Treating heroin addiction in Arkansas will involve many steps to make the recovery process effective. For most people, there will be a need for a medical detox to alleviate the symptoms of Heroin withdrawal.

Heroin addiction can sometimes include other drugs so it is very important to make sure that you disclose all of the drugs you are currently using and have taken in the past 6 months. This will help the detox center for heroin addiction, better diagnose and prescribe the best medications to make your detox go smoothly and as pain-free as possible. Do not try to detox on your own. Heroin withdrawal can last anywhere from a few days to a few weeks, depending on the length of heroin use and the amount of heroin being abused on a daily basis.

Detox should be followed by an extensive stay at a Heroin Inpatient treatment program. Private Inpatient drug rehabs offer the best results for long-lasting sobriety from a Heroin addiction. 

Most of the people who have fought with heroin addiction have one thing in common: They recovered from their addiction at an inpatient heroin rehab center. Some people can find sobriety in an outpatient treatment program but due to the temptations and availability to go find heroin, this type of program is less effective in treating the addiction as a whole.  The typical stay for someone recovering from heroin addiction in Arkansas, can vary from center to center and usually consists of 30-90 day programs.

Sometimes a medical intervention can be used to help wean a person off of heroin at a slower rate, alleviating the withdrawal symptoms normally associated with a Heroin Detox. 

Buprenorphine: Being an opioid, Buprenorphine accesses the same receptors in the brain that heroin interacts with. This allows for a seemingly painless transition while managing cravings and withdrawal symptoms.

Methadone: Over the last few decades, this drug has become a bit controversial, due to the fact that the body can build up a tolerance quickly if taken too often and is under investigation for being potentially addictive. Methadone is considerably stronger than Buprenorphine, but works in the same manner, offering alleviated symptoms from withdrawal.

Naltrexone: Designed to block opioid receptors, blocking the effects that would normally take place once Heroin or an opioid is entered into the system. Also used in treating alcoholism.

Suboxone: Specifically designed to work in combination with Buprenorphine and Naltrexone. This combination of drugs not only manages the addiction, but it also alleviates the temptation to use heroin due to the opioid-blocking drug Naltrexone. 


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Addiction Stats for the State of Arkansas

In Little Rock, Arkansas, the Drug Enforcement Administration is warning that heroin could become a huge problem in the state. There is an increasing rate of cases involving heroin. In the early 2000s there was less than a hand full of cases, and last year alone that number has jumped to 58. There were 5 deaths attributed to heroin overdose in 2015.

Arkansas is a major trafficking thoroughfare. Most of the heroin that does find its way into the state, is quickly repackaged and shipped out to the northern states, where the demand for the drug is much greater. Arkansas has not seen a significant rise in heroin-related incidents but with the recent crackdown on prescription medications, there is a need for concern. Most people who have found themselves addicted to opioids will need an alternative to the oxys and oxycodone they used to be able to procure with ease. Heroin is the next best choice for most to stave off the painful withdrawal symptoms.

Heroin rehabilitation and drug rehab centers have their work cut out for them in the coming years as the lower-cost heroin reaches across the Mexican border into our great state.  Heroin that is coming in from Mexico has changed in purity because the Mexican cartels are now purifying their heroin to a white powder which is more appealing to the younger kids. Due to the availability of a more refined source of heroin in Arkansas, the addiction rate for younger adults has been on a steady rise over the last 5 years. Lonoke County Sheriff, John Staley, stated that ” It is coming in and it’s coming fast” He went further to describe that “With the impact that our narcotics detectives have had on prescription pills in Lonoke County, we are already preparing for the influx of heroin. It has slowed down the market for prescription pills in Lonoke County but, in turn, it is going to cause heroin to move in.” With the severe crackdown on prescription medications, heroin is becoming the go-to drug in Arkansas, to stave off the painful withdrawal symptoms associated with a prescription pill addiction.