Signs of heroin use

[OneTaupeLurker]

Hi, so just wanted abit of advice before I confront my partner. He's previously admitted to smoking heroin, I found some wet tissue tied in plastic with a clip securing it and a rolled up bit of cardboard. I had no idea what this was but I found something online called huffing bags which sound very similar. It says used to disguise the smell of cannabis, he wouldn't be bothered about hiding the smell of cannabis so I was wondering if this can be used for heroin use also?
Thankyou

Hi there. I have someone close to me who struggles. He's always worked and had a life until the last 2 or 3 years where he seems to have just spiralled. Things you'll notice

circumstances such as..
Job loss
Financial loss
New friendships
Frequent visits to the bathroom
Frequent short trips put
Stories not quite making sense.
Not being able to contact them.

Sleeping issues
Eating issues
Mood swings
Sweating?
Random black marks in the house.
Ash in weird places.
Look under kick boards and high up for hidden things.i found alot of pipes and various objects around the home if I looked hard enough.
Small crystals or drug bags hidden in drawers or bags etc.

For me it started with foil and a badge in his bag. Then I found the pipes. Then there were a few occasions people were approaching him for money etc. He was working but had nothing to show for it. Always borrowing of people and not paying back.

Just an overall gut feeling. You just know and to be honest these people don't seem to live day to day lives like us. They seem to just go about life in a shady unroutined way when it's catching up with them.

To add to the above -

Pupils - either crazy dilated (when in need of a hit) or tiny pinpricks (when high)
Brown/black marks on the front teeth
Tendency to nod off at the drop of a hat
Tin foil in strange places/with black marks on it
Digestive issues, careering between diarrhea and constipation

I've never come across a "huffing bag" before, but yes, it could be used to disguise the smell of heroin which has a really strong fishy, petrol smell whilst being smoked.

Yes 100% nodding off on the sofa at 6pm.

I find aswel they become boring and gravitate towards people like them..whilst he would spend time with Me it was basic interaction..like food and film and sleep at 7pm. I hated that he never could stay until 10pm and enjoy the evening.

On a more deeper level months without sex followed by a sudden desire for it.

Burns on lips were seen several times.

His house was always grubby.

Watch out for things like claims the tele broke or they left their phone in a shop. Or their blue tooth speaker smashed. They tend to start selling their own stuff when desperate.
Also watch out for borrowing money for food. Mine used to say he'd dropped a brand new jar of coffee or spilt water on his backy so I'd pay for it again. But by sending him money I was giving him drug money and it took a while to twig.

Overall are there any new suspicious behaviours?

Be prepared for denial. I was gas lit. It was always his mates or for weed!

The digestive issues yes. He was always popping in the bathroom saying he couldn't go. But I half suspected it was to use drugs in the bathroom.

But would also seem to get the other way.

I remember him coming to my house one day and I was like. I can smell gas. I think it was him in the end..think he smoked crack. But won't ever know the drug of choice.

Thankyou for everyone's replies. He's admitted to smoking it daily and he does borrow money off everyone. I've now stopped giving him anything as I don't want to enable him. He has seeked help, he's waiting for some sort of injection which acts as a blocker. But now I'm left feeling suspicious of everything he says and I question everything. Not sure if I should stick things out or if it's time to walk awag

@OneTaupeLurker at this point why would you stay tho?

Because he's the dad to my daughter who's only a few months old, I didn't know about any of this until a few weeks ago. I believe he genuinely wants to get clean

Please bare in mind that if you stay, social services might get involved

Please contact your local addiction services.
You and your child deserve a safe and happy life.

You won't achieve that while your partner is with his true love.

Please don't let him stay in your home.
You will lose everything as a pp says.
No possessions are safe.

I am so sorry this is happening.
Put your child first.

If you've got a daughter that's a reason to leave not a reason to stay. She deserves to grow up without a drug addict father

Google nar-anon, there's online meetings. It's support for people whose loved ones have addictions. It will help you put healthy boundaries in place so you can focus on yourself and your baby's wellbeing instead of spiraling into a co-dependent relationship with an addict.

That's even more of a reason to leave him.

Prepare to have your finances obliterated

He needs to go

What a role model

Thankyou for everyone's advice, luckily it's my house. He moved in with me so I can ask him to leave and still have somewhere for me and my daughter. I am going to tell him it's over. Maybe it will help him in the long run anyway.

How are things now?

He's living elsewhere now, he still msgs and calls. He says he's got an appointment to see the doctor next week with regards to the injection that acts as some sort of blocker but we will see what happens. Much happier now he's not in the house its much less of a worry.

They all say they want to be clean when they've been caught but the fact is he must have been doing this whilst you've been pregnant ans have a newborn! Is that not enough reason to walk away? You need to think about yourself and your baby x