You don't need to hide the fact that you're in recovery, but you don't have to share your history of addiction with acquaintances at work, either.

I'm of the belief that dating "potential" is almost always an exercise in frustration.

As you feel increasingly comfortable around your friends, I think it's more than fine to share the basic details of your heroin addiction with them. If they seem receptive, you can feel free to talk about it in further detail; if they seem judgmental or uncomfortable, you can move on to other topics.

I don't think it's a requirement that a happy, fulfilling relationship also provide the best sex of all time.

You're right to want to minimize your compulsive physical behavior in the workplace before it bothers your co-workers, but I hope very much you can also give yourself credit for the work you're already doing.

Periodontal bacteria can easily slip into the bloodstream and cause infection elsewhere in the body.

An adult woman should not be so possessive of her own birthday that she begrudges her friends the chance to get married on the same day.