I think it IS more hardcore. Any stupid, blonde, highschool girl can pop oxy all day long but once you move to smoking its like youre stepping up to another level. Id say its right beneath shooting heroin, its even stronger than smoking H hit for hit by far. It has a very distinct rush and although it doesnt last long(2-3 hours average) it is very addicting. Its an instant, super euphoric rush followed by an opiate high- whats better than that??? The only things imo that rivals it is shooting good quality dope or hydro/oxy morphone.
To the original matter... I know of atleast 50 people who smoke OC and have for several years, some over 5 even. No negative health effects have been observed or reported by any of them. As said before, smoking anything cant be great for you but lets not automatically assume its bad. People smokeBTH, fentanyl, marijuana and people dont look down upon that, I really dont see what the big deal is.8)
Theres really something to this smoking oxy thing, its not going to go away anytime soon because It MOST DEFINITELY works! I know people that have tried to switch to smoking BTH to be more cost effective and none of them stick with it since it is inferior. Lets all try to be open minded and find out as much as we can. This is about harm reduction right?!