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 Well, ladies and gentlemen, I guess it had to happen someday and today seems like the day it's going to happen. Welcome, one and all, to the very last Drugs 101 article.
Yes, yes, I know it's sad, but we have 15 extremely common drugs now, and I simply don't know where to go from here. However, I will, of course, be there to write a few more Drugs 101 articles from time to time. If one is requested, or if someone at MIT makes a new designer drug, or if I've just seriously blanked on an obvious favorite choice of yours, be sure to drop me a note.
But enough sappy bullshit. Let's get right into it, shall we? This week's drug is a drug that I hate enough that I thought I'd never write the article. I thought I'd be too biased. However, the TTA community sort of deserves information on everything and so, without further ado...
Heroin.
 Right off the bat, heroin is an opiate. An extremely addictive opiate, at that. I'm sure we've all met someone who was about to go into heroin sickness. I seem to recall a dude in Northampton, MA named Sun who seemed to be in an ever-craving sort of mood. People would be proud of him if he stayed off the drug for three months. I would be proud of him if he didn't steal my stuff. Since I never let him anywhere near my house, car, or person, I didn't have to worry about it.
I wasn't so lucky with my archenemy Asha, though. She still owes me money, two books, and some Magic cards. Why she thought she could sell those is beyond me. Probably it has something to do with the fact that junkies suck. And Asha sucks, as well.
 The drug's main form is a whitish/brownish powder that you extract from opium poppies. It's usually injected straight into the vein and the high will last you a whopping couple of hours, which is why you need to keep shooting up and chasing that dragon.
Humans, interestingly enough, can build up an incredible tolerance to the drug. This means that users have to take more and more to achieve the same effect as the first time. Which, let's face it, is supposedly one of the best feelings known to mankind. I won't lie to you, Heroin is going to make you feel really, really, really, really good for the few hours you're high. Coming down's a bitch, but there you go.
Coming down is the part where junkies make me angry. I'm fine when they're high. Good chance of death, and they just sort of lie there. Off the drug, however, they get really depressed and steal shit, and need more, and whine a lot and cry and see things. Not pretty.
And then they find some more, shoot up, and in a split second, the drug reaches your brain.
So, I've covered opiates and how they affect you in the past. Heroin affects the same part of the brain as the rest of the family. Opium, et al. But it's just so much more addictive.
 And lame. Seriously, I hate heroin users. If I find one in my midst I tend to get angry with the person. I hope that soon they will just overdose and be set free from their pathetic and miserable world. Luckily, if they keep doing the drug, the chances of them ODing or getting AIDS or any other number of mishaps is high. They'll be off the planet soon, or off the drug and living in agony for a good, long time. I can't decide which is better -- torment or death.
Fucking heroin addicts.
Anyway, yah, so not a ton of info there, but there's not much you need to know that you haven't learned already. And that brings us to a close! It's been tremendous fun doing these articles, and I'd be happy to do some more. If you have a request, I'll take it, or any questions, I'll take those too. I may even start up a Drugs 201 series that gets slightly more into the chemical composition of various substances, but that sounds boring.
I hope you enjoyed the ride, and I'll be seeing you around The Awesomeverse.
Peace,
Philippe Larock
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