Am I naive to think that people that choose to do heroin are basically looking to "escape" or "check out" temporarily?
I imagined that's why people abuse some drugs, such as heroin.
Well, I did it do see what it felt like, and it felt shit.
As for escaping, I always say reality is a crutch for people who can't handle drugs.

Personally, I try and use drugs to enhance my life not escape from it, I mean it would be pretty silly telling someone that they drink coffee to escape or check out. This is the issue with recreational drugs, so much misinformation and propaganda. The majority of people who use recreational drugs never have a problem with them, hence the reason you never hear about them.
Crazy how people base their view on the worst case scenarios, imagine you did this with other things in your life, like starting a business. if you just formed your view of business on the countless business failures nobody would ever go into business again.