In its most extreme form, this is referred to as Addison's disease, a condition that causes muscle weakness, weight loss, low blood pressure and low blood sugar, and can be life threatening. At the other end of the spectrum, as well as in between, lies adrenal fatigue (also known as hypoadrenia).
The average length of heroin addiction treatment is one to three months, but most individuals need additional time, and this is where aftercare comes in. These programs are an extension of the counseling these people received during treatment.
Weestimate that the cost of heroin addiction in the United States was US$21.9 billion in 1996. Of these costs, productivity lossesaccounted for US$11.5 billion (53%), criminal activities US$5.2 billion (24%), medical care US$5.0 billion (23%), and socialwelfare US$0.1 billion (0.5%). Drug and Alcohol Dependence 61 (2001) 195â206 197 costs (23.9%) and comprise the legal, policing, andincarceration costs associated with heroin addiction, aswell as the cost to victims of crimes committed byheroin-dependent persons.