I got addicted to heroin by what I call the “Standard American Opioid Story.” I had been experimenting with drugs pretty heavily in my teen years, but none of them did what opioids did to me. I was able to pick up and put down a variety of substances, even cocaine and amphetamines, without any real issue. There may have been some long binges involved, but ultimately, I’d get bored with the high or the side effects and go back to just smoking weed and drinking – the normal teenage stuff....
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