Oh for God sake I know what Heroin is !!! We've got as big a problem with the bloody stuff as any other rich Western country, we don't all live on cattle stations in the middle of nowhere you know. One of my best friends is in detox as we speak. The bone I was picking was the fact that whoever it was who posted the post had spelt it `Herion'. Herion. Herion. I was picking up on *bad spelling* Thanks anyway tho'. (: Camille verona_beach@geocities.com @ THE ARTS HOLE http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442 @ THE INVERTED FOREST http://www.angelfire.com/pa/invertedforest Mike42082 wrote: > << Will someone please explain what Herion is? In Australia we have a brand of > painkiller called Herron Paracetamol but I don't recall any one ever > overdosing on that. > > Strangely, despite being a huge Nirvana fan (and a huge Smashing Pumpkins > fan and a huge Grant Lee Buffalo, REM and Neil Young one for that matter) > this strand of conversation has bored hell out of me. Guess I'm sick of > everyone turning said deceased man into a cardboard > cutout-cum-philosophical construct/archetype/ficitonal character. >> > > Do I get to be the lucky one to respond, guys? > > Camille, I'm perhaps not the best person to explain, but I'll try. > > Heroin is a drug that became popular during the Consciousness Revolution in > America during the 60's and 70's. It is (if my understanding is correct) > heated and injected into the blood via needle. It's a hard drug to use and > hard to quit. > > Bottom line: It's a nasty drug, Camille. > > And by the way, I am another pumpkin in the patch. (Or, if you know alot > about the Pumpkins, another "Starchild.") > > "You can never ever leave without leaving a piece of youth." -Billy Corgan > > mike