Withdrawal from Heroin

Heroin stimulates the brain's pleasure centre by imitating the effects of the brain's natural pleasure transmitters, dopamine. Once these have been blocked through the prolonged use of heroin and a user doesn't take their heroin on a regular basis, the brain becomes imbalanced due to its reliance on the drug for stability.

Once heroin use is stopped the addict will begin experiencing heroin withdrawal. This can begin sometime between 3 and 5 hours after your last dose of heroin, or even after a reduction of heroin intake. Most of the major symptoms surface and come to a head between two and three days after a person has stopped taking heroin, and they can continue for around a week.

Vomiting, Extreme yawning, Involuntary muscle movements, Cramps, Goose pimples on the skin, Panicked thoughts, Nausea, Restlessness and Inability to sleep are all symptoms of withdrawal.

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