What makes heroin so addictive?
Ok let me start by saying I was an IV user for 8 years I have nearly 7 years clean now.. No it dosnt start out with severe withdrawls that comes with time and a tolerance and every addict will tell u that it started out good but then always ends badly…. The reason it’s so addictive is because of what it is really doing in your brain… After prolonged use any junky will tell u they are no longer getting high they just are trying not to be dope sick…. It really has to do with the opioid receptors in your brain which I can’t explain well but google it I’m sure you will get the idea …but for me yes it was better than anything at first and was cheap but after 8 years it was a 400 dollar a day habit that I eventually ended with methadone treatment and coming off that took years and was the most horrific expierence of my life! I cannot tell u how bad it gets but imagine having diharea for months and feeling like every bone in your body is broken I was literally bed ridden and wanted to