Question About Heroin Abuse?
Question by anthony jarvis&jasmins mommy: Question about heroin abuse?
My brother was recently hospitalized,not for detox ,he has been a user/abuser of heroin for at least 7 years. well he has been “clean” now for 10 days I was wondering if this has been enough time to get it out of his system so he can start sober living or what he has to do any suggestions would be great as long as they are respectful. so my questios are, how long do drugs stay in your system? how hard is it to “get off” of heroin? and is it possible to detox without methadone? or does he need to be on methadone to really be free of this stuff?
I understand that he has to want it (being drug free) first before he can continue on the road to sober living. I am just wondering if it is possible to achieve this on the first go round? or does he have to re-lapse several times before this will work. and because this hospitalization kind opened his eyes so he could sober up is it possible that he stays sober?
please no stupid comments!
I know he needs to lay off the drugs. please do not comment just to get points, you make yourself look dumber than you are.
Best answer:
Answer by t-cha
You got to want to get off first. Could help, but you still got to want it first.
Answer by strykerius
The actual detox process can take anywhere from a a week to many months, it depends how hooked he is on the stuff. It is possible without resorting to mathadone, but much harder. I think most doctors would advise the use of mathadone, but the only problem is that it could lead to a relapse.
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