Hydromorphone harm reduction help

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I needed a little help with a proper Hydromorphone dose

The last time I took opiates was about 2 1/2 to 3 weeks ago and it was 160mg of oxycodone

Before that it had been a couple months since my last opiate use

I currently have 8mg of Hydromorphone and was curious as to what kind of effect I would get after dosing with that?

Would I OD off of this, or would there even be any sort of nod from it?

My goal is to get the most out of this without overdosing and ending up in the hospital

You all have been much help and I'm looking forward to hearing from you

Thanks %)

 

[effie]

Opioid conversion chart

It depends on what ROA you are using (oral, insufflated, IV etc)

160mgs oxycodone (oral) is really quite a lot more than 8mg hydromorphone (oral) - but intranasal has a higher bioavailability (50% ish compared to 30% ish, where as oxycodone has a higher oral bioavailability - bioavailability megathread) so take that into account if you are insufflating it. Bear in mind too that these charts aren't universally accurate, responses can vary and your tolerance will have dropped a little if you've not had any opioids for 3 weeks..

Even taking all this into account, 8mgs insufflated hydromorphone would still be unlikely to cause an overdose if you can take 160mgs oxycodone, and you may not feel a great deal from it. Be careful if you mix it with other downers however.

If you IV then it is a different matter - they will be much closer in comparison, and 8mgs could be too much if your tolerance has dropped. I am absolutely not recommending that you IV if you haven't before, shooting pills (and IVing in general) is a very risky ROA!

 

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Opioid conversion chart

It depends on what ROA you are using (oral, insufflated, IV etc)

160mgs oxycodone (oral) is really quite a lot more than 8mg hydromorphone (oral) - but intranasal has a higher bioavailability (50% ish compared to 30% ish, where as oxycodone has a higher oral bioavailability - bioavailability megathread) so take that into account if you are insufflating it. Bear in mind too that these charts aren't universally accurate, responses can vary and your tolerance will have dropped a little if you've not had any opioids for 3 weeks..

Even taking all this into account, 8mgs insufflated hydromorphone would still be unlikely to cause an overdose if you can take 160mgs oxycodone, and you may not feel a great deal from it. Be careful if you mix it with other downers however.

If you IV then it is a different matter - they will be much closer in comparison, and 8mgs could be too much if your tolerance has dropped. I am absolutely not recommending that you IV if you haven't before, shooting pills (and IVing in general) is a very risky ROA!

Thank you friend. When I took the 160mg of oxycodone it was oral only and spaced out throughout the day if that matters at all. I had crushed one 80mg into a fine powder and sniffed that over the course of 3 hours and a few hours later I orally took the other 80mg

For this, I will most likely just take them orally but there is a chance I will snort them

 

[effie]

Okay, in that case 8mg oral hydromorphone really isn't a lot compared to 160mg oral oxycodone - however if you take it all at once it will obviously hit you harder than a dose spaced out throughout a day. We can never make promises but I would say the risk of OD is low, but don't combine it with any other downers as this increases the risk hugely.. you may not feel a huge amount, or you might given that your tolerance will have dropped somewhat and you are taking the dose all in one go.

Hope that makes sense

 

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Thank you man. It all makes sense and you've helped me out a ton!