Heroin: Methadone & Heroin Facts

heroin - Important information about methadone and heroin. Methadone is used to treat addiction to heroin and other drugs.

	Methadone is a synthetic opioid used medically as a painkiller, but also to treat patients on opioids such as heroin.

I shot up heroin yesterday and now my arm is swollen?
I shot dope yesterday for the first time in 6 months. I didn't miss, I used a clean needle, and I used antiseptic on both my arm and the bottom of the bottle where I mixed. I pulled back twice to make sure I was in a vein, so I'm not too sure what could have happened. I did not loosen the tourniquet before removing the needle. Anyways, after injection, it felt burny and then very itchy for a good 10 mins or so. Then, the site around where I injected got very swollen and red and hurt. I wake up this morning and the swelling has gone down, but it is still a little sore. What could this be? I am freaking out my friend who this has happened to said it could be an abscess. I'm wondering if anyone else who shoots h has experienced this before? Lastly, could this be from the h itself or could it be from something going wrong at the actual injection site?When I said I used antiseptic on the bottom of the bottle, I also rinsed it off afterwards. Just trying to make the point that I was very clean during this process. And by clean needle, I means brand new out of the pack just bought from CVS clean needle. I did use sink water, not sure if tht is an issue. In pretty sure I've used it before and have had no issues bc it is clean.

Which is worse, to be an alcoholic or a heroin addict?


My boyfriend says that he has constricted pupils as a permanent side effect of long term heroin use.?
Firstly, I love my boyfriend so very much and intended spending my life with him but I m unsure now? I knew he used to be a heroin addict methadone user crack user and he claims he's been clean for 8 years and the constricted pupils is a permanent side effect that requires he wears special reaction glasses to protect his eyes from bright lights and sunlight. He also claims he suffers from permanent muscle pain and damage and needs constant massaging. He also spends a lot of time sleeping or being tired. So, he claims all these are unfortunate permanent side effects from long term heroin use he used for approximately 10 15 years. We recently split up because I could no longer put up with his constant mood swings and numerous accusations he makes against me that are all totally unfounded and mostly fabricated. He goes from being Mr Nice to Mr Nasty within hours or even minutes.I want to be so wrong about this but certain things just don't make sense. I can't find any information relating to a side effect related to permanent damaged eyes and the need to wear reaction glasses. So the obvious question is is he lying? I feel awful for needing to do this but I don't know any other heroin users to ask and I need to be 100 % sure before I confront him.Thank you in advance to anyone who can tell me the honest truth.Thank you Nurse Jackie for your prompt reply I was afraid this would be the answer. However, I'm now informed correctly and can confront him with the truth. Thank you again.

When you get skinny from heroin what happens when you get off the drug?
I know girl who used to be pretty big and then she started using heroin and lost a lot of weight now she's really skinny and I'm just wondering what's going to happen after she gets off the drug if she ever does I'm kind of jealous because she's lost a lot of weight and she's really skinny now if she gets off the drug would she still keep the thin figure she has now . Were both 18 btw I don't want to turn to drugs to lose weight.

What is heroin withdrawal like?
I have never taken heroin nor ever would, but I'm curious as to what it's like. Is it like transporting where the protagonist needs to lock himself in a room for five days? Can it get that bad?

Looking for a Halfway House/Inpatient/Residential place to get help with my heroin addiction/depression etc..?
I'm male, 23 years old, and I currently live in Phoenix AZ . I've been struggling with a heroin addiction on and off for the past 3 years. Now I'm homeless thanks to drugs. All my money goes to drugs, and I even commit crimes to get the drugs. It needs to stop. I may or may not even have Hep C God knows what else..I enjoy reading the Bible. I was raised in a pretty unstable, but Christian household. I'm looking to get out of Arizona. I think leaving this state is key in my recovery. I'm looking to find a good spot to go where I can work on my sobriety. Halfway House, inpatient programs, residential drug recovery homes, whatever you want to call them are all on the list ... Does anyone know of a good place I can look into? It would be ten times more awesome if I can find a place like this which will give me a few weeks to get a job before I have to make a payment, that way I don't have to ask good ol' Grandma for more money more than however much I would need for the bus plane ticket, food expenses etc in order to get myself there . I'm at a bottom and I don't know what to do but fortunately I have a loving grandmother who is willing to help. If you know of a place in Arizona, go ahead and tell me about it and I'll still look into it. I realize running away from Arizona, my addiction will follow me, but this may or may not be the best first step . Any tips advice suggestions conversation is appreciated. Thank you

What does heroin look like?
I fund a capsule with a tannish looking substance in it. I think it is heroin, my guy may have relapsed. I found some empty capsules with nothing in it...does heroin come in capsule form?

Is it possible to wean off smoking heroin?
Your Is it possible to wean off of smoking heroin by reducing my dose?I am currently smoking 50 worth of heroin a day and I want to get off it. I am planning to smoke 3 lines every two hours and daily reducing my dose 1 line a day then once I am one one line every two hours gradually increase the gap hourly until I am off it.Does this seem like a good idea and possible for me to do. I didn't know or understand what I was getting in to with heroin and have only been takin it for a month but I cannot deal with the cold turkey approach as I tried this first. Please tell me your opinion or better way to do this. Personal experience or medical knowledge only please as I don't want any damage caused to me.

