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Michigan’s Heroin Problem
Heroin is widely available throughout the entire state of Michigan, but is most active around the cities of Detroit and Flint. The city of Detroit is one of the most active heroin distribution centers in the country and is a vital transshipment point throughout the entire Midwest. Large quantities of heroin found in Michigan are imported from South America and Mexico, and is sold relatively cheap compared to other areas of the country. With heroin usage rates at all time highs in many parts of Detroit and the upper Michigan peninsula, many citizens and law enforcement officials alike are concerned that is growing problem is only getting worse.
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Heroin Abuse
Heroin is a highly addictive and dangerous drug that is extracted from the seed pod of certain types of poppy plants. The reason why heroin is so dangerous is because it's processed from naturally occurring morphine. This has powerful effects on the body and can cause long term dependency only after a few times using the drug. Additionally, heroin is often mixed with other substances to boost the street value, which can make it exponentially more dangerous to the user. Heroin is responsible for thousands of overdose deaths every year, and continues to be one of the most dangerous and abused substances man has ever created.
Heroin Addiction and Withdrawal
Heroin addiction is a chronic, relapsing condition, often characterized by compulsive drug seeking and heroin abuse. Heroin addiction can often lead to profound degrees of tolerance and physical dependency on the drug. Physical dependence develops after higher and higher doses are needed to give the user the desired effect. With physical dependence, the body, specifically the brain, adapts to the presence of heroin in the body and needs the drug to function normally.
As the user becomes more dependent on the drug, physical withdrawal symptoms can set in if use is stopped abruptly. Withdrawal symptoms include restlessness, bone and muscle pain, insomnia, diarrhea, vomiting, cold flashes and profuse sweating to just name a few. Withdrawal symptoms may occur as soon as a few hours after the taking the drug and can last anywhere from 24-48 hours to a week. However, some people have reported persistent withdrawal symptoms lasting for several months. Heroin withdrawal is not lethal to otherwise healthy adults, but can cause death to those in poor health as well as to the fetus of a pregnant addict.
Michigan Heroin Addiction Treatment Using Suboxone
Suboxone, also known as Subutex, uses the active ingredient Buprenorphine to help ease withdrawal symptoms associated with long term opiate abuse. Suboxone also has a powerful detoxifying effect, and works to block any existing opiates in the body. Suboxone is a partial opiate agonist which means it will stimulate receptors in the brain, but only at a controlled level to help the body deal with powerful withdrawal symptoms. Dosage will then by tapered off until the body is completely void of all opiates, and the recovery process is complete. Suboxone is also effective on any opiate based prescription drug withdrawal such as oxycontin, oxycodone, vicodin, percocet, and morphine.
Find A Suboxone Doctor in Michigan
Suboxone can only be obtained through a prescription from a doctor who is licensed by the SAMHSA to administer suboxone. To find a Michigan heroin addiction recovery center, please check out our extensive Michigan suboxone directory for a licensed doctor in your area.
