Heroin addiction is one of the types of addictions that’s difficult to treat. In 2010, the Drug Enforcement Administration reported that there were 3,038 addicts who died of heroin overdoses.
One of the ways to treat heroin addiction is through opioid replacement therapy, such as the administration of Methadone. Unfortunately, this type of therapy must only be administered at a heavily regulated rehab facility.
Then, there’s the fact of Methadone being a maintenance drug. Addicts will be weaned off heroin. But they’ll be using another addicting substance … Read More »