How lomg does an opiate withdrawl last?

Opiate withdrawal refers to the wide range of symptoms that occur after stopping or dramatically reducing opiate drugs after heavy and prolonged use (several weeks or more).

Opiate drugs include heroin, morphine, codeine, Oxycontin, Dilaudid, methadone, and others.

These drugs can cause physical dependence. This means that a person relies on the drug to prevent symptoms of withdrawal. Over time, greater amounts of the drug become necessary to produce the same effect.

The time it takes to become physically dependent varies with each individual.

When the drugs are stopped, the body needs time to recover, and withdrawal symptoms result. Withdrawal from opiates can occur whenever any chronic use is discontinued or reduced.

Symptoms usually start within 12 hours of last heroin usage and within 30 hours of last methadone exposure.

I can't tell you any medical advice but I find watching movies or listing to music gets my mind of the pains especially high tempo music that is not to hard core, then a mellow song then high tempo and so on

Opiates withdrawal symptoms begin 6 to 8 hours after the last dosage of heroin, peaking at 48 to 72 hours and usually subsiding in about one week. Symptoms include: loss of appetite, stomach cramps, goose bumps, nausea, vomiting, sweating or chills, irritability, insomnia, muscle cramps, shaking, jitteriness, dilated pupils, watery eyes, runny nose, panic, and yawning.

An introductory drug rehab procedure, detox, can last as little as three days, while 12-step programs demand a lifetime commitment to attending meetings.

For drugs like heroin or methamphetamine, this can require a week. Usually, detox is only the first step in a more cumulative drug rehab plan