never mind some statistic you can't remember. trying and using are very different. if someone regularly uses heroin, they will become addicted. chip on and off for years; eventually there's a line.
Did you miss the part where I said I have been a regular user of heroin, didn't become addicted, know a couple others who used it regularly and never got hooked either, imagine that. Seriously why does everyone who had a dope habit think nobody else could possibly try this drug and not end up in the same position they did? It really comes across as arrogant and uninformed.
I have been using heroin for 8 years, it honestly could be 9 by now. There were times in that period I used it regularly, as in 3 or 4 times a week, there have been times like now where I probably use that many times a year or less. I get immense enjoyment out of opioids, however I have never had a problem with them. It isn't like I am some special guy that is immune to addiction, I am addicted to alcohol and dependent on cannabis, have come pretty close to benzo addiction and despite never being a daily meth user went through a period of a couple years where I used it as many days as I didn't and spent like every cent on it.
It just shits me how many people make claims like do heroin once and your gone, or become a regular user and you will become an addict, frankly, it is just not true. I think a lot of people who become addicted end up surrounded by other addicts and this makes them think ALL heroin users tend to be addicts. The thing is there are probably many functional and recreational users you don't encounter and are not considering. I could be in the minority, but like I said in my last post I happen to know several people who have no problem regulating their use of heroin or who tried it and outright do not enjoy it. Whether we are a minority, we exist, so it is bullshit to make this claim that everyone will become an addict.
It almost seems like some people are trying to take responsibility off themselves as though once they tried it there really was no other option than for them to become addicted. Take ownership of it, plenty of people use the stuff and don't get hooked. For the record I don't look down on addicts to heroin, or any drug for that matter, I am just a little sick of reading claims there is a guarantee you will become hooked that comes with even trying heroin (or using it regularly) on a forum that is about accurate information and harm reduction, not scare tactics. I already said I don't recommend opioid naive individuals go out and try heroin, but if they decide to there is no sense in exaggerating the likelihood of their use becoming a serious problem.
There is no sense in essentially saying "I became addicted so you most definitely will" this kind of absolute, unscientific statement doesn't have much place on Bluelight in my opinion. Fair enough to share your personal experience and relate that it could be a possibility for someone else, just don't claim that somebody you never met in your life will become a junkie just because YOU did.
Fizzymk, find it as hard to believe as you want, I know them personally and since some have turned down the offer of free gear in front of me I am confident they were not making it up. The most commonly cited reasons I hear for disliking opiates are nausea and itching. My best mate DETESTS opioids, he has never used heroin, but on the couple occasions I have dosed him with weaker opioids (high dose codeine and OxyContin) he hated it. I am positive he will never try heroin and I am equally positive if he did that he would hate it just as much as other opioids.
Methamphetamine and cocaine release dopamine too (technically cocaine inhibits its reuptake but whatever) and there are plenty of people who don't like those. Some commonly cited reasons would be the comedown, jitteryness, anxiety and the increased heart rate, if some people cannot enjoy those euphoric and addictive drugs, why would heroin be so special that people can not be turned off by its side effects?
