Snorting Oxycontin

Skip DrinkwaterSkip Drinkwater 1,694 Posts
edited July 2007 in Strut Central
I keep hearing about this phenomenon more and more. Is this what's hot nowadays? Apparently, a moist paper towel is used to melt off the cap, and the rest is ground and snorted. Y'all heard of people doing this in your area?Anyone here have some medical knowledge/training and can shed some light on the consequences of this? Sniffing a synthetic substance just can't be good...
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  • It'll fuck you up.

    People been doin that though.

  • PABLOPABLO 1,921 Posts
    Posting a quick how-to in your message is not what's up.

    Just smoke some weed, man.
    Leave the snorting of painkillers to these guys:
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  • mandrewmandrew 2,720 Posts
    i don't know about the effects of specifically snorting oxy
    but opiates like it, H, etc are not very damaging to your brain or body

    that is NOT to say,
    cuz the addiction/neglect of your body will fuck you up
    but an occasional use isn't too bad

  • JLRJLR 3,835 Posts


    I want a graemlin with this dude saying "an ocassional use isn't too bad"

    peace..JLR

  • G_BalliandoG_Balliando 3,916 Posts
    Some people may not believe this and think it's a myth, but people can get an addiction to that which is on par with heroin or heavy coke addiction. I have some friends who do it a lot (like multiple pills a day, snorted, hundreds of dollars worth). It's a problem. Dudes get deep in the hole with this shit, it's really not a good look at all. I've done it, it does fuck you up something serious. I've never done H so I don't know if I can compare it to that, but I've heard the comparison before. Like H-light or something. Anyway, I wouldn't risk it, it is apparently very addictive. I'm just not one who is easily addicted to any drugs really because I don't really like the effects of most of them. If you get hooked to shit fairly easily, I wouldn't try it. Just speaking from a perspective of seeing people blow a lot of time money and brain cells on the shit.

  • Posting a quick how-to in your message is not what's up.
    Please. It isn't rocketscience, even for the uneducated fiend... Plus this thread is hardly condoning the stuff...

  • SIRUSSIRUS 2,554 Posts
    it's not like a bunch of strutters are going to run off and try it now that they have the 'science'.

  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    i don't know about the effects of specifically snorting oxy
    but opiates like it, H, etc are not very damaging to your brain or body

    Hear that kids? Just keep to all natural heroin, it's good for you. Plus you get to support the economy of the new democratic Afganistan.

  • PABLOPABLO 1,921 Posts
    I get the sneaking suspicion Siro_Gragner has some on hand and he's looking to the 'Strut for info and advice before trying it...at least that's what I'm reading in the subtext of his posts.

    Look, I know dozens of folks that got down over the past several years and not a one of their stories ended very well. I've seen firsthand what this shit does and I am not a fan.

  • G_BalliandoG_Balliando 3,916 Posts

    but an occasional use isn't too bad


    Agreed. Shit's just no good all around. I mean, if you're a grown fuckin' adult, do your thing, but be forewarned, shit'll get you.

  • Y'all must roll with some fiends.

    I did that shit like twice in a weekend ten years ago and forgot about it. It's opiating. You get fucked up. If you don't go crazy on the shit, you aren't gonna die or turn into Tyrone Biggums.

    Maybe moderated use of substances is too grown and sexy for the Strut.

    OR MAYBE Y'ALL JUST CAN'T HANDLE YO SHIT.


  • JroamJroam 257 Posts
    I tried that shit about 6 years ago. be careful, that shit will have you on screensaver mode in no time. The real shit to be careful with is fentnyl. This year around chicago, people have been dying left and right because of that shit alone or when it's the cut in some H.

  • G_BalliandoG_Balliando 3,916 Posts
    GP, I got my shit on lock, I don't get hooked on drugs. I can handle recreational use if I choose, but I really don't. I do know some fiends though I guess, haha.

    I did smoke a blunt dipped in promethazine the other day for the first time, that shit had me on tilt.


  • I did smoke a blunt dipped in promethazine the other day for the first time, that shit had me on tilt.

    What'd you listen to?

  • G_BalliandoG_Balliando 3,916 Posts

    I did smoke a blunt dipped in promethazine the other day for the first time, that shit had me on tilt.

    What'd you listen to?

    You think I remember? Haha. Nah but the homie did throw on some Screw music. He's from Houston, of course.

  • I get the sneaking suspicion Siro_Gragner has some on hand and he's looking to the 'Strut for info and advice before trying it...at least that's what I'm reading in the subtext of his posts.
    What a pathetic conclusion.

