Opioids Good ol' Tylenol One extraction tek (needing tips)

[Axemancometh]

I just did my very first cold water extraction of some off branded acetaminophen pills (each pill containing 300mg NSAID; 8mg Codeine; and 15mg caffeine) to mixed results. First off, I accidentally froze the precipitate mixture and had to have it thaw out in the filter in order to get my codeine. The resulting extraction was almost entirely transparent, which probably means that I did well with removing the acetaminophen. I should have ended up with a maximum of 120mg of codeine, which is probably mixed with the caffeine. I mixed it all in with some lavender-chamomile tea, and drank it all within thirty minutes. The effects are questionable - I do feel noticeably more relaxed, though I do not know if that is really the codeine; placebo; or the herbal ingredients for my tisane. The caffeine is definitely hitting, so I don't know if I just made myself a small speedball or what.

Can any cold water extraction pros give me some advice on my methods? What can I be doing better?

 

[cant we escape]

Don't buy the pills with caffeine in, you will be taking high doses of caffeine because it doesn't filter out at all and freezing it destroys the codeine so you were basically left with an energy drink. Even if you had done this step right I think the tea might be too hot and destroy or degrade the codeine. If you are already starting with cold water you don't technically need to cool it since even at room temperature less than 1.5g of paracetamol can dissolve in 100ml water, although I'd still reccomend cooling it to be as safe as possible and the more you get out the better the end product will taste. My advice would be use 100ml of water for 32 pills, if you are starting with cold water crush the pills into a fine powder but if you start with warm water you can just put the pills in whole and stir. If you use warm water first make sure you use the freezer to get it as cold as you can and you might want to stir it again after because of supersaturation. You also need to account for any codeine lost during the whole process, I've seen people say around 20% gets lost but in my opinion its usually more than that. Just down what you have at the end without mixing it and have some chocolate or something to get rid of the taste.

 

[Axemancometh]

Thank you. I guess I did pretty much everything wrong LOL

Don't buy the pills with caffeine in, you will be taking high doses of caffeine

I'm not so sure I can actually get it without the caffeine included, though next time I am at a pharmacy I will definitely try. Though I will never say no to a lil' speedball.

 

[cant we escape]

Thank you. I guess I did pretty much everything wrong LOL


I'm not so sure I can actually get it without the caffeine included, though next time I am at a pharmacy I will definitely try. Though I will never say no to a lil' speedball.

Just be careful as you could be taking dangerous/unpleasant amounts of caffeine.

 

[BadBoy377]

If you can't get pills without caffeine then there's no practical way I know of doing CWE in a worthwhile way. 120mg codeine isn't a very big dose and unlikely to do much unless your opiate naive.

 

[cant we escape]

If you can't get pills without caffeine then there's no practical way I know of doing CWE in a worthwhile way. 120mg codeine isn't a very big dose and unlikely to do much unless your opiate naive.

120mg is a decent buzz for someone without a tolerance. I used to take 4x 30/500's every now and then when I was younger and would be sufficiently faded. I don't think they have a tolerance since they weren't able to identify whether they were high off opiates or chamomile tea.

 

[BadBoy377]

I don't think they have a tolerance since they weren't able to identify whether they were high off opiates or chamomile tea.

A fair point indeed.