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Tip 1 - Treating opiate addiction, Part I: Detoxification and maintenance - Harvard Health

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by lillenlillen 2 | permalink

(This article was first printed in the December 2004 issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter. For more information or to order, please go to www.health.harvard.edu/mental.) Opiates are outranked only by alcohol as humanity's oldest, most widespread...
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For further reading: http://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/treating_opiate_addiction_detoxification_and_maintenance ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to Make it Through Heroin Withdrawals - Alcohol Rehab

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by John Macomber | permalink

Fear of Heroin Withdrawals Most addicts will reach a stage where they know that they’ve had enough. One thing that can hold them back from giving up the drug is fear of withdrawals. The truth is that things can get a bit uncomfortable as the body adjusts to the new situation, but these symptoms are...

For further reading: http://alcoholrehab.com/drug-addiction/how-to-make-it-through-heroin-withdrawals/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - Drug Detox - Withdrawal Symptoms, Programs and At Home Methods

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Luis Areias | permalink

At the outset of every drug rehab program, an individual must complete the process of detoxification. Drug detox is a crucial step towards recovery for a number of reasons, perhaps most importantly that it represents the overcoming of the physical addiction to drugs.

For further reading: http://luxury.rehabs.com/drug-detox/ ^[3]