The CDC reported that nearly 20% of all opioid-related deaths involved heroin in 2020. You will likely experience acute withdrawal symptoms when you stop using heroin abruptly.

 

For this reason, it is best to consider seeking professional help for a safe recovery from heroin use. In New Jersey, the following medical and therapeutic interventions will be used to help you on your road toward recovery and sobriety.

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Medical Detox

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This is the first response or stage in your recovery process. At this stage, our professional medical team at Rolling Hills Recovery Center helps you by calming bodily distress and reducing emotional and mental concerns associated with withdrawal from heroin. The substances are gradually weaned from your bloodstream using approved medicines to stabilize you and help you overcome withdrawal symptoms. You have around-the-clock medical assistance and mental health care.

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Inpatient/Residential Rehab

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This is a live-in treatment mode that comes immediately after medical detoxification. You may receive controlled treatment and organized care plans to overcome your heroin addiction. Besides the medical plan, you also receive individual and group therapy. The period ranges from weeks to several months, depending on each patient's unique substance use problem or whether they also suffer from a co-occurring condition like mental health problems.

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Outpatient Rehab and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)

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The next step is staying sober after the drug has been weaned from your body. It's not an easy step because you may be prone to relapsing back into your old habits. You can live at home but attend individual and group therapy when you schedule with your health care provider. SAMHSA reports that IOPs provide at least 9 hours of therapy weekly delivered in 3-hour sessions. This program offers you core services such as;    

 

• Group therapy, where you will be involved in psycho-educational groups, skill development groups, stress management, and relapse prevention techniques.    

• Individual counseling.

• Education about addiction.

• Medication management and medical treatment.

• Employment training.

 

Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)

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PHPs offer extreme daily care for several hours. The program allows you to go back home in the evening or to a sober living home if that's where you live during the treatment period. When you are medically stable, live at home. This method allows you to benefit further from the relatively intense supervision, structure, and guidance provided during treatment hours by equipping you with the skills to stop using drugs.

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Some of the services included in PHPs include but aren't limited to;

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• Individual and group therapy.

• Psychiatric sessions.

• Family therapy.

• Treatment planning.

• Substance abuse education.

• Medication management.

• Recreational and social services.

 

Drug Addiction Aftercare

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Aftercare is the preventive measure to help you sustain a healthy life free from heroin abuse after treatment. This is your final stage of treatment and is very challenging because the rate of relapse (due to cravings) is very high. The following aftercare services will come in handy to make your recovery bearable: counseling, family education and counseling, case management, relapse prevention therapy, outpatient recovery services, and sober living homes.

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Dual Diagnosis Treatment Programs

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Most people with SUD, such as heroin addiction, have a co-occurring mental health disorder. At a dual diagnosis center, you can get diagnosed for both conditions and treatment for both simultaneously, though addressed separately.