Heroin Treatment Norfolk NE

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.

Odyssey III
(402) 371-7215
401 South 17th Street
Norfolk, NE
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
Spanish

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Faith Regional Health Services
(402) 644-7329
1500 Koenigstein Avenue
Norfolk, NE
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient, Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, Men

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Link Inc
(402) 371-5310
1001 Norfolk Avenue
Norfolk, NE
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Halfway house
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Men

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Arbor Family Counseling Associates Inc
(402) 330-0960
11605 Arbor Street
Omaha, NE
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
(402) 371-8834
1800 Syracuse Avenue
Norfolk, NE
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Behavioral Health Specialists Inc
(402) 370-3140
900 West Norfolk Avenue
Norfolk, NE
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Women''s Empowering Life Line Inc
(402) 379-3622
305 North 9th Street
Norfolk, NE
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Halfway house
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Women

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Blue Valley Behavioral Health
(402) 643-3343
459 South 6th Street
Seward, NE
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Touchstone Short Term Residential
(402) 474-4343
1100 Military Road
Lincoln, NE
Hotline
(402) 475-5683
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less)

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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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