Any drug experts here know the signs of heroin use?
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 9:39 PM
Ok, this is a follow up to my prior post about weird encounters OTC with a dancer. I am sure anyone who read my prior post will think I'm mental for even thinking about this, but here goes.
As mentioned, I met a seemingly very nice and together dancer who, it turns out, had a ex-boyfriend who was a tad jealous, to put it mildly. I will spare you the details. Here's the real focus of my inquiry.
The angry ex-boyfriend insisted to me that the dancer is really a junkie, and that he was in the process of leaving her anyway because of her heroin habit, etc. My experience with serious drugs is pretty limted, and I've never known anyone (or at least I've never known I've known anyone) who used heroin.
My problem is in trying to figure out whether the boyfriend's accusation is true, or is made out of spite to get back at his ex.
Physically, she appears to be perfectly normal, healthy looking, so obvious signs of some form of degradation. She presents as being alert, coherent and well spoken. She does not seem to be sleepy, have slurred speech, funny looking eyes, agitated behavior. She always appears to have good hygiene. She also has various attibutes I would not normally associate with hard core drug use: (a) an apparently well groomed and well cared for pet; (b) lots of really expensive and very well maintained electronic equipment; (c) nice, clean, normal looking clothing; (d) a wallet that looks organized and filled with lots of identification.
On the negative side, she does seem to have a chaotic life. She seems to not have good relations with her relatives. She clearly cannot manage money. Some of this could be explained by her relationship with the ex-boyfriend (who does appear to be pretty psycho).
I realize many of you will say that whether she is a junkie is immaterial, given that regardless she presents a bundle of trouble. And you may be right.
Nonetheless, for anyone on this site who has had experience dealing with people with serious drug use, I am curious whether you think it is plausible that someone could be a major heroin user (according to the ex-boyfriend, several hits a day every day) and maintain this kind of front. Would that level of drug use manifest itself in some sort of overt physical or behavioral signs, or does it depend on the user?
Any insight (beyond telling me that I'm an idiot; I already know that) would be appreciated.
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