I am a heroin user. I do not have a drug problem
Whilst I&#x27;m sure there are many functional `users` of heroin, there are many more who think they are functional and yet they are not and just don&#x27;t see it themselves.  I&#x27;ve lived near many heroin `users` and I will say that the biggest issue is that if they can lie about their habits to themselves, then others are a given.  Equally, whilst they may not see their usage of as a problem, they neglect to see the impact upon others - be that antisocial noise, keeping odd hours so again, noise or shady dealer meetings in the streets that scare the parents across the road to not allow their kids to play out in the park near there.  That&#x27;s just the good part of the spectrum.  Then you have those who buy on-line and feel like their not supporting criminal activities, well until heroin comes with a fair trade logo, or you know the farmer, producer and workers personally - it&#x27;s easy to say you don&#x27;t have a problem and yet create problems for others when you look at the bigger picture.<p>As for knowing any functional, well I&#x27;ve seen many have functional phases would be the best I could attest to that from experience and out of about 30 heroin addicts I&#x27;ve endured in the past 2 decades, I&#x27;d say only 2 would be close to being classed as functional.<p>Really gets down to if somebody who is using drugs can just stop and take a break every now and then, then in that clean period - still hold the same mentalities towards their usage and if they can come to the same conclusion - bravo as that is what I would call somebody with their head working well for them.<p>What really is the issue for many drug users is the point in which the drugs use them - that&#x27;s the turning point of addiction I&#x27;d say.<p>Yet all that said, you can&#x27;t help but accept that the brain is driven by chemical stimulus and there lays the hard barrier of having the will power to quite.<p>I&#x27;ve personally never done heroin, no desire too as like a fine wine, I might like it and it is easier to miss what you never had and one step I&#x27;ve become very mindful never to take having learned from others, many who&#x27;s lifestyle choices I had thrust upon me and I will say, not best neibours to have from my numerous experiences.