Heroin is a bad drug. Period. Some people just don't care, they figure, "Well, I could already fuck up my life doing weed, so there's no point in not trying heroin". Which is very sad. I lost my half brother due to suicide (caused by heroin), he just couldn't live with being a heroin addict. He tried overdosing on pills, until my other half brother started pushing on his stomach, causing him to throw up. Then he was checked into a clinic, but signed himself out I think. So he eventually hung himself. He NEVER spent anyone elses money either, to support his habit. One of their friends left a wallet at their house, and all the money was still there when they found it. (He live in the Maryland, DC area, while I lived in Central Florida, in a "good" neighborhood") I dunno, I was only in the fifth or sixth grade at the time. I had no idea how to take it, (drugs were unheard of in the area), whether I should think he deserved it, or what. Later on when i got to middle/highschool, I knew alot of people that smoked. I was afraid to do drugs. So I started off with taking prescription drugs, since I got them for free from a friend, and since they were safe (they were technically legal). Loved the three percocets I took one night (never had pain killers or any prescription drugs of that nature), and had oxycontin (knocked me out and made me throw up alot, didn't realize it was so similar to heroin). I was afraid to try weed for awhile, since my brother was dead because of drugs, and I just didn't want to end up an addict. Well, I learned that weed was beneficial to me, and certain drugs ARE safe, if you know what you're doing. So here I am now, still smoking once a week.