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.

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.