What am I doing wrong?

[Quilty]

O.K. SWIM would appreciate some advice. SWIM has done loads of drugs over the years but Is just getting into the opium and poppy stuff. SWIM has enjoyed the tea a couple of times but found the last time it made him sick, itchy and with a dry mouth problem. Is this because SWIM put too much in (25g of those Gigantium ones) in 1.5litres or is it because some of the powder (ground up in coffee grinder) got through my tea-towel filter (SWIM drank it)? Also, the pods were unwashed.

SWIM really didn’t enjoy that last one so if you could help me out...

Oh yeah, how long does it take for this stuff to wash out of your system? – SWIM doesn't want any addiction problems.

Cheers guys - great forum.

[samuraigecko]

Originally Posted by Quilty

O.K. SWIM would appreciate some advice. SWIM has done loads of drugs over the years but Is just getting into the opium and poppy stuff. SWIM has enjoyed the tea a couple of times but found the last time it made him sick, itchy and with a dry mouth problem. Is this because SWIM put too much in (25g of those Gigantium ones) in 1.5litres or is it because some of the powder (ground up in coffee grinder) got through my tea-towel filter (SWIM drank it)? Also, the pods were unwashed.

SWIM really didn’t enjoy that last one so if you could help me out...

Oh yeah, how long does it take for this stuff to wash out of your system? – SWIM doesn't want any addiction problems.

Cheers guys - great forum.

Um . . one thing may be the pods being unwashed. One never knows what is on the pods, pesticides, anti-fungals, contact fertilizers, etc. Even just being handled from unclean hands. However, sick happens (from a good dosage), itchy happens (from a good dosage) and the pasties (dry mouth) happens. ALL of those are moderately common occurrences with opiates.

If SWIY is starting to get into the whole opium thing, why not try the cooked method? seems to have been effective for a lot of peoples. There is also an Icing method which may be more suitable for one. There are also a lot of tea recipes and Laudanum recipes one could try also, some of which remove Narcotine (the major alkaloid responsible for nausea in a fair number of cases).

In SWIMs opinion a fair number of those side effects can be avoided by smoking Opium instead of drinking / eating it. One knows that others will protest against this stating that the effects of drinking or eating it last longer etc etc, or that they in particular have not experienced any bad effects, but the fact remains that SWIY did so trying another route cant hurt. The advantage with smoking it also is that a more controlled dosage can be used. One can start small and work their way up until they find a comfortable spot because smoking comes on almost immediately. Once SWIY has drank a tea it remains drunk no matter what the quantity and it takes longer to come on to full effect so one is not going to know if one had too much until it was too late.

The fact that some of the grounds may have come through the filter and SWIY drank it anyway could also be a problem as those grounds can upset the stomach quite a bit and make the action last longer because actual solids digestion has to occur.

If one wanted to avoid the possibility of any kind of addiction then one just has to use common sense. Avoid doing it all the time. Once or twice a month is good and one would unlikely develop a habit from that.

The main thing to remember with recreational drugs is "its supposed to be fun, when it becomes a full time job . . . you know you have taken it too far"

Common sense is not hard to come by if one takes the time to think.

Hope this has been of help or interest cheers.

[Quilty]

Yeah, definitely the flake method you've put up here next time - I hate the taste of that tea anyway. I've already made a little ball and just need to sort out a decent pipe.
As for the addiction thing, I've got enough experience with other drugs (including some truly grim ones) to know how to be sensible.
Cheers for the all the excellent advice, mate. I've got plenty of questions about making that flake stuff but I'll check all the other posts first before I ask.

[Quilty]

Are these the type of pipes SWIM would need for smoking flake?

[samuraigecko]

no, more like this.

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and

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or

THIS
Hope this has helped.