I absolutely hate the process of acquiring drugs, especially Opiates and Benzos, because the dealers know they have us by the balls and you better fuckin believe they take full advantage. Most drugs, IMO Opiates included, shouldn't cost much more than food, which is cheap as hell. But dealers know they can charge more, they figure out exactly to the dollar what a user/addict will pay, and then that is what they charge them. Unless you have the long-time history or homie hook-up thing goin, which few do. I've come to respect a dealer that is always holding, nearly always on time, consistent high quality product, ideally more than one, who doesn't price gauge, but they are so few and far between.
I don't mind middlemen if they are willing to make an introduction after a few pick-ups... I don't mind kicking them down a bit if they don't make me jump thru hoops, try to make money off me, or steal from me. But like that elusive perfect dealer, so few people middleman in that style. And I hate it when middlemen try to make themselves appear as the dealer, when we both know they aren't.
The worst part about being a junkie is the full-time job that is scoring and maintaining your stash. I swear, sometimes it seems like at times I work harder at finding and acquiring what I want than I do at my "real" job.
Also, has anybody else come to the conclusion that soooo many doctors are just glorified drug dealers?