Heroin

There are broadly three approaches to heroin addiction.
The first is simply to withdraw from the drug, and to deal with the withdrawal symptoms as they occur (the so-called 'cold turkey' approach).

A second approach, and certainly the most commonplace is the prescribing of the drug Methadone. This is a heroin substitute, and while it does not lead to the euphoria which is reported by users of heroin, it does effectively prevent withdrawal symptoms. The Methadone dose is then slowly reduced.

A third approach is rarer, and involves the use of the drug Naltrexone. This is an opiate antagonist, which means that it effectively prevents the heroin from having its effect on the brain. It is used after physical withdrawal has been completed, to prevent relapse - as long as the recovering addict is continuing to take the antagonist, heroin will have no effect, even if he/she is tempted to relapse.

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