  • mandrewmandrew 2,720 Posts
    i don't know about the effects of specifically snorting oxy
    but opiates like it, H, etc are not very damaging to your brain or body

    Hear that kids? Just keep to all natural heroin, it's good for you. Plus you get to support the economy of the new democratic Afganistan.

    yes. its good for you. that's exactly what i said

  • pjl2000xlpjl2000xl 1,795 Posts
    Its not that bad. Opiates are really not that bad on your body, but after years and years of heavy, like "trainspotting" like abuse, your heart and liver get fucked up. Oxy is very similar molecularly to heroin, but its a legally manufactured pharmaceutical so it is not cut with baby laxative or ajax like dope could be. So in that regards its actually pretty safe.

    The problem with oxy is that people OD on it cause it is an extremely concentrated pill. It is very important to know the mg of the pill in order to ration out safe doses that wont make your respiratory functions fail. Comes in doses of 20mgs,40mgs,and 80mgs. For most people that dont have a habitat, 20mgs is more then enough. Do any 80 at once with no prior junkie like exp, you most likely will od or get very close to it. People using put the pill in there mouth for a second and the time release wears right off and then crush up into a powder and snort.

    But the manufacturer just recently got sued for releasing an extremely addictive substance to unknowing customers causing terrible addict rises in rural populations. Out in my area of PA it is rampant. So now they are making the pills very uncomfortable to snort. There is jelly beads in it now that melt to some sludge form paste if it is broken and exposed to liquids. So this is there way to try and counter the sniffing. All the oxy is transferring over to this form so people will only be ingesting it orally in the future.

    Its a bad game to get involved with and im in recovery now with painkillers, with this one being the drug of choice. It gets very addictive, very quick. It is read hard to stop and the withdrawal will make the flu seem like allergies. Also you will be an emotional mess for a month. Horrible mood swings. So be forewarned. Many people do it in moderation and can be responsible. But thats how everything starts. So just keep that in mind.

    Also no drinking on OXY or any painkillers. It is horrible for your liver and it also makes you more prone to respiratory failure. I have heard many stories, first hand mostly of this, so if your gonna party stick to that and the ganja.

    Just be safe and informed. Drugs can be a very enlightining experience that doesnt have to end in tragedy and horror stories. Some of the best experiences in my life were enhanced with drugs so it can be a real good time. Just dont indulge too much and know what you are doing. Read up on what your doing and do your homework. And being sober is a great and respected thing. Dont do drugs for other people. Do them cause you want to do them and want to experince them. Dont feel like you have to do them. And its not a race. A little moderation goes a long way. Start small and see what the substance does to you before you decide to wild out and do a whole bunch real fast.

    Some little words of advice from a recovering addict.
    Peace.

  • bull_oxbull_ox 5,056 Posts
    Maybe it was only in the south, but did yawl not get lots of news stories a couple years back about folks dying or becoming similar to meth/crack heads off this shit?

  • shooteralishooterali 1,591 Posts
    I keep hearing about this phenomenon more and more. Is this what's hot nowadays? Apparently, a moist paper towel is used to melt off the cap, and the rest is ground and snorted. Y'all heard of people doing this in your area?

    Anyone here have some medical knowledge/training and can shed some light on the consequences of this? Sniffing a synthetic substance just can't be good...

    Snorting OXY isn't new!!! People have been doing this since late 90's or early 2000.
    I trip off how people experiment with shit. You have fools snorting crushed up viagra now while popping "X".

  • pjl2000xlpjl2000xl 1,795 Posts
    Maybe it was only in the south, but did yawl not get lots of news stories a couple years back about folks dying or becoming similar to meth/crack heads off this shit?
    It has a very big addict population in poorer recessed areas that used to have industry. Out in my area of PA a lot of the coal miners get it, or dudes get it thru the VA hosptial cause it does get rid of pain. People would get it for the pain, and wind up becoming a full blown dope addict just trying to cure your back problems. The doctors prescribed the shit out of it cause they didnt realize how bad this was till it already was out of hand. They manufacturers of oxy just got hit with a multi million dollar lawsuit for doing this and they lost. So yeah, most areas in the south and middle America have problems with it.

  • pjl2000xlpjl2000xl 1,795 Posts
    Drugmaker to pay $19.5 mil to settle OxyContin lawsuit

    Associated Press
    May. 9, 2007 12:00 AM
    HARTFORD, Conn. - Drugmaker Purdue Pharma L.P. has agreed to pay $19.5 million to 26 states and the District of Columbia to settle complaints over its promotion of the powerful painkiller OxyContin, the company said Tuesday.

    The states - which include Arizona, California, Nevada and New Mexico - complained that Purdue encouraged physicians to prescribe OxyContin for use every eight hours, rather than the 12-hour dose approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

    "We're raising the bar on off-label marketing and other promotion tactics that lead to abuse and diversion of prescription drugs," Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said.
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    "Our combined state legal campaign will stop this manufacturer from promoting a powerful drug for inappropriate uses."

    OxyContin is a time-release painkiller that can be highly addictive. Designed to be swallowed whole and digested over 12 hours, the pills can produce a heroinlike high if crushed and then swallowed, snorted or injected.

