Opium is a facinating natural drug preparation that rarely finds its way to the west. A rare treat, in the 87-88s I had a line on some great opium from a source in Berkley for some time (from a dead head that obtained a chunk the size of a small bowling ball presumably from burma.) Rather than the black tar opium that I tried on other susequent occasions (which was genuine)- I know because I used tar heroin for a decade and a half in later years and the taste was distinctly different. Sometimes floral ish, sometimes almost turpentineish in a good way and bitter. This tafy-goo was smoked with weed in almost all cases except one were we tried to use brillo pad in a crack pipe- bad idea- swallowed molten opium.
. No vinegar taste and looked soft and pliable like opiated taffy. Quality varied but had the the slight distinctive "opium" taste in common.
However, my experience with the first type of opium was more wide spread and I consider it to have been of much superior quality (although more unrefined?). This was the stuff i had a line on for about 2.5 months. Only used on weekends- my friends would make van trips up there on weekends, and me on BAART a few times- that was very worth it. At any rate in started off with a slight strange almost bug spray ish or chemical spray on fertilizer ish peculiar impossible to describe taste. This quickly changed into a rather thick sweet tasting hard to describe most pleasant tasting incense taste that I can't describe but could probably easily pick out if i tasted again. Nothing like the irritating opium "incense/perfume" or other incense taste. This stuff was smooth too. It was not a black tar, but rather reminded me of a solid piece of yellowish brown rock candy. Maybe the taste was floral such as I heard decribed elsewhere but that was not my experience. I must say the taste was also had a sort of transcedential edge- I don't know if transcedential is the word I'm looking for, and I am sure there is another word used in wine terminology- but what I am decribing is a rare taste that elevates the senses to a higher level and makes the spirits soar. Something thrillingly exotic and all the more so when it is used to decribe opium- a product much less prosaic and exotic than wine. And the high- heroin was always somewhat energetic before the nod. Opium, by contrast, would put me in a pleasant, scratchy dream like state with pleasant scratches and beuatiful pinned eyes. The world, colors would tone down in a cooler soft watercolor way as opposed to bright color intensifcaton of some psychedelics/entactogens. The ability to produce pleasant dreams and eyes closed wiggles/distinct imagery-unlike hullucinogens, more like hypnagogic hallucinations right before following asleep but emphasize pleasant seams unique to this drug even though the main active drug is morphine- has effects distinct appart from smoking morphine or heroin. Heroin, which gets converted to morphine in the body again seemed to produce a qualitatively different high. The first time I smoked brown opium on a moody, overcast, clean fresh rainy day in San Jose after a cross county practice. The type of day you want to spend indoors by the fire- in november. Smoked by itself in a bowel with a tinny piece of brown thai bud in the bottom, I will forever connect this day and how I drealily floated off to paradise. Later, back at home I put on the record Houses of the Holy. The song "Rain song"- stands out in my mind as the all time perfect vibe for this-I laid down listenig it to on my bed as I noded into dreamland.. The taste was only mildly bitter compared to the black goo I smoked latter. I remember when she first ran out after a couple of months of having it she kicked haaaaard. Brought some kind to smoke with her- we had become friends. She unfortunately had a panic attack- later in my opiate addict days, buds never did much for me in early withdrawl either. She probably got on methadone I susspect now because when I visited her 5 days latter she was like a new women-but she was young (22- bounce back easier.) She seemed kind of older to me- I was 16-17 but she was thin, blond, and wore lots of skimpy sundresses.
In a word she was a smoking hot older deadhead chick who I was smitten with lusted after intensely but never went past the friend stage because I was too young and didn't want to ruin a relationship with a good friend- and in all reality- my prospects weren't very good either- and I am glad I didn't try- we ended up becoming lond term friends, got inside scope on the female perspective, and realy I was way to young for her. Now getting waaaaayyy of topic, so continuing she moved to a house boat and became my source for some excellent quality mushrooms-which went further than anything to help me get lsid but thats another, but thats another story.
So for any connoisseurs out there, other than morphine content, what makes this product good and what constitutes opium of superlative quality. If nothing else, what are your experience with this wonderfull latex?
