First I want to thank Muv for the guide! That is very helpful information and will keep a lot of people safe!
And now a bit of a rant:
Has everyone just kind of spaced out and missed the FACT THAT THE SILICA IN THESE PILLS WILL DESTROY YOUR LUNGS??
I guess it is the nature of addicts versus patients.
Addicts will keep doing something even if they know that snorting around 200-300 OPANA ER in 1-2 years time period is virtually guaranteed to result in Silicosis about 10 years out.
Patients will read that and go, OH WOW, I don't really want to DIE.
If you must insuffalate use the method previously posted or go here for another method to get the silicate out:
http://www.bluelight.ru/vb/showthread.php?p=8735182&posted=1#post8735182
It is sad that people everywhere are at this point clueless about this and really there should be an effort to spread the information about what is in OPANA ER and why you should not snort it without a process to remove the silicates.
So many people that could have just been recreational users or recovered addicts are going to end up with their lives ruined by reduced lung capacity or death from Silicosis. In some ways it would be better if the disease stuck quickly as word would spread and people would stop or take the time to prepare the pills properly.
The fact that Silicosis appears at a minimum of 5-7 years after your first use means there are a lot of people walking around who are ticking time bombs, not knowing that their lungs will fail in the future.
If we here at Bluelight can get the word out somehow about
silicified microcrystalline cellulose and why it is sinister shit, this site would TRUELY live up to its purpose of harm reduction.
Methadone clinics ought to start handing out flyers about this stuff, I am kind of baffled as to how to get the word out.... A lot of people are going to be hurt by it and it is sad. They are kids who deserve a second chance but won't get one because they are essentially putting
ASBESTOS INTO PILLS.
ASBESTOS is a set of six naturally occurring silicate minerals exploited commercially for their desirable physical properties. They all have in common their asbestiform habit, long, (1:20) thin fibrous crystals. The inhalation of asbestos fibers can cause serious illnesses, including malignant lung cancer, mesothelioma (a formerly rare cancer strongly associated with exposure to asbestos and fiber glass.), and asbestosis (a type of Silicosis).
silicified microcrystalline cellulose is being put into OPANA ER and other pills coming soon to a theater near you. Awareness has got to be raised about this!
If you are or have been snorting a pill like OPANA that has this in it you might as well have spent the last 40 years working with ASBESTOS because that is exactly what is coming for you - except you will not have anyone to sue but yourself, as the drug companies will just say the pills are safe if you take them orally which is true!
Hopefully if enough people repeat this it will begin to spread on the nets and more will refrain from snorting pills without processing out the SILICA or making sure there is none in there to begin with.
I would ask a MODERATOR to please start a sticky with a growing master list of ALL PILLS CONATINING
silicified microcrystalline cellulose so people can do a quick check to see if a pill is safe to snort or not.
Also the community can all contribute by researching the ingredients on their favorite pills to find pills that need to be added to the list.
Actually I would not be surprised if the new version of OXYCONTIN may also need to be added. It seems to be a popular ingredient in time release formulations, nut it is new and is going to end up in all kinds of pills.