Other - How to remove crack from a heroin mix

[joojoo99]

This is for a friend of mine who doesn't really use the internet: At first SWIM just noticed the H was less pronounced but after 5/6 minutes, SWIM got a sad feeling similar to when coming down on coke. A second time, one of SWIMS teeth went numb smoking H, and the buzz is not that of usual H, since guilt sets in some time after smoking, very much similar to a coke come down.

All the dealers seem to sell the same thing or try the same mix. It is irritating, because SWIM hates anything that is coke related simply because of the calm down, and is extremely sensitive to it (heart palpations etc). When SWIM confronted some of the dealers, their excuse was some of crak left overs got mixed with the H from the scales, but this mix is happening over and over too frequently to be a mistake or a one off accident. SWIM thinks this is a tactic used by some to make new users hooked more quickly than usual, since H is not that appealing in the start, as most people are put off by the puking and never return, but with crack mixed in, it's easier for someone to want to try it again.

SWIM smokes H occasionally when there is no ope which is frequent this time of year until the ope from the new crops arrive. Anyway, SWIM is not here to question why there is this mix of H and crack or the reasons for it, SWIM knows its happening, and just wants to know how to seperate the crack from the H or destroy the crack while still being able to smoke the H.

SWIM has tried burning the H on foil from the top directly, or letting it burn a few lines before inhaling, but it doesn't seem to work too well. SWIM has never smoked crack directly, and only tried coke so he/she wouldn't know how it is destroyed or what makes it go off. If anyone can help SWIM enjoy just the H, the please help, only if it would still be smokeable.

[fnord]

Unless the majority of users in your area smoke there H i doubt that ther is crack due to the fact that crack does not dislove well in water(like when someones shooting H) and has no effect when snorted so the only way this would be felt is if someone smoked there H or acidified it and then injected it. cocaine would work with snorting/injecting so it would be a little bit more popular then crack as a cutting agent but due to its expensive price it would be quite rare to find it used for cutting. crack is not very water souble while H will disolve a quick way to test for for the presence of crack is to comletely dissolve some heroin in water to see if you find little chunks white stuff floating around,if these white/yellow chunks disolve when a few drops of an acid are droped in then they are quite posibly crack. But for a VERY clean product you might want to invest in a gram or 2 and try this:

Dissolve the street heroin in water.
Use the easily available pH papers to monitor the pH during this procedure. Add Sodium Hydroxide in solution dropwise while checking the pH. Use a narrow glass or plastic rod to touch a minimum of the drug solution to the paper to avoid loss. Stop when the pH reaches about 9.
Extract with chloroform. Chloroform is far superior to diethyl ether in that it is non-flammable and does not present storage problems, where explosive peroxides can be formed. Note: Chloroform is an ideal solvent for heroin, codeine, and most other opiates, with the major exception of morphine which requires a mixed solvent.
Separate the chloroform layer and wash with a minimum quantity of cold water: 1-2 ml works well. Evaporate the chloroform taking care not to burn the residue on the bottom of the beaker. Note: Chloroform is a known carcinogen, so plenty of ventilation (and a respirator) would be advisable. The chloroform is so volatile that this step is actually quite easy to perform.
Add a dilute solution of HCl dropwise while stirring with a glass rod. Monitor the pH closely. As the acid is being added, the diacetyl morphine base is being neutralized and converted into the water-soluble hydrochloride salt form.
When all the solid material has just dissolved, stop adding the HCl. I found that this takes place around pH 5-6. Note: If one tries to bring the pH all of the way up to 7, the free base alkaloid precipitates back out requiring addition of more HCl.
The resulting solution will be in an injectable form; it will now be completely clear with no colored impurities or particulate matter.

This is a different method that will yeild a much purer product,this one is for more advanced chemistry hobbyists.

[Editor's Note: The following text is taken from Heroin User's Handbook, but the procedure has been floating around for years and I have no idea who "invented" it. I do not recommend using the part of this process that involves ether--unless you really know what you are doing.]

The impurities found in street heroin range from coffee to quinine to glass particles. Most impurities, like coffee, are harmless. You might even like some of them. Coffee, for example, is tasted after injecting heroin that has been cut with it. Some impurities, like glass and maybe even quinine, can be deadly. I strongly encourage you to remove the impurities from the heroin you buy. What follows is a recipe that works despite the fact that it has been widely distributed on the Internet.
Removing Particulate Matter

The use of cotton for filtration when heroin is cooked before being used is a small attempt at purifying the heroin ingested. But a much better job can be done with a little hydrochloric acid (HCl). Place about a gram of heroin in a small glass container (a test tube is best, but any glassware that will allow mixing will work). Add a couple of drops of 28% hydrochloric acid and allow it to react for a couple of minutes. Next, add 5 ml of distilled water and mix vigorously so that everything dissolves that can.

At this point in the process, the heroin is in solution. The non-soluble material in the container is garbage that you do not wish to ingest. Let the solution sit so that the particulate matter settles to the bottom and then pipette out the solution, leaving the particulate matter behind. The simplest kind of pipette is an eye-dropper. If a pipette is not available, it is possible to pour the solution out of one container into another, being careful not to allow any of the particulate matter to be transferred.
Removing Soluble Impurities

Add ammonium hydroxide to the solution, one drop at a time. This will cause a white precipitate to form. Continue adding the ammonium until you are certain that there is no more precipitate being formed. The solution is then gently mixed to assure that the ammonium is evenly distributed. At this point, the solution will have a milky look.

The solution is then added to about 100 ml of ethyl ether-a chemical with which great care must be taken, since it is quite combustible. This new solution is then vigorously mixed and left to sit. This will cause the water to settle at the bottom of the container; it is removed with a pipette and then discarded.

A mixture of 5 mL of HCl and 5 mL distilled water is created and added to the ethyl ether mixture. This is stirred vigorously for several minutes. Afterwards, a water layer will form at the bottom of the container. You then pipette this out and into a small container such as a petri dish.
Deacidification

Slowly add baking soda to the solution in the petri dish. This will cause the solution to bubble. When the bubbling stops, this process is finished. The resulting solution is then air-dried, which yields pure heroin and table salt (NaCl). The salt is harmless and may be ingested along with the heroin.

by Dr. H © 2000
Last Modified: 5 January 2004

[joojoo99]

Thanks loads. SWIM is pretty sure there is some kind of upper in the mix, otherwise he/she wouldn't come down yearning for more even though his/he itching/nodding or totally satisfied on the opioid side. SWIM has tried coke a few times, and knows the feelings associated. The day H gives you heart palpations is the day you know something else is in there as H is meant to do the opposite. SWIM smokes the H, so that could be a reason. But thanks for the purification method, will be a good try for Mr. SWIM. SWIM will also try dissolving and update whether there are lumps or not.

[fnord]

If there are chuncks try adding a few drops of dilute HCL of lemon juice to see if they disovle.