychological factors, and the degree of support for detoxification in the patient's environment.

Heroin Withdrawal Symptoms
    
  • Chills
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  • Coughing
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  • Diarrhea, may be severe
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  • Dilated pupils
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  • Dysphoria
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  • Fever
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  • Gooseflesh
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  • High blood pressure
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  • Insomnia
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  • Irritability
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  • Loss of appetite
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  • Muscle cramps
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  • Nausea and vomiting
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  • Panic
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  • Rapid Pulse


    • During withdrawal, the euphoria that results from taking heroin turns to dysphoria - the patient feels miserable and craves the drug that has been repeatedly used to avoid this feeling. Medically supervised detoxification helps the patient to persevere with treatment through the most severe physical and emotional symptoms.

    In most cases, medically supervised detox from heroin consists of providing methadone or buprenorphine, or clonodine and steadily tapering the dose to zero while managing withdrawal symptoms.

    For information about medical detoxification please call 800-996-1051 or contact us by email here.