what percentage of heroin addicts fully recover?

Question: and are they ever able to completly is there any brian damage or nerve damage to system after many yrs of abuse is there any medical findings on this especailly those who used methodone can they ever live normal life ?or is nervous system permantly effected.completly drug free ?

Answers:
Many estimates are around 5% full recovery. Although it is interesting that in England where they prescribe heroin for certain medical conditions, that they seem to have virtually no problem weaning patients off of it. Perhaps if we used pharmaceutical grade heroin instead of methadone, we might have better results. Recovery from any drug addiction depends on amount, length and frequency of use. The prognosis is always better for people who have not used for more than a year.

Other Answers:
3%

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10%

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25%

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after even an year of abuse there is a lot of damage to ur nervous system. 4get abt yrs. in tht much time ur whole body is eaten up

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do your own research. Take a sample of recovering heroine addicts and see how many recover. Then you can do a meta-analysis with other researchers' samples so you can it more powerful.

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Nobody ever completely recovers from an addiction. Even if they never use again.they are still an addict.

I don't know about all your brain damage questions. I'm sure there are long term effects on most who have used for an extended period. Some may have no lasting effects. But an addict is always an addict. I don't mean it harshly. It's just that you will always be addicted to it. It will always be there.in the back of your mind. Just one more time. Even if there never is another time.it's always there.

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Drug free; yes. but once a user, one will NEVER be free of the effects of the drug. Even many years later, something may trigger flashbacks. That is why one should never start in the first place.

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