This book was written for heroin sufferers, their families, friends and health carers. Dr Beck uses Buprenorphine, Group Therapy and to a lesser extent Naltrexone ( as he has found that in most cases Buprenorphine is more beneficial ) and other medications where necessary. The most up to date information has been condensed into this book. To name a few, it covers topics as the "Beating Heroin" Program, the Great Buprenorphine Breakthrough, a comparison of detoxification methods, pre-existing underlying factors which can lead to heroin addiction, the commonest cause of substance abuse and addiction, depression/ anxiety/ stress/ insomnia, chemicals and chemically disturbed people, 8 case studies, narcotic tolerance and deaths following heroin treatments, diet, E.E.G. Biofeedback, therapy groups in the treatment of heroin addiction, Buprenorphine or Methadone Maintenance as an alternative to detoxification, practical social, psychological and general factors and a summary of the medications which are sometimes used to help beat heroin.
