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Why cant people that are addicted to heroin or meth just start drinking while detoxing from those drugs and ease the withdrawal?
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∙ 11y ago
Actually it is very common for people addicted and physically dependent to a drug to use other substances to help with withdrawal symptoms. Methamphetamine does not really cause physical dependence so withdrawal is mostly psychological withdrawal. It is also important to understand that addiction, simply put is psychological dependence. Physical dependence (although common with many drugs of abuse) alone does not constitute addiction. In fact some drugs that can cause physical dependence are not addicted at all (eg., beta-blockers, prednisone). In some cases Heroin and other opioid withdrawal may be medically managed with medications like benzodiazepines which produce effects similar to alcohol. The problem is that simply detoxing it typically not enough to prevent an addict from relapsing. A combination of a proper medical detox and treatment for addiction and any other psychiatric disorders is needed for a person to have the best chance.
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What happens if you Use methamphetamines while detoxing off heroin?
You now are addicted to 2 drugs, and have doubled your chances of dying.
Will the baby be addicted if the mom did heroin in the first 5 month of her pregnancy?
No, If you havent done it after 4 days then all the withdrawal symptoms will be gone. The first 5 months you did it of course you and baby were both addicted, but if you have stopped since then you will be okay, the baby feels what you feel, so when you are done detoxing so is the baby.
What is a synthetic opiate that blocks the effects of heroin and eliminates withdrawal symptoms has a proven record of success for people addicted to heroin?
Suboxone
What is the punishment of taking heroin?
The punishment is that you stay addicted to it for the rest of your life. The withdrawal is a real pain in the butt. if you stay on it it will eat your soul away.
What movie was Samuel l Jackson detoxing from heroin in?
jungle fever
Is alcohol withdrawal worse than heroine withdrawal?
I don't think that saying that "alcohol withdrawal is "worse" than heroin withdrawal" is a helpful comparison. A better way of saying it would be to say that "alcohol withdrawal is more dangerous than heroin withdrawal." The primary reason that alcohol withdrawal is considered to be more dangerous than heroin withdrawal is because with alcohol withdrawal, if not under medical supervision, there is a very good chance of death (due to the seizures that often accompany withdrawal I believe). Now this isn't to say that you WILL die. But why take that chance? (I have heard that you can die from heroin withdrawal too, but I believe that that is an extremely rare). I am currently trying to quit drinking, but have had several medical professionals tell me not to quit drinking yet because I am not yet in a medical facility. I know it sounds strange, but continuing to drink is something an alcoholic should do until they can be under medical observation. Reagardless, the main point of the comparison is to break this myth than an alcoholic could/should just say "I'm not going to drink anymore" and just sit at home detoxing by themselves, because there is a very significant chance that they could die. If you are an alcoholic, and are trying to quit drinking, you should consult some sort of medical professional, preferrably a specialist in alcohol recovery, who can advise you in the steps you need to take to overcome your addiction without putting your life in jeopardy.
Are addicted to heroin is are referred as what?
junkies
When you use heroin do you get addicted to it?
YES!
What drugs do you have to be addicted to take methadone?
heroin
Where can you get help if you are addicted to heroin?
james's house
How can you go through heroin withdrawal without the use of Suboxone and methadone but maybe the use of Klonopin or Xanax?
Klonopin and Xanax are not opiates, so, they will do nothing to alleviate the symptoms of heroin withdrawal. Only another opiate can alleviate the symptoms of heroin withdrawal.
Are there people who use heroin responsibly and without becoming addicted?
No. Heroin is extremely addictive. There is no such thing as using heroin responsibly.
