How does a person feel when high on heroin?
it feels as if you are just in the state before you go into the
first stages of anaesthesia but it is a lovely feeling. It must be
if used smoked because you are at risk of the obvious, and can't be
annoyed to list the danger's of I.V use I am an educated man of
middle age and have been addicted for many years. Thankfully I have
become totally drug free and I am proud to say that. I still crave
heroin but will not do it because I have moved on I have two
wonderful children and a beautiful wife. So if there is one thing
to say don't do it at all. Scott P Jackson. NSDC
*The consumption of heroin is marked by a euphoric rush, a warm
feeling of relaxation, a sense of security and protection, and a
dissipation of pain, fear, hunger, tension and anxiety. When heroin
is snorted or smoked, the rush is intense and orgasmic.
Subjectively, time may slow down. Any sense of anger, frustration
or aggression disappears. Users enjoy the feeling of "being wrapped
in God's warmest blanket".
Heroin is the most fast-acting of all the opiates. When
injected, it reaches the brain in 15-30 seconds; smoked heroin
reaches the brain in around 7 seconds. The peak experience via this
route lasts at most a few minutes. The surge of pleasure seems to
start in the abdomen; a delicious warmth then spreads throughout
the body, or at least the somatosensory cortex. After the intense
euphoria, a period of tranquillity ("on the nod") follows, lasting
up to an hour. Experienced users will inject between 2-4 times per
day. After taking heroin, some people feel cocooned and emotionally
self-contained. Others feel stimulated and sociable. Either way,
there is a profound sense of control and well-being. The euphoria
gradually subsides into a dreamy and relaxed state of contentment.
Higher doses of heroin normally make a person feel sleepy. At
higher doses still, the user will nod off into a semi-conscious
state. The effects usually wear off in 3-5 hours, depending on the
dose.