Can people snort heroin and why don't more people do it that way?!


Question: Can people snort heroin and why don't more people do it that way!?
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Ok, so some people have already given answers as to why heroin users often and eventually choose to inject heroin instead of snorting or smoking it!.

The answer which seems to keep popping up is that it is more expensive to snort heroin than to inject it!.

This is true:

It is more expensive to use heroin by any means than it is to inject it!. Injecting heroin is the most cost effective and economical way of administering heroin, but then!.!.!.

Why do more users begin by smoking heroin than snorting it!?

In a lot of celebrity circles heroin has reportedly been snorted more often than smoked, but outside of these circles it is common to begin using via smoking the drug!.!.!.

This may be somewhat down to fashion, but it also indicates a discrepancy between the potency of heroin accessed by celebrities and that accessed by all other users!.

'Snort-able' heroin is heroin which is of a high potency and thus is more expensive!. While potent heroin can be smoked, very impure heroin can cause more problems (because of what it is 'cut' or mixed with) when snorted!. Heating heroin on foil allows for the heroin in the mixture to reach the right temperature and convert to smoke, while many (though not all) of its non-active adulterants will remain as residue on the foil!. When low grade heroin is snorted *all* of its adulterants are put in to the body!. When powder heroin is snorted there is no pre-use process (like heating or cooking) the drug which removes any of these adulterants!.



(ON A SIDE NOTE: Certain types of heroin, such as 'black tar', have to be smoked because of their consistancy, texture and form!. Such froms of heroin are mostly found in south american and some american countries and states!. In western europe, at least, heroin is usually sold as a powder which can be smoked, snorted and injected either introveniouse or intromuscular!.)

Why do people inject heroin, regardless of its purity, instead of simply snorting or smoking it!?

A more indepth answer!.!.!.

People often progress from snorting or smoking heroin to injecting it (most commonly intrevenous) because tolerance to heroin grows rapidly!. As tolerance grows a user is forced to consume more heroin and thus spend more money on the drug!.

Being cost effective, coupled with the craving for a high as intense or more intense than that experienced in early use, a user will often consider injecting heroin!.

Once a user has lost his or her 'virgin veins': has first injected heroin, the initial fear, anticipation and socialised value that injecting heroin is intrinsically bad often passes completely!.

The user is no longer a person who has to rely on second hand information to know what it is like to inject heroin; the user has first hand experience and has crossed the line once already, making it much more tempting to do so again!.

Injecting heroin in to a vein is the most effective, quick, cost effective and rewarding way to use heroin!.

As well, many users who do cross that barrier and inject heroin soon begin to enjoy 'the needle' itself!.!.!.

Though it may grow tiresome and frustrating trying to find or hit a vein, this only intensifies the feeling of pleasure when the user pulls back the plunger and sees the little trickle of blood in the barrell which indicates having located a vein!. It creates an anticipant and 'good' feeling, seconds prior to the feeling of having actually injected the heroin!.

Another reason a user may enjoy the needle is that when a person places a needle in their flesh natural endorphins within the body are produced to combat the physical pain (no matter how slight) experienced!. These endorphins are the body's own opiates!. They are called 'endogenous opiates' and are primarily created within the body to ease physical pain, but like all opiates (natural or synthetic) they also ease mental and emotional discomfort / pain!.

Most IV heroin users are not even consciously aware of these endorphins, or what their body is doing when they pierce thier flesh, but it happens all the same and is to be considered when discussing drug administration!.

It is a culmination of all of these reasons which often cause a person to inject heroin instead of smoking or snorting heroin!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

Fun fact: Heroin can be crystallized aka freebased and smoked, usually with freebased cocaine/crack cocaine or methamphetamine!. It's called speedballing, which is mixing a very powerful stimulant with a powerful depressant!.

I believe that yes heroin can be snorted, but the reason that most heroin users inject heroin rather than snort/smoke it is because it is cheaper!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

yes, its possible but most users inject it because it acts faster that way and provides a stronger high!. in case you're considering it, DON'T DO HEROIN!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

snorting a substance only last from 5-10 minutes MAX!. I've heard heroine is expensive and people want the best out of their dollar(because most heroine users are homeless and have no $) so they inject it to last for hoursWww@Answer-Health@Com

That's how John Lennon, Kurt Cobaine and Boy George all got hooked on it!.
Taking heroin in any form is very stupid and dangerous!. Just don't!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Wow you have a death wish don't you!? Why do you want to ruin your life!?Www@Answer-Health@Com





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