Rate on taste, high different from other opiates, method smoked, smell and taste, and were smoked (what country). Any difference between the taste of opium between different countries or species. How do ther alkaloids or constituents effect high. The rationale of the makers of pantopoon was that the drug had therapeutic effects above and beyond the opium and modest codeine content of this injectable formulation of opium salts.
. No vinegar taste and looked soft and pliable like opiated taffy. Quality varied but had the the slight distinctive "opium" taste in common.However, my experience with the first type of opium was more wide spread and I consider it to have been of much superior quality (although more unrefined?). This was the stuff i had a line on for about 2.5 months. Only used on weekends- my friends would make van trips up there on weekends, and me on BAART a few times- that was very worth it. At any rate in started off with a slight strange almost bug spray ish or chemical spray on fertilizer ish peculiar impossible to describe taste. This quickly changed into a rather thick sweet tasting hard to describe most pleasant tasting incense taste that I can't describe but could probably easily pick out if i tasted again. Nothing like the irritating opium "incense/perfume" or other incense taste. This stuff was smooth too. It was not a black tar, but rather reminded me of a solid piece of yellowish brown rock candy. Maybe the taste was floral such as I heard decribed elsewhere but that was not my experience. I must say the taste was also had a sort of transcedential edge- I don't know if transcedential is the word I'm looking for, and I am sure there is another word used in wine terminology- but what I am decribing is a rare taste that elevates the senses to a higher level and makes the spirits soar. Something thrillingly exotic and all the more so when it is used to decribe opium- a product much less prosaic and exotic than wine. And the high- heroin was always somewhat energetic before the nod. Opium, by contrast, would put me in a pleasant, scratchy dream like state with pleasant scratches and beuatiful pinned eyes. The world, colors would tone down in a cooler soft watercolor way as opposed to bright color intensifcaton of some psychedelics/entactogens. The ability to produce pleasant dreams and eyes closed wiggles/distinct imagery-unlike hullucinogens, more like hypnagogic hallucinations right before following asleep but emphasize pleasant seams unique to this drug even though the main active drug is morphine- has effects distinct appart from smoking morphine or heroin. Heroin, which gets converted to morphine in the body again seemed to produce a qualitatively different high. The first time I smoked brown opium on a moody, overcast, clean fresh rainy day in San Jose after a cross county practice. The type of day you want to spend indoors by the fire- in november. Smoked by itself in a bowel with a tinny piece of brown thai bud in the bottom, I will forever connect this day and how I drealily floated off to paradise. Later, back at home I put on the record Houses of the Holy. The song "Rain song"- stands out in my mind as the all time perfect vibe for this-I laid down listenig it to on my bed as I noded into dreamland.. The taste was only mildly bitter compared to the black goo I smoked latter. I remember when she first ran out after a couple of months of having it she kicked haaaaard. Brought some kind to smoke with her- we had become friends. She unfortunately had a panic attack- later in my opiate addict days, buds never did much for me in early withdrawl either. She probably got on methadone I susspect now because when I visited her 5 days latter she was like a new women-but she was young (22- bounce back easier.) She seemed kind of older to me- I was 16-17 but she was thin, blond, and wore lots of skimpy sundresses.
In a word she was a smoking hot older deadhead chick who I was smitten with lusted after intensely but never went past the friend stage because I was too young and didn't want to ruin a relationship with a good friend- and in all reality- my prospects weren't very good either- and I am glad I didn't try- we ended up becoming lond term friends, got inside scope on the female perspective, and realy I was way to young for her. Now getting waaaaayyy of topic, so continuing she moved to a house boat and became my source for some excellent quality mushrooms-which went further than anything to help me get lsid but thats another, but thats another story.So for any connoisseurs out there, other than morphine content, what makes this product good and what constitutes opium of superlative quality. If nothing else, what are your experience with this wonderfull latex?
Rate on taste, high different from other opiates, method smoked, smell and taste, and were smoked (what country). Any difference between the taste of opium between different countries or species. How do ther alkaloids or constituents effect high. The rationale of the makers of pantopoon was that the drug had therapeutic effects above and beyond the opium and modest codeine content of this injectable formulation of opium salts.
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