Have you IVed h before foots? I started smoking it then found snorting was much more efficient and has a nice strong come-up so switched to that. I would usually snort 3/4 of my dose and then smoke the other 1/4 to get a nice synergistic come-up. Smoking h is fun too. Ive used rectally a few times but like you mentioned I found it too hit and miss, sometimes it would work a treat and other times I got absolutely nothing from it. Being constipated when you're addicted to opiates makes rectal dosing a bit trickier than with other drugs, I imagine the times it doesn't work it ends up getting stuck and absorbed into your poo which isnt a nice thought but it seems to be the logical conclusion. I havnt tried IM and I don't think I'll go out of my way to try it, i guess i might if someone offered and the gear had been micron filtered but it seems like a good way to get a nasty infection. No route compares to IV when in comes to smack, for me. Since I figured it out I haven't gone back, I've exclusively IVed (except for last night when for nostagia's sake I smoked a tiny bit) since early September when I first managed to get it right. The rush from good gear is pretty much unrivalled, it totally brings your addiction to a new level though, I'm more psychologically addicted to smack than I have ever been since switching.
Christ Id probably buy off non-addicts if I could but I don't have that option, the guys I've stuck with have got it pretty sorted though, they have massive long term habits (one guy is probably going to lose a limb soon, he's had multiple golden staph infections and god knows what else, it's a mess) but have been really good to me since I became a regular. My main guy goes out of his way to sort me out, I think partly because he wants to boof me but we also have mutual respect and have a good system and don't fuck each other over, I'm always straight up, almost always on time, pay what he asks and don't play any games or ask for ticks and don't red light myself or him and for it he gives me good sizes and reasonable prices. His gear is usually good too, lately it's been some of the best I've had in aus since I started using. I've got one more shot saved up for tonight and I'm thoroughly looking forward to having it once withdrawal kicks in from my dose this arvo.
I wish I had a friend that used, Im glad none of my friends are addicts, I wouldn't wish it on them ever, what I mean is it would be nice having someone to use and share with. Every one of the addicts I've met through the street scene and become friendly with have all fucked me over and turned out to be wolves in sheeps clothing, the more genuine they've seemed the more devious they've turned out to be. One guy especially I thought was a genuine dude but he started stealing off me and taking more than his share when wed put in together. The last time I had anything to do with him we actually had a big convo about how ratshit it was that most addicts were lying, cheating arseholes and would still rip you off even after you've helped them out when they've really needed it - it turned out that night he stole over a point from my share of the half we put in for together while I was taking a piss (it was in my car, after I dropped him off I noticed it wasnt wrapped up the same as how I'd left it and had looked as though itd been done in haste). Id also bought him a pack of smokes earlier that night out of good will and the prick still helped himself to my stash. He'd also been ripping me off when it was his turn to pick up for us, Id had suspicions and found this out through someone else later. I'm sure this has happened to many of you guys as well in various ways, I don't care about that scumbag anymore, it was a valuable lesson learned and even though he's a cunt I know he'll be feeling bad about it, having a guilty conscience is his punishment.
Has anyone here got any interesting tales about being ripped off? Is there any warning signs you look for when buying smack and dealing with people associated with it that you've learned to look out for? Like you said tent I try to follow my gut, many off the times I've been hustled I knew something was wrong but out of hope or desperation I ignored the signals. There's been a couple of times I've been glad I have some street smarts and have followed my gut, there have been times when I was sure I was being set up and felt like id managed to get out of a potentially nasty situation. I think my appearance makes me more of a target than most in the scene, I don't look like your stereotypical addict or thug and there are plenty of predators in the fringe of the street scene who will take advantage of anyone if they think is easy prey. One of my dealers heard of someone being robbed and bashed who fit my description and was worried about me which was quite nice to hear, I'd like to think that because of my reputation of being a reliable guy certain people I deal with would look out for me but really my past experience leads me to believe that's probably not the case. I agree christ - having heroin legalised and controlled for addicts would save many people putting thenselves in these stupid dangerous situations, all considered it would surely cause far far less harm to users and society. The fact is things would have to get pretty bad to deter me from taking the risks i do to use and its just not something I think the government and police can hope to control unless they had 10 times the resources they have now. Having legal heroin available to me would, despite the fact I'll still be using an addictive drug, change my life for the better in quite a big way. I'd be safer, healthier, have more money, not be have to break the law and fund massive criminal syndicates and be better ingratiated into, be able to contribute more, and function better in our society.
I've also had a couple of lucky close calls that had nothing to do with being clever, once after picking up while wearing headphones i happened to overhear, in the silence between two songs on my iPod, a couple of guys walking behind me planning to king hit me and rob me. I was totally alone and completely vunerable so I just bolted and got the fuck out of there, since then I've always taken my headphones off and kept vigilant when in any situation that could lead to trouble. Another time a friend and I were walking home drunk and a guy came up and started talking to us and by chance my friend turned to put his beer on a fence so he could roll a smoke and saw a gang of dudes creeping up on us. I didn't have any idea of what was up and all of a sudden my friend shoved the guy as hard as he could onto the road and sent him sprawling and yelled 'run cass!', while running we could hear the guys yelling that they would stab us and all that jazz, it was a lucky escape. The same friend and I weren't so lucky in another situation, while stupidly trying to buy pills off a couple of guys in an alley outside a club my friend had a knife pulled on him and I ended up getting the shit kicked out of me and got slashed across the neck with the knife, it wasn't pretty but it could have been much much worse. I'm not a violent person at all, I've only ever thrown a punch when it felt like i absolutely had too and every time I've been thrashed (which has been a few times now, only once in melbs but my home town in nz can be a violent horrible place, especially at night and considering the massive gang problem) ive never even thrown a punch. Anyway I'm derailing another thread with my pointless ranting and I think it's time for this shot! God damn I love those steri-filts, they make filtering a dream and save time and smack, if you haven't used them ask at your local nsp next time you grab some rigs, they're usually only 50c each and they're worth every cent.
Goodnight everyone.