I know that from my personal experience that in the beginning when a person stops using heroin they more than likely will experience some cravings. This is natural after all are bodies and minds are used to having drugs and when they are stopped then we will experience cravings for heroin. I know that when I first got clean I did not want to share at a meeting that I wanted to use.

This was a serious mistake on my part people at the meetings do understand that we are going to want to use at some point in our recovery and that this is only natural it is a part of the heroin detox it would be unnatural not to want to use we are addicts that’s what we did use drugs. If you are having cravings and feel like using I would suggest that you tell someone a problem shared is a problem cut in half and it just may prevent a relapse.

How to stop heroin cravings

Try to tell yourself when you are having cravings that this will pass and it cravings usually only last a few seconds and if you do not entertain the thought you will not act on it. I know this is hard to do but if you find some sort of distraction it will pass.

If you are having persistent cravings try eating some chocolate and go for a long walk better yet call someone or go to a NA meeting. Matter of fact any type of 12 step meeting will work. Try reading some recovery literature and see how others have dealt successfully with the urges to use drugs. If you really want to stop using heroin simply put you are going to have to do the foot work in other word you will have to take action if you want to beat heroin addiction and find a new way to live.

If you do relapse pick yourself back up and start over again. I had to do this so many times I lost count. Maybe even consider going to rehab. There you can start over again with a fresh start. Do this as many times as it takes do not ever give up just keep on trying one day you will get clean and stay clean.

How to find heroin addiction recovery

Heroin addiction recovery can be a great journey

Now here’s the thing if you are reading this and are just coming back from a relapse then you have been given another chance from God and you had better make the most of it. I can not tell you all the people over the years that I have seen never make it back some of them died from heroin overdose and some are spending the rest of their lives in prison for a drug related crime.

I would start attending NA meetings again every day and be sure to get some phone numbers and use them because if you at least call them and say I am just practicing then when you feel like using the phone will not seem like it weighs a thousand pounds. Now trust me here asking for help is not that hard but as addicts we find it very hard to ask. In other words this is why you must practice I did it with my first sponsor I did not know what to say so I said I am just practicing.

Ok if you are still having a difficult time staying clean with NA then you should consider going back to rehab and if you are a chronic relapser like I was I would go so far as to suggest that you go to long term drug rehab.

I went for 2 years and if I hadn’t I would not be writing this but with long term rehab and with the help of God I am clean and sober today trying to help as many people as I can to recover from drug addiction.
Good luck