Holding in meth vapour. Yay or nay?

[axe battler]

Who here holds in the smoke when they're vaping meth?

I've read not to, but why is this? You're supposed to with crack, smack, weed etc. So why not meth??

Does anyone here swear by holding it in?

 

[Tops0]

I think this comes from a myth that meth will re-crystallize in your lungs and cause complications.
This however doesn't make much sense since the lungs are technically a mucus membrane and methamphetamine is very water soluble.

If any meth was to re-crystallize in your lungs your body would just absorb it.

 

[CFC]

You should always hold it in until nothing comes out. I can't fathom for the life of me why anyone would want to waste what they just bought. Many apparently believe you'll miraculously only absorb the lovely pure meth and only exhale all the nasty pyrolytic by-products. Unfortunately that is not the case

BDD ---> Drug Culture

 

[axe battler]

Yeah I thought that'd be he case CFC. I just thought there might be a genuine harm reduction reason for not holding in meth smoke in particular.

Ive read everything from it crystallises in your lungs so you cough up bloody shards to holding it in doesn't benefit "just because it's not that kind of drug" ....

After smoking other drugs and holding in the smoke for at least 5-10 seconds, it feels wasteful exhaling immediately with the meth.

I'll hold it in from now on and see what happens...

 

[sekio]

I've heard the same "it crystallizes in your lungs" BS, there's no providence to that at all.

Longer 'hold times' = more absorbtion. If you're exhaling a huge cloud - that's all meth that never made it to the blood.

You'll probably get spun way faster than your companions who take a hit and blow it out asap.