Heroin: Methadone & Heroin Facts

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

What happens if you inject cotton into your vein while shooting heroin?
my friend was shooting dope and now he's very sick and said he may have gotten cotton into the junk, I do not condone drug use in any way, but I am concerned.

What does heroin do to your body?
I am doing an assignment and on what heroin does to your own body and your babys. but i already have what it does to your baby's i just want a short explanation on what it does to your own. thanks.

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

Two days ago, me and a friend decided to try heroin for the first time.?
i know it was a horrible decision, but now my vein is red running from the needle point up my arm, it hurts quite a bit. should i see a doctor? what could this be?

Going on third day of heroin withdraws and gave in and used. What happens now?
Have been withdrawing from heroin for three day and gave in and used a bit just to feel better. What happens now?

What's worse, meth or heroin?
heroin i know just fucks up your health really bad and is nearly impossible to quit. meth ive heard worse things though cause it turns you into one ugly motherfucker and just dystroys your body. what do you think? and besides, whats the difference between the two?

My mum thinks im addicted to heroin, i dont think i am... i'm 17 ..!! please read?
Okay so me and my family are going through a rough patch at the moment.My mum thinks im a drugs addict because she found out i had been smoking heroin and injected it only done it once would never inject again I wouldn't say im addicted to it but i do smoke it alot as soon as i get my money i spend it on that.She has got me to go to a center that helps you to get off of heroin, they give you methadone or subutex as a substitute but as i dont feel im addicted to anything i dont understand why they would give me a substitute cause surley i would just get addicted to that instead..?? i even tested neg for heroin when they tested me i did only have a small amount that morning Also my mum needed a break as she put it and ive moved in with my father and he is now moaning and askin me how long im plannin on staying with him as he is used to his own privacy... i feel basically that nobody can be bothered with me.The only person that will come and give me a hug when i need one is my boyfriend who is actually a heroin addict i used to live with him buti dont anymore due to my family but anyway they are attempting to split us up again... i do love him we have been through alot and im standing by him after all he needs support not judgement. Surly my family can see by taking the person i care about away would screw me up more..??My mum calls me a junkie, a druggie, a baghead, smack head... you name it i get called it.. I snap back and sometimes think if im going to get called it i may aswell do it... Im in a battle with all my family at the moment my mum has no faith in me.. What can i do.. please help, am i in the wrong, is she?? Im very confused and feel very lonely at the moment.

Can someone get withdrawals from doing heroin just one time?
How long does it take a heroin user to get hooked? I mean, physically, not psychologically 'cause that is probably after one use.

What does heroin look like after taking out of the balloon?
i found a and when i emptied it it looked like dark brown water. is this what heroin looks like after being in a balloon or what should it look like?

Addicy,chronic pain,past heroin dop i do methodone?
b4 3 back surgeries and chronic pain 6 years sober.npw have to keep enuf morphine for pain and physical withdrawal.but not getting high just stayin well and have no will to even live.is methadone an answer

Can laxatives clear your system from any drugs(heroin)for a urine test?
its been 16 hours since I stopped smoking it and will it clear it out in a matter of few hours?

Daughter overdosing on heroin?
Okay i asked a question abit ago that i thought my 17 yr old daughter was on heroin.Turns out i was right, i had a phone call on saturday night from her, she was in hospital had been taken in an ambulance due to her junkie boyfriend injecting her and she over dosed, she nearrly died according to the paramedic.She also admitted to smoking, marijuanna, crack cocaine, heroin... but she said thats the first time trying to inject it... thats why her " Boyfriend" who i told her to stay away from did it for her.She has told me she wont do it again as it scared her, i said im not letting her out of the house without me there. also that she is not to contact him again.. i dont trust her one bit, i dont know what to do anymore... not sure where to turn next.. the police have spoken to her and everythin she swears she is not an addict.. nobody believed her... but i don't know..

What are the effects of heroin?
If a thirteen year old boy took a shot of heroin, what would the effects be, especially for being so young? How bad would it be for him if it is the only time he ever did it? Could it raise his heartbeat, send him into shock, or kill him? this is not about me, i am a 16 year old boy asking this. please answer, thank you

How addictive is heroin?
i have a friend who is considering doing heroin. and i think this idea is INSANE i have absolutely no idea why anybody would want to do heroin because its so addicting and takes over your life. but he doesnt seem to care about that. he says the worst that can happen is getting arrested for it. i think he's being a fool. but is there ANY way he could be right? i dont think so

TS Hormones Vs Heroin?
im a teen TS and i take hormones on the weekly, i am also caught up in a heroin habit, like 3x a day to keep myself from getting ill, what damage am i doing to myself by mixing the two ?i have a heroin habit and i take hormones on a weekly basis, what are the dangers of mixing the two. I dont need to be told about Death and Prisson, that seems to be the only answers im getting and they dont apply to my question, yes heroin is a bad drug and it leads to nowhere, its common knowlidge and ive seen tomany loved ones pass because of it so PLEASE dont preach to me, ive quit several times before but once and adict ur alwase one. So if u know about mixing the two share some info, otherwise dont waste my space.KEEP YOUR JUDGMENTS TO YOURSELVES YOU DONT KNOW ME AND U DONT KNOW THE DEMONDS I FACE EVERY DAY. ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS WHAT EFFECT THE DOPE HAS AGANST MY HORMONE SHOTS