Heroin & Opiates

Heroin detox requires constant, advanced medical attention for the safety of the patient. Nexstep has developed an advanced process for the very specific needs of those caught in the web of [...]

Common symptoms of Heroin and Opium withdrawal: Agitation Insomnia Sweating Abdominal Cramping Anxiety Muscle Aches Diarrhea Dilated Pupils Nausea Vomiting

The greatest signs of heroin addiction are the tracks from injections and the severe change of moods from the euphoric high to the extreme low prior to the next dose. Heroin is very addictive, [...]

When heroin is taken orally it undergoes a metabolic process that parallels the systemic delivery of morphine. However, part of the severity of heroin as an addictive substance is that when the [...]

Heroin is a semi-synthetic drug synthesized from morphine, a derivative of the opium poppy. Other drugs derived from the opium poppy (opiates) are codeine and morphine. Opium is the dried latex [...]