Can these items cause positive read on heroin?
S5 Adcadol, S5 Altrocsin, S5 Tripaleen, S5 Migril, these are medication that i take, i have been tested positive for heroin but don't use it, i use these medication for migraine and other medical problems, i don't consume poppy seeds, i do smoke normal cigarettes and i do drink now and then, i am freaked out about testing positive for this drug, the test was a urine test which many say are inaccurate but still, i am not happy about it, it may cost me my job at the end of the day, so i need to be sure of what could have made me test positive, please anyone that can help, it would make things so much better if i could just know how and what?

Can you get heroin in your system through second hand smoke?
Hi, two people I had to walk past were smoking some black tar and it really stunk. I assume it was heroin... now I'm anxious that it may be in me and effect me some how? It was a staircase of a building they were doing it in and they had to get up to let me pass. I do have an anxiety problem ocd so perhaps I'm being a little anxious unnecessary, but with drugs you never know. Then I read Amy Winehouses ex employee had heroin in his blood through what he claims was second hand smoke o O Please help thanks.

I have to give a presentation on heroin can you give me some ideas on what i should look like?
i have to stand up in front of the class for at least 10 min and give a presentation on heroin like i'm speaking to a client

Heroin help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
What are some interesting facts about heroin?

Tar Heroin?? SCARED. HELP?
just to be clear, i have no intent to use this product, heroin or not I use to be a druggie, mainly doing weed and shrooms not anymore,got arrested . But my friend invited me over to his house, saying he found something suspicious. I looked in his girlfriends stuff, and found some blue and black pills that are clearly home made. Needles were next to them. I open it up, and a brown mass was in it, that looked like musher together gerbal pellets. It's a very dark brown, and has some hint of black in it, and I think it's heroin. Is there any way for my friend to test it to see if it's heroin? Does this sound like Brown black tar heroin???

IV Heroin Habit - Scary Symptoms? Hep C/Aids/HIV? Allergic Reaction?
So I've been battling a heroin addiction on and off for the past 3 years. Unfortunately, I've made the huge f ng mistake of sharing a needle a couple of times with people who are true pieces of shit. I was heavily intoxicated at the time and my judgement decision making ability was .. non existent.Anyway, my symptoms. The one I'm mainly concerned about, just started happening recently. When I go to shoot up, I tie off, and my arm hand gets numb turns blue purple, dark. Pretty quickly, this never happened before. I stick the needle in, and the skin around the enjection site turns ORANGE. So I'll have a blue purple arm with orange skin around the enjection site, also the hole from the needle will sometimes kinda turn into a " lump" , poking out. When I first started IV'ing, my arm hand would never turn colors, regardless of how long I tied off. And I had never seen the orange blotches of skin, and the whole would never be more than a little tiny " dot" on my skin. I never knew this, but apparently someone who IV's drugs habitually can actually get Hep C from themselves, from their own needle that's never been shared. If you use a needle over and over, apparently your own blood is left in the needle and gets contaminated over time, then when you re use the needle, it transfers to your blood and you get Hep C. ? F ing sh y and scary, now knowing I could have given myself Hep C. There have been times when I was unable to get a new needle, so I used the same dull pieces of junk over and over. Also, a few other symptoms I've noticed, either these are constant, or off on. Now, keep in mind, over the past 6 8 months, theres been two times I went to a detox facility for a few days, other than that, I usually don't go more than 12 16 hours without doing a shot of heroin, so I'm thinking the heroin masks a lot of the symptoms I have. Hides them. I wonder once I get sober, if symptoms will pop out, unable to be hidden under the blanket of heroin. Stomach problems. I've always struggled with long term constipation, but H makes it ten times worse. I poop once every week, week and a half. Large, painful, sometimes hints of blood. I often can feel a sharp lower back pain that I believe is associated. Also, occasionally stomach cramps. My diet is horrible, I've had a huge loss of appetite, as well as undesired weightloss. Skinny as a rail. Also, SOMETIMES, not all the time, I notice a small burn when I pee. It's not always there. Horrible fatigue. Whenever I go without H, I get so out of breath so easily. Doing simple things like, taking a shower and scrubbing soap all over my body. While doing this, my fatigue is noticable. I'm not wheezing, but it's definately slowing me down. Changes in my vision. A few weeks ago, I IV'ed some meth, and instantly broke out in a killer migrane, making me sweat from head to toe it was so painful, and also my vision got blurry, especially close up. Like I held a quarter up to my eyes, and I couldn't read the print on it, my vision was so blurry. It lasted two or three days. But before that, and now, my vision has had a change. Reduced a tiny bit. Maybe a little bit.. blurrier? Hard to explain. I just know it's not what it used to be. Depression mentally unstable. I can't focus well at all, I'm always depressed, I'm constantly criticizing myself, thinking I sound stupid to others, thinking others don't like me, and I'm very insecure about my looks. My hair, when grown long, tends to fall out shed, a LOT... I don't like, get bald patches, nothing like that, I'm only 23, but right now because I'm homeless another issue my hair is longer than usual, and sheds constantly. When I wash it, it clogs the drain. My skin color may have changed a little bit, or maybe not. I'm living summertime in Arizona, first summer homeless on the streets so maybe I'm just not used to it but it seems to be not just tan but maybe a little bit.. yellowish. Not sure. My body parts also tend to fall asleep a lot quicker and easier than before. They're always fallin asleep. They tingle easily, too. Like I can simply place my hand a certain way on a desk or something, and it starts losing circulation, starts tingling. There's other things I can get into, but I won't right now, those are the main thingsThanks for your timePS I don't need to hear anything about quitting, I already realize the risk I'm taking and the seriousness of my addiction, thanks. Don't need criticism, negativity of any kind, I simply want some advice help on the issue at hand, nothing more. Thanks