Ok, I will answer this one then kill it, namely as we have a shit load of threads on the subject...
1) If you don't havesome huge opioid tollerance,then WEAR THE FUCKING THING .. shave the area right above yer heart to the point it's raw skin, then apply the patch ...
2) You should start to feel the effects within 3-7 hours
3) When the effects start to wear off in 24-36 hours, (orwhenver) you can then remove the patch and consume the gel -either by smoking it, or by taking it orally (orally you NEED TO BE CAREFULL, I know that there are a lot of people in here that say how they ate a 100ug patch and felt jsut a mild warmth, but even after wearing it for almost 2 days, eating 100% of the gen inside could STILL BE FATAL) ... you can smoke it and be a lot safer...
4) I will make no comment on injecting the gel ..
5) There are alternatives - you can do little "tricks" to speed up the absorbition process and get moreofthe drug then yer supposed to.... shit, read the list of 'do not do these things' with the package insert....
For instance, HEAT will make the patch kick in a LOT FASTER andyou will get a LOT MORE .... or, you can inject a SMALL amlunt of alcohol between the layers of the patch, as the alcohol is what allows the drug to pass-through the membrane ...
Then again, SOME PEOPLE simply don't 'get off' on patches... some opiate virgins will slap on a 100ug patch and only get a "mild buzz" ... so it's one of those werid things in which YMMV - but until you know how you will react, play it safe, and don't go eating all ofthe gen in a new 100ug patch...