Now I know that upon reading the title of this thread, most of you are probably responding with utter shock and disbelief. I can almost see you shaking your heads and saying "But Vine, what about the rush? What about the 100% bio-availability? You are really telling us we should stop IVing our dope?". Well, yes, in fact I am. Allow me to explain:



Even though IV is the most efficient way to use heroin (it ALL goes directly into the bloodstream) your body simply compensates for this, raising your tolerance. So, within less than a week of shooting dope I was already needing to shoot as much or perhaps even more dope to get off as when I was sniffing. Not only that, but for some reason IV heroin lasts significantly less time than snorted. So you actually spend more money when you IV than when you sniff.



So what reason is there to IV? Well, there is a rush. A feeling of intense pleasure (or just plain intensity sometimes) that lasts about a minute after you slam down that plunger. Naturally, this minute of intense pleasure is highly prized and sought after. It is the best minute of a junkie's day. However, in my case at least, I feel like sometimes the rest of the high can be somewhat of a let down afterward because its never as good as the rush.



So none of this really matters because I am trying to get off heroin altogether. But were I to stay on it, I think I would go back to sniffing because the high lasts way longer, its more ecemonical and in a strange way i find the high more satisfying.



Any comments? Thoughts?