How Do I Stop A Powerful Drug Addiction To Herion?

Question by HandsomeClint: How Do I Stop A Powerful Drug Addiction To Herion?
I’ve have been having a bit of a problem with trying to stop shooting up Heroin. I hate the feeling and I’m afraid of getting caught by my family, wife and kids. I’m so not happy with myself and I wanted to try quiting 4 years ago but couldn’t stop. What can I do without going to a rehab place? I don’t want the attention from others and I hate feeling sneeky around my wife. It’s so hurtful. =[

Best answer:

Answer by Chris23uk
Its gonna be very VERY hard to stop without anyone knowing and not going to rehab. When you stop, you will start rattling(getting withdrawl symptoms) and anyone around will know what is happening. The sympoms are:

Withdrawal symptoms of heroin
The signs and symptoms of heroin withdrawal are the opposite of the direct pharmacological effects of heroin, and are typically compared to a bad case of flu depending on the user´s history of heroin use. On the other hand, withdrawal severity depends on dose and route of administration. A substantial portion of the physical symptoms seem to depend on the activity of a part of the brainstem called the locus coeruleus. Opiates depress this area and it would therefore be expected to become hyperactive during withdrawal. The locus coeruleus is an important center in the brain’s fear-alarm system, and such hyperactivity would be consistent with the marked anxiety and agitation that withdrawing addicts report.

Heroin withdrawal typically begins 6 to 8 hours after the user’s last dose of heroin. The most severe withdrawal symptoms tend to be experienced around 48 to 72 hours after the user’s last dose and last for an average of a week.

Anxiety and strong desire for the drug (cravings). Watery eyes, watery discharge from the nose, and yawning. Dilated (enlarged) pupils of the eyes, loss of appetite, shakes, hot and cold flashes, muscle cramps and aching body, fever, high blood pressure, fast pulse, goose flesh and rapid breathing, diarrhea, vomiting, low blood pressure, and dehydration.

Depression is also a symptom of heroin withdrawal. During withdrawal, many individuals experience such a deep and overwhelming depression and a feeling like they’re going to die, that they are not able to make it through the withdrawal process, and that is what leads to relapses. Withdrawal, nevertheless, almost never kills anyone. It can be harmful to people with HIV/AIDS. It can also be harmful to the fetus if a woman is pregnant, and to anyone with a serious health problem.

Take a look at that page and it might help you. I have a friend that kicked the habit, but it wasn’t easy.

Good luck, and I hope all works out for you.

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