Treating heroin addiction 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 before going to a drug rehab center.

DETOX: 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 taking and have taken in the past 6 months. This will help the detox center 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.

Inpatient rehabs: Detox should be followed by an extensive stay at a heroin inpatient treatment program. Most of the people who have fought 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 can vary from center to center and usually consists of 30-90-day programs.

Private Inpatient drug rehabs offer the best results for long-lasting sobriety from Heroin addiction. The best treatment facilities for heroin will offer different types of treatment models and detox options for the person who is suffering from the adverse effects of heroin.

Court-ordered treatment: There are many Drug Rehab Facilities that accept criminal justice clients and people with open court cases as an alternative to jail. County and state courts will often suggest treatment in place of jail time for some first-time offender cases.

State-funded heroin treatment programs: Rhode Island has set aside some resources for the treatment of heroin addiction. Please call our specialists to find out if you qualify for these state-funded rehab programs that are offered in Rhode Island.

Heroin addiction is reaching an epidemic in the country, with Mexico producing 50% more heroin than they have in previous years. This ramp-up in heroin production is due, in part, to medical marijuana and legal marijuana in the United States, which is cutting into their illegal drug trade. This has made the cartels shift their focus towards harder drugs to maintain their profitability. There has also been a significant improvement in Mexican heroin purity, which has brought the drug more into the mainstream due to its new white powder form. The state of Rhode Island is in the middle of a heroin epidemic that is running out of control. Deaths related to Heroin and the more potent Fentanyl are on the rise faster than ever seen before. Finding Heroin that hasn’t been cut with Fentanyl is almost impossible, making for a deadly cocktail that ranges in purity and potency.  Overdose rates in Rhode Island are at an all-time high, and with addicts begging for Heroin laced with Fentanyl, dealers were reportedly advertising how deadly their heroin was. Heroin addicts are actively searching for the most potent Heroin to fuel their addictions. Some addicts have reported overdosing several times a month only to return to the drug right after being released from the hospital.