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Addiction: Heroin
Giving Up

Heroin Timeline

Although heroin is highly addictive, it is possible to beat the addiction. Detox 5 is a recent detox programme that uses non-opiate based sedatives and pain relief medication to alleviate withdrawal symptoms. The programme takes only five to seven days to complete, compared to a 10 to 14 day natural detox.

To find out more – follow the five stages on the interactive timeline below. In order to view the timeline, you need to have the latest Flash Player installed. Get Flash Player



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