This article examines the nature of symbiosis and how heroin can play a part in a symbiosis, at least in the user's mind. It then examines how heroin can become an integral part of relationships, including how two people relate and structure time. Finally, an analysis is offered of how heroin affects or touches the soul or spiritual part of some people.
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