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Originally Posted by amateurbfs
Exactly. Anyone who knows a heroin addict knows that the above statement is foolish. The things a junky will do to get money on a daily basis is totally destructive to everything around them.
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I never overdosed in all of my years of using or have any significant health problems from daily IV heroin use. Heroin users that have health problems come from either using dirty needles, sharing needles, not being smart about the amount they are injecting, not taking care of their body during their addiction, etc. Heroin itself does not cause much damage to your body at all and especially when compared to alcohol. You can buy a pack of 10 needles at Wal-Mart for $2 so in my opinion there is no excuse to not use a fresh syringe every time.
The harm caused was because of my addiction...I lived with my girlfriend who was also a junkie and we both were so mentally unstable from addiction it wasn't even funny. Thankfully, that is all in the past for me...just wish I could say the same for my exgirlfriend. I tried everything I could to help her overcome her addiction as well, but she's just not ready to quit yet.
I would say the main problem with heroin addiction is once your get past using and have distanced yourself from it...you still have to battle to stay away from it every day of your life. I would do anything in the world to take back the day I first tried opiates.