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If you do heroin everyday how long will it take before you will start experiencing withdrawals after stopping cold turkey?

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Dr. Jeff Blixt answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

Not long: Daily use, especially multiple times per day, withdrawals can start within 6 hours of last dose, starting with strong cravings for drug, increasing anxiety and fear. 12- 18 hours, runny nose and eyes, abdominal cramping, nausea, muscle aches, yawning, chills, goose bumps, can't sleep, increasing over next 24-36hours, restlessness muscle twiching, some describe as worst flu symptoms ever. See doctor.

Answered 12/9/2013

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