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Colorado Heroin Addiction on the Rise
Because of Colorado’s close proximity with Mexico, Mexican poly-drug organizations as well as local street gangs are involved in a widespread drug distribution network that has made dangerous drugs like heroin and oxycontin widely available. With a wide availability of Mexican black tar heroin, heroin use Colorado’s large metropolitan areas including Denver, Boulder and even Colorado Springs, has seen a dramatic rise in recent years. Various law enforcement and treatment centers alike both suggest that because of this large scale availability of heroin and prescription drugs from Mexico, usage rates are reaching dangerous levels.
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Seeking Help for a Heroin Addiction in Colorado
Quite often, a person addicted to heroin, or powerful prescription drugs, knows deep inside they have problem and needs outside help to break the vicious addiction. Heroin addiction not only causes pain and destruction for the individual, but the persons friends, family and loved ones as well. Abusing heroin can result in very serious health-related consequences which can include hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases as well as an overdose which can be fatal. Chronic addiction to heroin can also result in infections of the heart, kidney, liver, lungs, collapsed veins, pneumonia and brain damage.
Heroin and Opiate Withdrawal
Long term heroin and prescription drug abuse can lead to physical dependence and severe heroin withdrawal symptoms. After long term opiate abuse, the body naturally adapts to the presence of the drug and withdrawal symptoms can occur if use is abruptly stopped. Symptoms of withdrawal can include restlessness, bone and muscle pain, insomnia, vomiting, diarrhea, cold flashes and elevated heart rate. Major withdrawal symptoms peak anywhere from 24-48 hours after the last dose was taken and typically subsides after about a week. However, in rare cases some users have shown persistent withdrawal signs that have lasted for many months. Opiate withdrawal is not fatal for otherwise healthy adults, but can post a serious health risk to those in poor health.
Suboxone Detox for Opiate Withdrawal
If you or someone you love is struggling with a heroin or prescription drug addiction you may want to consider a suboxone rehab plan that can help kick the addiction once and for all. Suboxone is a prescription medication administered in a Colorado outpatient setting that helps to ease withdrawal symptoms associated with addiction to opiate based drugs. Suboxone is not only effect on heroin withdrawal symptoms, but also equally effective for other opiate based prescription pain killers like oxycodone, oxycontin, vicodin, percocet, codeine, hydroquinone, and morphine. Suboxone also works to detoxify the body of any remaining opiates and gets you on a quick path to recovery.
Suboxone is most effective when administered with other addiction treatment methods such as individual counseling, behavioral therapy, and support groups. It is important to remember that Suboxone can only be administered by a doctor authorized to prescribe Suboxone. If you're looking to speak with a physician about the benefits of Suboxone do not hesitate to look through our Colorado Suboxone directory for a authorized Suboxone physician near you.
