Why would people use “bad” heroin?
While many heroin users have steered clear of the “bad heroin”, many others deliberately seek the drug. Why would a person seek a drug that could kill them with one use? When an active drug user is asked the question, the answer may not be too surprising. The high experienced with initiation to heroin is powerful, and the euphoria intense. The intensity of the “rush” becomes the feeling that is sought after with subsequent use. Over time, however, users develop tolerance, and require more heroin to achieve the same desired effect. When a new drug hits the street that promises a “bigger bang for the buck”, users flock to it, rather than away from it. They repeatedly chase that intense feeling produced with drug initiation. So even if use could result in death, users seek out combinations or perceptually more powerful drugs to produce an enhanced euphoria.
