Heroin addiction treatment
Treatment for heroin addiction begins with a medically supervised period of detoxification. This includes a comprehensive assessment of the needs of each client, and the development of a personalised withdrawal management programme.
A heroin detox can take 10 to 14 days depending on the circumstances and the individual. Your detoxification will be supervised by trained medical specialists.
Admitting or recognising your addiction is the largest and hardest step. But take the vital first step, and we will help you beat your drug addiction.
Heroin withdrawal
Symptomatic control with Lofexidine.Substitute prescribing of an opiate such as buprenorphine which will replace the heroin and then be reduced in a controlled manner.
Drug rehabilitation therapy - top of page
Heroin rehabilitation therapy is the next stage of your heroin addiction treatment, and involves group and individual therapy. You will address the reasons behind your heroin use, attitudes to drugs and issues surrounding your personal relationships.
Group therapy and one to one therapy encourage self-knowledge, self-esteem, relapse prevention, building support systems and awareness of problems as a result of the drug problem.
Relapse prevention helps you avoid a return to uncontrolled drug use. Recovering addicts most commonly relapse when they experience a negative emotion such as frustration, anxiety or depression. In relapse prevention treatment, you are shown coping mechanisms you can implement at times of future anxiety.
Aftercare - top of page
Naltrexone (an opiate blocker) can be considered to prevent relapse. This
can be implanted or taken orally.
The Causeway offers 12 months post detox addiction aftercare support and
advice.