Snorting Ambien used to be a ridiculous habit of mine. I took out the ink tube from a Bic pen and filled the pen shaft with crushed 10mg Ambien and just keep hitting it all day.
Generally speaking, I'm a sensible guy both on and off various drugs. Ambien turned the tables on this paradigm. I caused thousands of dollars of damage to my car as a result of driving while under the influence of it; I've had countless conversations with inappropriate recipients (grandparents, parents, employers, friends' parents, etc.) whilst on it, and despite it's quicker onset snorting relative to orally ingesting the pills, the Ambien 'hangover' still persists well into 5 PM of the following day - causing me completely regrettable performance on exams, dates, and whatever I'd had planned for the following day. Not to mention getting out of bed.
I might be a tad jaded, I acknowledge this; I used at least 20mg of Ambien intranasally almost every day for two and a half years (!!!)... but, that being the case, I know enough about how it can turn from a wildly fun and novel pseudo-hypnotic "trip" into a wacky delirium whose consequences far outweighed its benefits.
My opinions on Ambien? I personally cannot ever touch it again, as I believe it permanently affected my vision, as well as partially warped my mind. It does, however, have its recreational potential, but Christ, use it sparingly!! Zolpidem tartrate is a devious and mischievous chemical. And in the spirit of HR - I recommend respecting it as such. It's just so easy to do something regrettable.
~ vaya