What is Heroin-Addiction
Heroin or diacetylmorphine (INN) is a semi-synthetic opioid. It is the 3,6-diacetyl derivative of morphine (hence diacetylmorphine) and is synthesised from it by acetylation. The w...
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Heroin Addiction & Recovery Treatments
| Treatment | Description | Reviewed by | Helps | |
 | Narcotics Anonymous (NA) | Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a twelve-step program of recovery from drug addiction, mo... Read Reviews | 93 Members | 85% of the time |
| Residential Treatment Center | A residential treatment center is a live-in therapy/behavior modification facility fo... Read Reviews | 81 Members | 88% of the time |
| Suboxone | Buprenorphine, is an opioid drug with partial agonist and antagonist actions. Bupreno... Read Reviews | 80 Members | 87% of the time |
| Methadone | Methadone is a synthetic opioid, used medically as an analgesic and in the treatment ... Read Reviews | 42 Members | 87% of the time |
| Subutex | Buprenorphine, is an opioid drug with partial agonist and antagonist actions. Bupreno... Read Reviews | 38 Members | 89% of the time |
| Naltrexone | Naltrexone is an opioid receptor antagonist used primarily in the management of alcoh... Read Reviews | 20 Members | 88% of the time |
| Detox | A form of drug rehabilitation, used to treat alcoholism or other drug addiction. The ... Read Reviews | 10 Members | 100% of the time |
| Cold Turkey | "Cold turkey" is a slang expression describing the actions of a person who gives up a... Read Reviews | 9 Members | 75% of the time |
| Writing | "Learn as much by writing as by reading." - Lord Acton Read Reviews | 6 Members | 100% of the time |
| Support from Friends & Family | The support and encouragement of friends and family can have a very powerful effect o... Read Reviews | 5 Members | 100% of the time |
| Prayer | Prayer is an active effort to communicate with a deity or spirit either to offer prai... Read Reviews | 5 Members | 100% of the time |
| Psychotherapy | Psychotherapy is a range of techniques which use only dialog and communication and wh... Read Reviews | 3 Members | 100% of the time |
| AA Meetings | Alcoholics Anonymous is an international community of alcoholics who meet in groups. ... Read Reviews | 3 Members | 100% of the time |
| Faith | Faith is belief, trust or confidence often based on a transpersonal relationship with... Read Reviews | 3 Members | 100% of the time |
| Support Groups | In a support group, members provide each other with various types of nonprofessional,... Read Reviews | 3 Members | 100% of the time |
