The heroin addiction
The heroin addiction (and other
opiates) is very strong. The heroin consumption causes significant physical and
psychological dependence, leading to many complications.
Complications related to heroin use
They can be many and different
types:
Psychiatric complications episode of
depression and agitation, decompensated psychotic disorder ...
Somatic complications: infection
(HIV, hepatitis B and C, abscesses, sepsis ...) pneumonia, gynecological
complications ...
Overdose: respiratory depression,
pulmonary edema, hypotension, bradycardia, coma ...
Social complications: insecurity,
unemployment, cut with family, theft, prostitution ...
treatment
The management is multidisciplinary.
The symptomatic treatment of
withdrawal symptoms include analgesics, antispasmodic, anti-nausea,
neuroleptics, non-benzodiazepine anxiolytics to treat adrenergic syndrome.
Treatments substitutions include methadone and
Subutex
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