Smoking heroin is often referred to as chasing the dragon a term that originated in Hong Kong. This is done by placing the heroin on a piece of foil and inhaling the heated vapor heroin when one is doing this the heat causes it to turn into liquid which moves around on the foil so this where the term originated from.

With the rise in the purity of heroin a lot of heroin users are turning to smoking heroin instead of injection because the fear of heroin overdoses. I have even heard it said that some counselors in New York were advising their clients to stop shooting heroin and switch to smoking heroin. I am not sure this is such a smart idea and here is why. Smoking heroin causes a neurological condition that robs them of muscle coordination and speech, and that if left untreated it will lead to paralysis and death.

Snorting heroin

Many people start out snorting heroin and find out rather quickly that this was not what they were looking for any way that was the way it happened for me because the next time used it which was quite a while later was to shoot it. What I found was that I did not really care for that either because it made me sick. I mean I puked every time I used it. but I continued to use it anyway. The next thing I new I had a heroin habit and when I did not use any I became sick in another way and let me tell you it was a hell of a lot worse than just throwing up.

I would imagine that this may be the way some of you became addicted to smoking heroin. It does not really matter how you use heroin the end results are really quite simple and they the big house, aka states penitentiary, bug house aka insane asylum, or the pine box which means your ass ain’t coming back, and lastly there is “Recovery.”

After trying every way in the book to use successfully I finally got it through my thick skull that there is no such thing as casual heroin user at least I never ran in to one. Anyway I went through so many heroin detox and rehab programs that I lost count keep in mind this was over a 30 year span of heroin use. I finally did get clean and I am clean today thanks to God and many people that helped me along the way but I am reasonable sure that the change happened while I was in long term drug rehab.

Stop smoking heroin: Chasing the dragon

My suggestion would be that you stop smoking heroin chasing the dragon. Well you may say but I can’t I am too far gone. No one is to far gone that they can not recover and live a reasonably happy life. I mean I used heroin for over 30 years and that’s about 5 lifetimes in heroin years.

Now if you want to stop smoking heroin then I would suggest that you start with a Opiate detox either at home or in heroin rehab. I would have to choose the rehab because the home heroin detox is a bitch to put it mildly. If you choose to go to heroin treatment you can be detoxed from heroin medically. Now days they more than likely will use suboxone and it does work well with little pain from heroin withdrawal.

If you really want to learn how to stop smoking heroin and stay clean this is what I would suggest for you. I mean I went for 2 years and this may seem like a lifetime but is it really when you compare it to what is going to happen if you do not get some heroin addiction. I think I have covered that pretty well but if you find a successful way to keep using drugs with no consequences I promise I will write a post about because I am sure there are many of you out there who are still trying to find that way.

Smoking heroin Chasing the Dragon

In many circles smoking heroin is also know as chasing the dragon. It is obtained this nickname because smoking heroin temporarily puts users in a euphoric state of mind that they can only stay in for a limited amount of time. Chasing the dragon refers to trying to capture the feeling of complete ecstasy without ever really being to get there.

The word dragon is used in the expression because dragons, like the high induced by heroin, are not real. Heroin creates the illusion of euphoria by releasing large amounts of dopamine, a naturally occurring substance in the human body responsible for emotions of happiness, throughout the body.

While the user is high on heroin the released dopamine causes them to feel great, but as soon as they come down, the lack of dopamine left causes them to suffer bouts of depressing, making another fix sound all the more appealing. The bottom line is stop fumar heroina.