You don't smoke the freebase, the HCl salt burns just fine - the problem is the other pill shit ... yes, a cold-water extraction could be possible, I see nothing wrong with the theory - but why bother? Just snort or eat them for god sakes...
I like to IV but I have my limits, there are a lot of things I just WONT IV because while it could be done, the end don't outweigh the means...