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Heroin Need some advice on H use

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Greenlighter
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So I just recently started IVing H again after having stopped for a few years but I live in a different part of the country that only has tar. Now I used to only IV powder and do it with a friend who was much more experienced than I was and always measured out my dose for me but here I have to do it alone and with a new type of heroin I'm very worried about measuring out my doses. So far I have just been doing very small amounts and sticking with that but I'm afraid if I do anymore I won't know the difference between just getting the nods and taking too much so how can I be sure I'm just nodding off and not going to fall asleep forever?
 
In theory, east coast powder is supposed to be so much better, but IME, there's really strong powder and tar. When I lived in Seattle, tar was really cheap and pretty consistently above average, even from multiple sources.
As far as not falling asleep forever.....This is a harm reduction website that covers that topic quite exhaustively.
But still, nobody can give you a guaranteed method to prevent overdose. IMO, never use alone, locked in a room all by yourself. Most people I know who've "actually died" from an OD were found dead by famly/friends several hours later.
 
If you do too much, you won't know, you will just pass out and stop breathing. People don't realize it when they OD on intravenous heroin. They don't call 911 themselves. That's why it's always best to not use alone, or at least use where someone would find you if you passed out, like, say, in a bathroom where if you didn't come out within a few minutes someone would check on you.

It's always better to underdose than overdose. Some things you can do to reduce your risk of overdosing are to always do a small first shot whenever you have a new batch (even from the same dealer), whenever you're using in an unfamiliar environment (environment is a huge factor in tolerance, surprisingly, and you can OD on the exact same quantity of the same dope just from being in a different place/situation than usual), and whenever you haven't used in a while. Also don't use other CNS depressant drugs/alcohol close to when you use heroin, that is the biggest cause of ODs, mixing heroin with benzos or other CNS depressants.

As far as knowing how much you can safely dose, that's something that comes with practice and even then you can't be completely sure, so the best idea is really just to use reasonable amounts and not try to go for that "perfect high" where you're totally nodding out, since the margin between super high and dead is so thin.

If you mean how can you comfortably enjoy your high without worrying that you might go into serious respiratory depression if you nod off, well, think about the fact that serious respiratory depression is not something you can somehow prevent by staying alert/awake, and also if you are using IV heroin and no other drugs, signs of an OD normally happen within the first 10 minutes of injecting it.

Heroin should be like scuba diving: Always have a buddy.
 
IVing black tar heroin is really horrible for your veins. Destroys them way faster than powder. So glad I live somewhere with powder now. AND you stopped for a few years? Why go back to the shit, especially using tar? It's absolute garbage. :(
 
^Like my girl states..watch out with the tar, definately get yourself a micron filter if you plan on shooting Black Tar Heroin. The cuts are awful and if its gnarly enough, destroy a vein within a few shots.
 
^ Unfortunately we know from experience. BTH can be cut with things like molasses and coffee grinds. If you have lower grade BTH you will go from shooting in your lovely juicy basilic vein to struggling with tiny veins in your hands within weeks.
 
Start slow, see where you go!
Never use alone!
Don't get back on the gear, easier said than done I know! I've been completely clean and still good back after 29 months! All it takes is to see an old buddy, or cop a new source and your bang at it again (excuse the pun)
Stay away from mixing CNS deppresents, many a hardcore addict have been caught out with the edition of benzos, booze or both! Do not waste your life, we only get one on this planet!
 
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