It has been found that some people, after years of heroin abuse, have managed to hide their addiction from the people closest to them. Drug and alcohol abuse hurts not only those using heroin, but family members and loved ones as well and the only way to restore these relationships and handle the substance abuse problem is by identifying the problem and getting the addicted person into a drug rehab.
There are many physical signs of heroin abuse. SOme of these include loss of appetite, or any changes in eating habits, unexplained weight loss, slowed or staggering walk, poor physical condition, awake at unuaual times, unusual laziness, re, watery eyes; pupils smaller than usual; blank stare, cold sweaty palms; puffy face, blushing or paleness, runny nose; needle marks on lower arm, leg or bottom of feet (for IV users), nausea, vomiting or excessive sweating.
Along with physical changes, many people abusing heroin will go through mental and emotional changes as well. SOme of these can include a change in overall attitude/personality with no other identifiable cause, changes in friends new hang-outs; sudden avoidance of old crowd; doesn’t want to talk about new friends; friends are known drug users, change in activities or hobbies, a drop in grades at school or performance at work; skips school or is late for school, a change in habits at home; loss of interst in family and family activities, forgetfulness, general lack of motivation, energy, self-esteem, “I don’t care” attitude, moodiness, irritability, or nervousness, appearing to be unreachable, secretive or suspicious behabior, unexplained need for money, stealing money or items, change in personal grooming habits and posession of drug paraphernalia.
Please note that just because a person exhibits some of these symptoms it does not necessarily mean that are using heroin. A more foolprrog method of drug detection is a drug test that can be purchased at any local pharmacy.
Understanding and being able to see the signs and symptoms of heroin abuse is the first step to correctly assessing this problem and getting the addicted individual on the road to recovery through successful treatment.
Drug abuse does not have to go unhandled. There is a solution. If you or anyone you know is in need of a drug rehab program that gets results contact Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650.