Regarding the euphoric qualities of H. First off, I've never done it but I watch a bunch of those - Drugs, Inc., Intervention and Addicted etc. shows and try to gain all the knowledge I can. Personally, I've been on Opana ER for the last 3-4 years and it pretty much does the trick for me (PM speaking) but it certainly does have the tiredness thing going for it and I really hate that side-effect. As for describing what it's like to take it, I'd never describe it as I've heard H described on the TV. Addicts use terms like, when I do a shot it's like a warmth comes over my whole body and I tingle from head to toe and it's like a warm blanket has enveloped me - pure ectasy. I mean Opana is nice but give me a break, it'll never come close to what I've heard about H. And that's exactly why H is SOOO much more addicting than almost any other drug. I mean, how do you compete with those feelings, right?
Snorting 40mg of Opana has eualed or topped most heroin highs I've had inside the USA, the one exception being some very, very pure afghani number 4 I had inside of russia that was so strong it made 80of opana look moderate. pure, fire dope will beat ANY other opiate, because it has no binders so you get much more of the drug, but comparing opana to your average street bag, it isn't even a comparison. for example I scored 2 grams of street H last thursday, went on a binge that night, on sunday, I took fifteen perococet 5's, and fifteen tramadol 37.5's and was actually slightly MORE blasted from the pharmecuticals, though the H was more euphoric.
on a case by case basis pharmecuticals are usually better than dope unless it is high uality, but if you have to pay ridiculous USA prices for pharms, it negates it's worth. i have state funded health insurance so I get a small amount of meds for chronic pain and supplement with heroin. the heroin lasts far longer, but its exponentially more expensive. then again, the stuff I buy is relatively weak, it takes .5 to a whole gram sniffed to get on good but once you are there.... it will last most of the night.
doing heroin for pain relief is a devil's gambit. if you have the money - go for it, but if you don't, and you are poor, it is better to climb the ladder through legit pain managment. that being said, I cant deal with the hassle of begging doctors to up me one lousy pill a day, so i spend far too much money on heroin. if you have experience with opiates in general heroin may or may not be a good option, but if you don't start injecting, stay safe, and learn to spread money out, and you can keep from being hooked, it can make your life a lot better.... or a hell of a lot worse. it makes mine better.