Hi. I'm 40 something years old. I've tried lots of drugs, know people who have done lots of drugs and have researched lots of drugs. Heroin has caused irreversable damage and destroyed relationships in my own personal experience. My 27 year old son first did oxy's, then went to snorting heroin. When he couldn't get high enough from snorting, he shot up. His habit was disgusting. Not even having a newborn baby made him quit. The permanent marks on his arms make me want to vomit. He taught his younger brother all about heroin. He- my other son, age 21, is now in prison for 9 months when he got busted buying it. He was just at the snorting stage. The oldest lied, stole, conned, sold everything I ever gave him and even things I bought for the baby for heroin, even returned diapers. He moved 10 times in 2 years because he couldn't pay bills, it all went on heroin. I took him in my home when he threatened suicide. I felt I needed to save his life. He convinced me that methadone was the answer. It was all just lies. Just another way to get legally high. I made him leave. He somehow conned his way out of a jail sentence recently for selling crack (to buy heroin) and is on a second chance program. I pray he stays clean but our relationship is damaged beyond repair. We don't speak and I will never know my grandson.....all because of heroin. You only have one life....don't do drugs that end up controlling YOU. I personally take 40 mg of percs a day for pain and the buzz that comes along with it is quite enjoyable, I'm not going to lie. But I know when I can't get them anymore I can find a dr. willing to help me get off of them safely. There are plenty of other safer drugs available for you to catch a buzz off of. Why would you throw away your life at such a young age? Heroin leads you down two paths: dead or jail.