    Among other things, the settlement requires Purdue to abide by warnings on a packaging insert, stop marketing the drug for use in ways other than approved by the FDA and improve internal controls.

    "It has always been Purdue's written policy that promotion of its products must adhere to FDA-approved prescribing information for those products as well as applicable laws," the Stamford-based company said in a statement.

    The settlement also resolves allegations that Purdue Pharma failed to fully disclose the abuse risks of OxyContin, Blumenthal said.


  • PABLOPABLO 1,921 Posts
    I get the sneaking suspicion Siro_Gragner has some on hand and he's looking to the 'Strut for info and advice before trying it...at least that's what I'm reading in the subtext of his posts.
    What a pathetic conclusion.

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  • Oh shit! Is this an unveiling?

  • gravelheadwrapgravelheadwrap corn 948 Posts
    My best friend is addicted to oxycontin. I'm actually pretty worried about him. He was my room mate for two years as of a couple months ago until the lease was up. He got all into pills about a year ago and has since been a heavy user. It doesn't help that his mom is very ill w/ cancer among other things and that unknowingly she is somewhat his supply for pills at times. I dont know, he has just really changed and is hella moody all the time. He was over at my place last night and was complaining about not feeling well. He didn't want to admit at first it had to do w/ the pills, but then he's like "that shit is like heroin."

    Its crazy because since high school graduation (4 years ago), he has gone from being a pretty outgoing person to way, way anti-social. The anti-social part probably has more do w/ the amount of weed he smokes. He's not exactly the type that can smoke weed 24/7 and go about daily business like some people can.

    I honestly don't know how often he does pills since I am not living w/ him or what pills he does. But, it was pretty obvious after living w/ him that he took them quite a bit. It was weird coming home from work and seeing him in his gamer chair all faded, not moving, looking half dead.

    Not going to lie, I've tried oxycontin a few times, I feel like I know the deal. I used to smoke weed a lot, I'm not clueless or anything. But, I've grown so tired of hearing nothing but talk about drugs around my friends that I don't pay any attention to it anymore. I feel kind of out of the loop with it all.

    He can be pretty hard to talk to about certain things without him getting confrontational a bit. Especially when it comes to drugs. Whats the easiest way to talk to him about it? I always say I think that shit is stupid (oxycontin, pills, etc.), not afraid to speak my mind to him. But, he's difficult to get to sometimes as he does a lot of reading on all this stuff and tends to want to be right. blah blah blah blah blah.


  • DJBombjackDJBombjack Miami 1,665 Posts
    Like any drug (including yes, alcohol) if used in moderation a good time can be had.
    Xanax, Oxycontin, Roxycodone, Norco, Vicodin, Soma, Klonopin, Percocet etc etc can make for interesting times. Personally i've never crushed or snorted any of them.
    They're not for everyone. And there are definitely abusers out there. A good friend of mine who knows chemistry was breaking down all the painkillers in terms of effects to the body over time. The worst culprit? Vicodin, which is by far the easiest and cheapest to get.

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    Maybe it was only in the south, but did yawl not get lots of news stories a couple years back about folks dying or becoming similar to meth/crack heads off this shit?
    It has a very big addict population in poorer recessed areas that used to have industry. Out in my area of PA a lot of the coal miners get it, or dudes get it thru the VA hosptial cause it does get rid of pain. People would get it for the pain, and wind up becoming a full blown dope addict just trying to cure your back problems. The doctors prescribed the shit out of it cause they didnt realize how bad this was till it already was out of hand. They manufacturers of oxy just got hit with a multi million dollar lawsuit for doing this and they lost. So yeah, most areas in the south and middle America have problems with it.


    A young, enterprising, fresh-faced wielding a shotgun college student from my town stuck up a VA hospital in Massachussetts I believe, making off with 20,000 of the pills before being caught.

  • A good friend of mine who knows chemistry was breaking down all the painkillers in terms of effects to the body over time. The worst culprit? Vicodin, which is by far the easiest and cheapest to get.
    You mean in terms of physioligical effects? That's interesting, I always thought Oxycontin's were the worst as far as health issues.

  • pjl2000xlpjl2000xl 1,795 Posts
    this is true cause vicodin is mostly acetaminophen aka tylenol which in excess hurts the liver and the stomach lining. If you take 5 vics in one day, you are eating a shit load of tylenol which is not good for your liver. Oxy is straight oxycontin so it doesnt tax the liver like the big white vico cocktail.

  • G_BalliandoG_Balliando 3,916 Posts
    There are different vics though - there are 5mg vics that are bigger pills with a lot more acetaminophin, and there are the 10mgs (usually yellow) which are smaller and have less acetaminophin, I think. So, if you're gonna pop vics and you have the opportunity, get the yellow ones! haha.
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