I'm sorry guys, I feel really bad saying that sort of thing but at the same time, I've never really heard of heroin use going anywhere positive in the long term.
You don't need to feel bad for saying how you feel, and I can understand where you're coming from, but consider this: What drugs
have you known people to use both recreationally and regularly that then improved the quality of their lives? I'm not sure that I can think of one, not even something considered to be a bit more benign like cannabis. It seems to me that it neither improves the quality of their lives very much, not in any practical, tangible way, at least, nor does it really do all that much harm.
For me, heroin is that substance. I use it pretty regularly, and it has done me neither very much good nor very much harm. I'm broke, sure, but I was broke
before beginning this thing, and so there's really no noticeable difference in my broke-ish-ness. It seems to me that I have maintained the same level of closeness in all of my relationships; heroin isn't responsible for my drifting apart from friends or anything at all like that. I don't suffer withdrawal symptoms. I'm not physically dependent upon the substance. It's very much an enjoyable thing, and I like it.
I don't foresee myself using forever, and the idea that one day I will be living a life without dope doesn't frighten me at all. That being said, I'm not a drug advocate of any kind, and I wouldn't recommend heroin to a friend because the fact of the matter is that yes, it
can be very much addictive and very, very dangerous. But speaking from my own experience, I can tell you that it's not always the case.