When a heroin addict/junkie is dope sick (is going through withdrawals) because he's out of heroin, hasn't done it in a while or forgot to save a wake up for the morning—then Pedro comes by with a bag of smack and the junkie smokes, snorts or shoots his dope—a few minutes later the dope sickness wears off and the junkie was able to get well.

When you eat dirt for the first time and leave your family to build a shack in the woods

The process of saving and accumulating wealth.