Given that pretty much every single heroin addict has started out by duping themselves into thinking they were the one in a thousand person that could handle their smack without getting addicted, it seems a bit unwise to present yourself or people who can actually do it successfully. People want to try heroin, and seeing others who can do it recreationally rather than habitually will just these people who many have weaker minds than they think they have into giving it a try.
FACT!!! You are
not special. You are not a unique individual snowflake. You are not different than the rest of the addicts. Don't think you are.
That was the mistake a lot of peoples made, myself included (so yes I am an idiot too)). I thought i was special and could handle opiates without developing a problem: i was wrong, just like every other fool who thought that.
Heroin does not differentiate between those using it "intelligently" (if there is such usage), and those using recklessly.
You are not special. Get over yourself. I'd be willing to wager you are addicted, but are just denying it; both in a public forum and to yourself. Or maybe you're not, but it doesn't stay that way long.
By the way: mycotoxin, you're riding someone for spelling and grammar issues, attacking them for being "a dick" for critiquing the credibility of a non peer reviewed journal (the whole POINT of being peer reviewed by the way, is so that credibility is NOT a question), yet you dug through and bumped a 5 year old thread.
You got a degree: congratulations. What school was it from (you say accredited university,was it harvard? was it SUNY Oswego? Was it ITT Tech?)? Heres the big question: do you still live at home?
Do you spend $ on anything BUT heroin? Or are you "functional" to the point where you can pay for heroin but nothing else? because thats a functional member of society IMO. Thats a functional ADDICT, maybe, but not a fully functioning society member. Getting
Sorry, its just one of my peeves to see someone attacking others for doing things that they themselves are either doing, or doing worse than. Dont be hypocrites people.
and if anything, remember: YOU ARE NOT SPECIAL WHEN IT COMES TO HEROIN! YOU ARENT! No one is.
The %s you all post include those who TRULY JUST TRIED IT ONCE! That is veryyyyy different than those who "try it regularly" or claim that they are "responsible heroin users". A better # to look at for those people would be relapse rates. Which, correct me if im wrong, are above 70%? Probably closer to that 9/10 # people were talking about?
Saying you use heroin "responsibly" for years, Great if you do. Seriously no sarcasm, thats fucking awesome and im very jealous. But last time you quit: how long did it stick? And how long before you used again? Whether its now using once a week, or once a day, how long, honestly and truly?
Sorry if this alls seems like its attacking people, i just dont want anyone else to be a heroin addict. Or to be the one LYING to themselves about how bad they really are.
The big question:
do you buy things OTHER THAN HEROIN? You can be a functioning addict and not rob/cheat/lie/steal, but you might not be a functional society member, someone who spends time/money on things OTHER THAN smack.