Heroin Nod: Is It a Common Side Effect or a Sign of Overdose?
Have you ever lost consciousness without warning? Have you watched it happen to a loved one? The heroin nod is what it’s called when you begin to lose consciousness after taking the opioid. It happens often and can put you and your loved ones in dangerous situations. In more severe cases, nodding out can be […]
Signs of Heroin Addiction and What to Look for in a Loved One
An estimated 74 Floridians died from causes related to heroin in 2024. Thousands of others throughout Florida have a heroin use disorder. If you’re concerned that someone you love may be one of them, do you know how to identify the signs? Knowing what to look for is the first step to being able to […]
What Is Liquid Heroin and How Do I Identify It?
In 2024, 74 deaths in Tampa, Florida, were associated with heroin. These are 74 members of our community whose lives were cut too short. Since 2022, the Tampa Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has been cracking down on local drug markets, using CDC data to identify activity hotspots and working to put a stop to overdose […]
Stages of Heroin Addiction and How to Identify Them
In 2021, an estimated 42,000 people in Florida consumed heroin. Some were trying it for the first time, while others had been taking heroin for years. While addiction doesn’t happen instantly, every person with a heroin use disorder starts with that first time. You don’t wake up one morning with a heroin use disorder, and […]
Side Effects of Heroin Addiction and Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Them
3.03% of Floridians over the age of 18 were getting treatment for substance use disorder in 2024. The unfortunate reality is that everyone with a substance use disorder experiences side effects of some kind. If you are living with a substance use disorder, you’ve experienced some of those side effects firsthand. Your first instinct might […]
Heroin Withdrawals: Understanding Symptoms, Cravings, and Timelines
“You can come out of the furnace of trouble two ways: if you let it consume you, you come out a cinder; but there is a kind of metal which refuses to be consumed, and comes out a star.” – Jean Church The National Survey on Drug Use estimated that 42,000 Floridians used heroin in […]
How Do People Get Addicted to Heroin
In 2022, 32 deaths in Tampa, Florida, were associated with heroin. No one ever thinks they’re going to be the one who dies of an overdose, and yet it happens. If you’re someone who has never tried heroin, you might ask yourself, “How do people let it get to this point? Why don’t they stop?” […]
Heroin and Blood Pressure: The Dangers of Hypotension
“One of the hardest things was learning that I was worth recovery.” – Demi Lovato In 2022, thirty-two deaths were associated with heroin in Tampa County. Thirty-two lives ended too soon. Unfortunately, these recorded deaths are people who died with heroin in their system. We don’t know how many people in our community died from […]
Functioning Heroin Addict and Why the Name Is Misleading
In 2021, roughly 42,000 Floridians took heroin. Most people think they know what it looks like when someone has a heroin use disorder. But people are not stereotypes, and life with a substance use disorder can look different depending on a lot of factors. At Real Recovery, we understand that your experience with heroin use […]
How Long Does Heroin Stay In Your System and What Factors Impact Detection Time
In 2021, an estimated 42,000 people in Florida consumed heroin. Some of them got drug tested. Most people have taken one at some point in their adult lives. Often, you have to take a drug test before starting a new job. Some jobs will ask you to take a test at random or if they […]