Baltimore continues to improve its ability to reduce rates of heroin addiction in Baltimore by providing easy access to treatment and ensuring the public receives adequate information about heroin addiction. According to the CDC, heroin use among people age 18 to 25 doubled over the past decade. Additionally, 90 percent of heroin users abuse one or more addictive drugs, a statistic indicating the risk of overdosing is extremely high.
How Do People Get Addicted to Heroin?
Most heroin addictions begin when someone is prescribed a painkiller like Percodan or Vicodin. Addiction can occur within a short period of taking pain pills. When doctors refuse to prescribe more painkillers, the person heads to the street to find something to ease withdrawal symptoms. Unfortunately, that something is often heroin.
Recovery Programs for Heroin Addiction in Baltimore
Recovery begins with a medically-supervised detoxification to eliminate all traces of heroin from the body. After labwork indicates a person is clean, that person starts undergoing cognitive behavioral therapy, intensive addiction counseling and other evidence-based methods designed to help beat a heroin addiction.
People seeking heroin addiction treatment for the first time may qualify for outpatient therapy if they are not suffering from serious medical problems. Outpatient therapy involves visiting our facility every day for individual and group counseling. In addition, medication is provided to reduce cravings and stabilize emotions during this time.
Outpatient and Inpatient Heroin Addiction Programs
For those who are addicted to heroin and who have relapsed in the past after completing a recovery program, residential inpatient therapy is recommended after a medical detox. Instead of visiting a rehab facility, heroin addicts admitted to an inpatient therapy program remain at the facility 24/7. The structured, safe environment offered by inpatient therapy significantly reduces the risk of relapse. It also provides more opportunities for recovering heroin addicts to develop adequate coping skills needed to avoid using again once released from the facility.
Contact The Bergand Group Today
If you or someone you know needs help recovering from heroin addiction in Baltimore, please call The Bergand Group immediately. Staffed by caring, experienced addiction psychiatrists, psychologists and counselors, The Bergand Group is one of Baltimore’s leading addiction rehabilitation centers offering a chance at sobriety, peace, hope and living a meaningful life. Get help today!
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About The Bergand Group:
At The Bergand Group in Baltimore and Harford County, Maryland, our therapists have more than twenty years of experience in the mental health and addiction fields. Our focus is on providing comprehensive mental health care and appropriate care for addictive disorders. We offer both alcohol rehab and drug rehabilitation. If you or someone you know is struggling with alcohol or substance addiction, there is help available. We also offer several other services, including family therapy and counseling. We can help. Contact us today.[/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
