You're kidding yourself if that is what you believe.
I think OP is speaking from a medical perspective, and from that perspective I believe OP is correct. You could live a long time without complications taking a medicinal dose of heroin.
To be clear, if you abuse alcohol you get cirrhosis of the liver, if you smoke your more likely to get cancer, emphysema, etc. You don't have those types of complications just from abusing heroin.
So instead of arguing against a straw man, lets try to understand each other.
Is it your belief that heroin use causes medical problems or do you agree with the claim that heroin is relatively benign from a medical perspective. If you disagree, maybe elaborate on the what you believe are the health consequences. (Note: I'm talking about medical heroin, as was the OP. Injecting contaminated substances and sharing needles causes all sorts of health problems. I stipulate that the behavior that typically goes along with heroin abuse is unhealthy).
I think OP is speaking from a medical perspective, and from that perspective I believe OP is correct. You could live a long time without complications taking a medicinal dose of heroin.
To be clear, if you abuse alcohol you get cirrhosis of the liver, if you smoke your more likely to get cancer, emphysema, etc. You don't have those types of complications just from abusing heroin.
So instead of arguing against a straw man, lets try to understand each other.
Is it your belief that heroin use causes medical problems or do you agree with the claim that heroin is relatively benign from a medical perspective. If you disagree, maybe elaborate on the what you believe are the health consequences. (Note: I'm talking about medical heroin, as was the OP. Injecting contaminated substances and sharing needles causes all sorts of health problems. I stipulate that the behavior that typically goes along with heroin abuse is unhealthy).