Heroin addicts are at-risk to suffer health problems such as the following. Lowered resistance to infection. Permanent brain damage. Respiratory illnesses such as pneumonia. Withdrawal is the suffering that an addict goes through when abruptly stopping heroin use.
Users continue taking heroin as much to avoid pain as to feel pleasure.
Withdrawal symptoms commonly associated with heroin addiction include these and often resemble a case of the flu. Craving for heroin. Diarrhea Extreme anxiety. Severe aches and pains. In chemical dependency.