We have no drug treatment centrrs to help these people addicted to drugs. But, as a past Jail nurse I detoxed hundreds of people real fast if they were arrested and incarcerated. Heroin, Alcohol treated with Valium and BP checks for 3-5 days. But, Valium dependency was often overlooked and that caused horrible distress and psychosis . Alcohol detox can kill you. It needs to be monitored closely Heroin detox makes you very , very sick. But, detoxing anyone doesn’t cure the problem and followup therapy to help people stay off is needed. This can happen to anyone for any reason.