Heroin Addiction Treatment

When you look back on how you came to be hooked on heroin, you may be shocked at how such a seemingly fun activity, which once promised you the best of good times, has become your destroyer. Now that you want to quit using heroin - it seems it won't let you go.

You may have started using 'for a laugh', or because 'everybody' was doing it, or because there was 'nothing to do round here', or because you wanted a way out of some troubles of your own. But whatever got you hooked, it feels like now you're sunk. Every time you resolve not to touch it again, something comes along to scupper you. It's hard to stay motivated.

But there is hope.

The more you try to quit, the more successful you will be

You've probably tried several times already to stop using, and each time you slip back you feel like a failure. However, research shows that the more often someone has tried to break a habit, the more likely they are to be successful eventually. So don't give up.

Understanding the 'cycle of change' can help you quit heroin successfully

'Change' happens in a cyclical pattern. Before the cycle begins is the 'pre-contemplation' phase. In this phase you don't think you have 'a problem' or that you need to do anything about it. The first stage of change is 'contemplation'. Now you are aware there is a problem, and you wonder what on earth you can do about it.

Then comes 'decision'. You make up your mind to stop being a heroin user. And you quickly move to 'action' - finding ways to help yourself stop. Once stopped, you have to stay stopped - the 'maintenance' stage. This is the trickiest stage for most people. Lapses may occur, and you need to be equipped to cope with them, and overcome them, or you may find yourself back at the beginning instead of moving on to a better life.