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Heroin users, past and present: Did you switch to IV and NOT regret it?

SonOF

SonOF

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This is just a general question for heroin users who started out either sniffing or smoking heroin and eventually switched over to injecting. [sniffing particularly]

It seems that everyone I know who has made this switch (either here or in real life), regrets it. They have become so much more addicted, found quitting to be MUCH more difficult, hate the stigma attached to IV use, and wish they never made this "leap."

You may think that I am trying to justify IV use, trying to get someone to tell me that it "will be ok;" to put my mind at ease. Really, I am just generally curious about this. The only method of administration I have ever used for heroin is sniffing, have been doing so for a few months, and am pretty happy with it. I KNOW that it would make sense financially to switch to IV, but there are plenty of other reasons why I believe I should stick to insuffulation. I haven't made the switch ti IV, am not planning to, not even sure if I could (as in physically being able to carry out the action) but I would like to hear the stories from those who did.
 
I, luckily, am able to moderate IV usage. I'm glad I made the switch. I mean, I'll still snort it if I really wanna do some brown and have no needle - I'm not exclusively an IV user. I also only use twice of so a month. I definitely understand why many people have trouble with the needle, but it's all just a matter of self-control.
 
^ Same exact story, only with smoking/IV. I could IV once, then not do it again for days or weeks. It was only for 'special occasions' so I could get really high.
 
Iv only IVed H and never regretted it. As long as I get the most for my money Im satisfied.
 
Wow, there are three right away that didn't regret the decision to switch. For you three and anyone else who didn't regret the switch, did you find the cravings (psychological addiction) to be more severe after switching to IV?
 
I'm a drug user, but both you and I know that drugs are not a good thing to get into deeper, or even at all. Let's not lie to ourselves. IVing is getting in way deeper. Some people may think that it's fine, but think about what you are doing. I know you aren't using sterile ampules, and so sticking a needle into your vein and injecting impure substances is going to be dangerous. What happens if you get a batch with fentanyl in it? Or what about a very potent batch? ODing becomes a much more real possibility when you IV, not to mention the addiction and a slew of other health problems. Bottom line: if you have to do something even more dangerous to support your habit because you are short on money, you need to slow down.
 
i never snorted h, (iv'ed only) and i never had a problem with addiction. didnt have any real problems with IV either. if you do it properly the chances of having a serious problem can be greatly reduced. i dont have aids or hepatitis, and ive never gotten an abcess or track marks.
 
Frankly, I don't regret the switch as it was necessary but it still wasn't a good thing at all. My addiction itself didn't really change, I still would do approximately the same amount, approximately as frequently and either way I was addicted, tolerance and withdrawal stayed pretty constant (for a time).

I found shooting vaguely unpleasant (I'm a hypochondriac) for a while, but got used to it. I do not like it or the health problems associated with it, but when your tolerance is as high as mine it truly is a Waste to snort it. So now that's how I do it.

Unfortunately your tolerance grows faster and the withdrawal is worse if you are a constant IV user. Psychologically it is more of a problem as well. I never thought I would develop the 'needle fixation' and I haven't Per Se but when I think/dream/obsess about getting high I now include drawing up the needle, pushing the plunger and the taste on my breath in my fantasies.
 
The cravings were and are more severe, but only because I know how much nicer shooting up is. Withdrawals were worse as well - but if you can get over not doing brown all the time, if you can reduce your use to once a week or a couple times a month, you won't feel any withdrawals. I don't crave because I am addicted, I crave because I like the feeling - NEEDING a fix and wanting a high are two very different things.
 
I dont regret it one bit. Either way I would have become addicted to it, so I dont take that in to consideration. What I do consider though is how much more I got for my money, and how much more effective the heroin was when used IV.

If I could go back and choose not to use a needle, I wouldnt do it.
 
I don't regret it at all. I never snorted or smoked heroin, but I did snort a lot of OxyContin, then I shot it, then I shot Dilaudid and then heroin. I have used just heroin for the most part, for the last 5 or 6 years, all of it IV.

I don't regret it though. I was just as addicted to the Oxy when I was snorting it as I am/was to the heroin when slamming it. So I didn't find the addiction any worse. I craved cutting up lines of oxy and tasting the drip as much as I crave cooking dope and seeing blood in the rig now.

The only downside to IV use for me is tracks and bruises. That is the 1 thing about snorting that was better for me.
 
I have done a good bit of heroin, but 80+% of the time I snorted it. I will treat myself to an IV every once in a while, but I don't feel it is completely necessary to inject. I feel it come on within a few seconds, but for me, heroin builds up slowly and keeps getting stronger over a short period. I don't get the powerful "rush" so I just like to snort it and stay high for a long time.

I found plugging heroin to be VERY enjoyable. For me, the rush is just as good, if not better than IV. When it hits, IT hits. All at once.

Hydromorphone is an opiate that I feel must be IVed to show its true colors. Heroin IMO doesn't really need to be snorted. I want to try smoking some high purity freebase but haven't had the chance to do it.

I dont regret going to IV for heroin or for any other opiate but I never really switched over completely.
 
i wouldn't say i regret my "switch" to IV use (w/ regards to my abuse of heroin and cocaine)...mostly because i always felt that unsufflation was such a complete waste of time. my nose wouldalways get clogged up or be dripping blood and/snot. even if i didnt have to deal with all that when i snorted drugs, i found it intolerable just how long i had to wait for the high to come oe. after trying IV drugs just once, i knew i never wasting by drugs by snorting them again.
 
i iv because it gives a better rush and it wastes alot less dope. dont kid yourself thinking your less of an addict just because you use the drug in a different way.
 
I'm a drug user, but both you and I know that drugs are not a good thing to get into deeper, or even at all. Let's not lie to ourselves. IVing is getting in way deeper. Some people may think that it's fine, but think about what you are doing. I know you aren't using sterile ampules, and so sticking a needle into your vein and injecting impure substances is going to be dangerous. What happens if you get a batch with fentanyl in it? Or what about a very potent batch? ODing becomes a much more real possibility when you IV, not to mention the addiction and a slew of other health problems. Bottom line: if you have to do something even more dangerous to support your habit because you are short on money, you need to slow down.
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Yes, Mom 8)

Who said they switched to IV just because they were short on money? The guys who posted before you said that they did it because it provides a much better high, and that they managed to do it in moderation.

And yes, we know that it's impure, and that there have been cases of fentanyl ODs when it was added to street heroin. So what? Might as well die having fun. Most of the people who use IV heroin here on BL know very well the risks that they are taking.

And the first chance I'll get to IV heroin, I'll do it ;)
 
i switched from smoking to injecting because iv use provides more of an
constant high. when i smoke heroin (base) i have to smoke every 5-10 minutes
till i get a satisfying high and this kind of annoys me.
when i shoot im high for a few hours and only need to redose 2-3times /day.
(2-3 shots get me high all day long)
and of course the high is far superior to smoking and so is the rush.

not regreting it...not yet...
 
When I'm going through the hell involved with an IV dope habit: yes.
When I'm not: no.


Sorry I can't provide a better answer. The difficult part is trying to minimize the former scenario. It's harder to avoid addiction with an IV habit. And that's where all the problems come in...
 
only ever snorted and chased the dragon snorting is great am i will stick with it no real desire to IV it couldn't stick a needle in my vein no way..!
 
You think IV is alot cheaper until You start shooting bundles everyday or worse . I would not recommend the switch , I made that choice and really fucked up my life for a long time . Do I regret it ? No , Is the Rush worth the Habit ? Not really
 
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