I'm in heroin withdrawal - sort of
When you are sick a lot you stay home and do nothing but watch TV. Thanks to Netflix I have a large variety of very interesting material to watch. I recently came across a series called Drugs, Inc. Being a nurse, and a patient, I am interested in drugs of any kind and how they affect your body. Not that I want to take these drugs, just want to know about them. I'm weird. Whatever. While watching Drugs, Inc., I was able to learn a few things I didn't know about heroin; it's consumption and withdrawal. These were confirmed by research on the Internet. One particular site states this about heroin withdrawal. Heroin Withdrawal Symptoms and Warnings Heroin withdrawals can be very difficult, even impossible to manage without professional medical assistance. A physical addiction to heroin is marked by the withdrawal symptoms that set in once use is stopped abruptly. Withdrawals from heroin can set in within six to 24 hours after you discontinue use. Commonly reported wi...