Sorry, a typo. I meant Tmax, as in the time it takes to reach peak plasma(and therefore peak effects). Tmax of intranasal is 10-20 minutes,vs oral Tmax, which is 1-2h.
As I said, I don't snort pills(or any drugs, for that matter.) But most people I know personally prefer intranasal oxy(though most IV now, unfortunately) and of course, I have snorted plenty of oxy, years ago before I started IV'ing. To me personally, their wasn't a big difference, though intranasal was definatly more euphoric, and much better for DT's, since it hits so much faster.
I consider them (more or less) equal, and they are equal in terms if BA(oral is likely even a little higher) but most seem to prefer intranasal, and I can see why, since I can't imagine not injecting them(on the rare occasions I get them).
But really I am just trying to defend the poor people who snort they're oxy. I mean these people have been told for years that oral is supposedly 1.5-2x as potent, which is insane. They have told than oral oxy has this amazing BA of 60-80%, and that intranasal is like 45%, but anyone who has done them knows it's not. And you have people saying "oral is basically the same as IV", again, not true. The silliest thing is people claiming rectal is comparable to IV, which still cracks me up.(for the record, rectal oxy has an average BA of around 50%, and the Tmax ranges from 2-4h)
So it's just this thing about oxy, having so many misconceptions, when it is quite possibly the most abused opioid in the us(heroin notwithstanding, though at least in my area, oxy is far more prevalent.
But yeah, it was absolutely nothing towards you, I just used your post as a jumping off point!
But the funny part? I don't even like oxy that much! I think it's overrated, and I know that it is overpriced. I have always preferred morphine, even before I tried heroin the first time...
