Addiction Treatment Center Florida Heroin Addiction

House of Freedom is an addiction treatment center in Florida that is CARF accredited and has been a leader of drug & alcohol rehabilitation services for more than 30 years.  Many of our rehabilitation patients suffer from heroin addiction.  A highly addictive drug, Heroin, is used by millions of addicts around the world. Heroin is manufactured from the resin of poppy plants. Milky, sap-like opium is first removed from the pod of the poppy flower which is then refined to make morphine and then further refined into different forms of heroin.

Also known as smack and brown sugar, heroin is usually injected, smoked or sniffed. Its first use creates a sensation of being high. A person feels extroverted and is able to communicate easily with others.  Heroin users usually turn to addiction treatment center Florida.

Heroin: Facts and Figures

• An estimate of 9.2 million people around world use heroin.
• In 2007, World’s opium supply accounted for a total export value of about $4 billion.
• The 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported that about 153,000 current heroin users reside in the US in 2007. Other estimates give figures as high as 900,000.
• Heroin was involved in four of every five drug-related deaths in Europe, according to a 2008 report from the European Monitoring Center on Drugs and Drug Addiction.
• Heroin accounts for 18% of admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.

The Heroin Harm

Some of the initial effects of heroin includes a surging sensation which is often called as “rush”. This feeling is accompanied by a warm feeling of the skin and a dry mouth.

As these initial effects fade, the user becomes drowsy for several hours. The basic body metabolism such as breathing and heartbeat slow down.

Within hours after the drug effects have decreased, the addict’s body begins to crave for more. If he does not get another fix, he will begin to experience withdrawal symptoms. Withdrawal includes extreme physical and mental retardation which is experienced if the body is not supplied again. Withdrawal symptoms might also include restlessness, aches and pains in the bones, diarrhea, vomiting and severe discomfort. With continued usage, a user needs greater amount of heroin to get ‘high’.

Continued usage can lead to collapsed veins and infections in blood vessel and heart valves. Other long term effects include Arthritis and Tuberculosis.

The addict lifestyle often leads to AIDS and other contagious infections. An  estimate of 35,000 infections each year in the United States, is related to drug users who use needles.

The Heroin Look

Heroin today has become more common than ever. Between 1995 and 2002, the number of teenagers in America, aged between 12 and 17, that used heroin at some point in their lives increased by 300%, and the numbers from the last decade are equally overwhelming.

The “heroin look” consists of blank expression, waxy complexion, dark circles under the eyes, sunken cheeks, excessive thinness and greasy hair. Unfortunately, this look is now being promoted by popular magazines and fashion circles as chic. Some fashion designers, photographers and celebrities have influenced an entire generation of youth, by portraying heroin use in magazines and music videos as fashionable and even desirable.

Many people experiment with heroin thinking, “I’ll try it once or twice. I can always stop.” But the substance is so addictive that it is nearly impossible to turn it back.

Heroin Addiction has become one of the greatest evil of the society that has already claimed lives of thousands of people. Many addiction treatment center Florida now offer specialized program to end heroin addiction and lead a normal life.

House of Freedom is CARF Accredited, Christian drug rehab center in Orlando Florida, which unlike traditional addiction treatment centers, we deliver substance abuse treatment center services that deal with the physical, mental, social, and spiritual component of drug and alcohol addiction treatment.  Our alcohol and drug rehabilitation center has both inpatient drug rehab services and outpatient drug treatment in Orlando Florida.

If you or a loved one are in need of drug or alcohol addiction rehab treatment center in Orlando Florida, GET HELP NOW!!  Contact us at 1-888-796-8040.