Heroin Treatment Greeley CO

The heroin addict faces a very harsh withdrawal; the heroin addict becomes dependent on the drug very quickly. Heroin treatment involves detoxification in a medical setting where withdrawal is carefully monitored by concerned health professionals, and analgesic treatments are given to lessen the symptoms or to cope any emergencies that crop up during withdrawal.

My Counseling Service
(970) 545-4010
800 8th Avenue
Greeley, CO
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Adolescents, Women, Men, Criminal justice clients
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Institute for Alcohol Awareness of
(970) 351-0273
1424 8th Avenue
Greeley, CO
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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DUI/DWI offenders
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Active Counseling and
(970) 356-3887
912 9th Avenue
Greeley, CO
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders
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Island Grove Regional Trt Center Inc
(970) 356-6664x1091
1260 H Street
Greeley, CO
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(970) 356-6664x1189
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
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Spanish

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Certified Addiction Treatment for
(970) 351-0248
3545 West 12th Street
Greeley, CO
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Women, DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
Spanish

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Creative Counseling Services
(970) 378-8805
810 9th Street
Greeley, CO
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
Spanish

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North Colorado Med Ctr Behav Health
(970) 352-1056
928 12th Street
Greeley, CO
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Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient, Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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Broader Horizons Counseling Services
(720) 234-4555
800 8th Avenue
Greeley, CO
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Men, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
Spanish

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ARC Counseling Center Greeley
(970) 352-6537
1024 9th Avenue
Greeley, CO
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Men, Criminal justice clients

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Seven Lakes Recovery Program
(970) 495-4684
128 6th Street
Windsor, CO
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Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women

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Heroin Treatment

It is very important to get a heroin addict into heroin treatment as quickly as possible. This is due to the speed at which the condition progresses. Also, the sooner one is treated, the more likely there is a greater success rate to kicking the addiction. Conversely, the longer it takes to get treated, the less like it is that the addict will ever recover.

The heroin addict faces a very harsh withdrawal; the heroin addict becomes dependent on the drug very quickly. Heroin treatment involves detoxification in a medical setting where withdrawal is carefully monitored by concerned health professionals, and analgesic treatments are given to lessen the symptoms or to cope any emergencies that crop up during withdrawal.

After the addict is detoxed and drug free, he or she should probably be placed in a long term heroin treatment program so that he or she can move into the next phase of treatment. (Withdrawal is just the first step.)

Methodone for Heroin Treatment

Sometimes the drug methadone is used as a panacea; it is taken orally and acts to suppress withdrawal. Most importantly, it relieves the craving for the drug. It is that craving which causes many addicts to relapse into use. There are other drugs available now which can be used instead of methadone. These other drugs block the not only the brain’s heroin receptors but also receptors of other drugs, so if there is a concurrent addiction to another drug, there is treatment available.

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