Here are my letters to the only girl I have ever loved. For all to see. I put them here for a reason. So that others may learn from the pain that I have gone through.

As the warm rush of heroine surges through my veins, 
I reminisce of a time long forgotten, 
a time when I didn't have to depend on drugs, 
a time I was happy, 
all of the times I was with you.

You were the reason I was alive
So after you left,
I had to turn to something.
It felt so good, so good I didn't think about you.
But now I feel dead.

I'm cold again, time to shoot up again,
I miss you,
Still.

What Are the Immediate (Short-Term) Effects of Heroin Use?

Soon after injection (or inhalation), heroin crosses the blood-brain barrier. In the brain, heroin is converted to morphine and binds rapidly to opioid receptors. Abusers typically report feeling a surge of pleasurable sensation, a "rush." The intensity of the rush is a function of how much drug is taken and how rapidly the drug enters the brain and binds to the natural opioid receptors. Heroin is particularly addictive because it enters the brain so rapidly. With heroin, the rush is usually accompanied by a warm flushing of the skin, dry mouth, and a heavy feeling in the extremities, which may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and severe itching.

After the initial effects, abusers usually will be drowsy for several hours. Mental function is clouded by heroin's effect on the central nervous system. Cardiac functions slow. Breathing is also severely slowed, sometimes to the point of death. Heroin overdose is a particular risk on the street, where the amount and purity of the drug cannot be accurately known.