As far as chewing the patches, you are probably not chewing long enough and biting hard enough depending on which patch type you are using and dosage. With the gel(reservoir-type) you just eat the gel, and when its empty, you can chew on the empty patch (100mcg/hr) two or even three times via cutting it into three pieces but thats with 100 mcg/hr patch. Smoking the gel is the most effective but also very addictive and physical dependence are almost guaranteed.You can use any straight-shot pipe or a socket from tool kit and place a screen over one end and you rub the gel, about one drop, on the screen and vaporize. The drug has a very fast onset, almost immed., and is very strong this way. Keep in mind the withdrawals from smoking it set in about 3-6 hours later! And they r very intense and short lived. The thing w/ smoking it is you cant let the fire touch the gel, you must hold it below the gel and let the heat rise and gently vaporize the gel while inhaling. The matrix type you CAN NOT smoke. It can cause problems in the lungs because of the other chemicals in the "matrix". Sure theres a way but like you said "a degree in physics" will prob b needed. And fentanyl is literally one of the most powerful opioids available by Rx. Its 100X the potency of morphine and can even break through a "buprenorphine blockade"! So I dont think your tolerance is that high, if you cant get off on fentanyl you mine as well stop opioids for a while and let your tolerance drop some.