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Bupe snorting suboxone and lung problems

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chrisinabox

chrisinabox

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i have been snorting my suboxone for the past 9 months 3x a day, everyday ever since i quit my IV heroin habit. in many ways, suboxone has been a godsend for me but lately, it is becoming bothersome. now i know snorting pills is very bad to do but its hard for me to go back to sublingual use of the drug. i've been reading alot of threads about snorting drugs and having lung problems lately, this has me worried if i am doing any major damage to my lungs. i already have some nose problems, like a small septal perforation and deviated septum(i had this before drugs tho), which i just got checked out but want to know if im doing any damage to my lungs by snorting suboxone.

first off, i've read conflicting statements about this, but does the powder from snorting a substance actually go to your lungs at all, i know the mucous membranes are supposed to absorb the powder into your bloodstream but does some of the powder not absorb? and when i get the post nasal drip, does it just go down to my stomach or can it actually get into my lungs?

now i am a cigarette smoker, about half a pack a day, and sometimes my lungs hurt a little after i smoke, which i can understand, but i just want to make sure i'm not doing excess damage by snorting pills at the same time.

i read in another thread about a guy that was snorting his pills for a while and smoked cigs and eventually went to the doctor and found out he had a lung infection and pretty bad damage to his lungs. reading stuff like this really worries me.

now i DID use the search engine before making this thread. i found mostly threads about snorting pills with talc in it, which suboxone doesnt and no threads about snorting suboxone in particular(most just a ritalin one and oxy one).

so basically i am wanting to know if snorting drugs causes *some* powder to end up in the lungs and if so, how bad this is? and also, what problems the inactive ingredients in suboxone might cause?
 
Can u really snort suboxone and get high??? i have never heard of this, doesnt your nose become all orange and taste like shit???
 
Suboxone is made to stop abusing. Snorting things is a way to escalate abuse. I was gonna make a long post about it but a person like you would probably consider it tl;dr.

Have fun.
 
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^ dude there are a fair number of ppl here on BL that insufflate their suboxone, it has a considerably higher bioavailability than taking it sublingually. the main problem is all the inactives in the drug. still tho, i don't see it as any worse than ppl snorting oxycontin, dilaudid, opana, etc...

anyways, insulting me isn't gonna help anyone so if you don't have anything useful to say, then shut your mouth. i know snorting things escalates abuse, but it keeps me from going back to heroin. so i'm guessing EVERYBODY that snorts their pills are morons too?? cause ppl deciding to snort their oxycontin instead of taking it as directed would be escalating abuse as well so they must be morons, eh? and you could say "oh well, suboxone is supposed to be for quitting, not getting high", yes i know that, i agree, but taking it sublingually doesn't work well for me and when i insufflate it, the bioavailability is higher so i can do much less.

the question is does snorting suboxone/pills/etc.. lead to the powder entering the lungs in a harmful way to where it would be doing major damage?
 
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THE_REAL_OBLIVION said:
Ok then, i can be sensible and tell you, you're being paranoid.

I'd be way more scared about these kinds of things when IVing pills.
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but do you think it could do a bad damage to the lungs by doing this?? i also smoke cigarettes, only half a pack a day, but if you think about it, that is not really that much smoking to where i should notice anything at my age(21). and i have only been smoking for 2-3 years, 1-2 years everyday. i'm just worried snorting stuff is damaging my lungs and the smoking is exacerbating it.
 
When I was doing a Suboxone detox i ALWAYS snorted them because I couldnt stand sublingual use of them. I dont have any noticeable damage now but they always made me sneeze about 20 min after snorting them and orange boogers would go everywhere lol
 
^they do the same thing to me sometimes, except i make myself cough instead of sneezing the stuff out and wasting it.
 
My chest sometimes hurts, which I can only assume is the result of having snorted so many of these things.

Yeah, the powder can definitely make it to your lungs, especially considering how light and fluffy that stuff is.
 
do u think it can cause major problems tho after only a short time of drug use?
and when i say short time, i don't mean the 9 months of straight suboxone use, i mean the 3 years or so i have been doing drugs often.
 
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I also snort my suboxone and I am very close too your age and amount of time you've been snorting it as well. I just joined this site and I don't how how long ago this post was created but let me give you some advice.

I Dont exactly know what suboxone is comprised of but I do know that it was made too dissolve under your tongue. So "I AM NOT A SPECIALIST ON PILLS" I tend to think that it isn't going to be very dangerous on your lounges because it turns into an almost absolute liquid unlike other pills that are a bit murky when broken down into a liquid. I know there is stuff in their that might not be visible to the eyes but it's such a tiny amount in comparison to other pills that I can't see any major threat or assault on your lounges.

I have been smoking way longer than you have and I do have some breathing problems but no pain like you have described. If you have only been smoking for a few years and your 21 and only smoke half a pack a day, I see a way bigger threat to your lounges and your health from smoking than snorting these pills!! You had asked if the pills might have intensified or elevated the threat on your lounges and I can tell you from my own personal experience that the two are completely unrelated. There is a vast amount of information out there on the topic of recreational drug use. There is also TONS of propaganda about the issue reguarding drug use and abuse. SOME of the facts are right but if you look at the dangers of snorting suboxone compared to the dangers of heroin iv use, there is no comparison. You should rather look into the smoking as a cause of problems you may be experiencing with your lounges, because snorting suboxone still fails to reach the serious dangers that smoking implements on your health.

I had the same question months back when I started "abusing" my suboxone that way. I am still healthy and strong 11 months later. I do not believe that suboxone poses a threat to your health in a grave way. I really feel that it is comparably harmless to your prior heroin or cigarette use.

THOUGH, keep in mind. In the practice of medicine, medicine is administered EVERY OTHER WAY POSSIBLE than being snorted. In the practice of medicine "snorting" a pill or any other substance is NEVER done. Just think about that and take precaution when snorting these pills. Thanks.
 
I snorted alot of my suboxone when it was prescribed to me, never had any problems with it. I'll tell you a secret to making it alot more effective and it would probably stop your concerns about your lungs too.

When you snort it, there should be a drip if it is a decent sized line. I noticed sometimes after snorting suboxone I would puke nonstop for like 24 hours. Most times I was fine though. So I started trying new methods, and this was by far the best I tried. It mind sound a little gross, but its really not.

After you snort it, instead of trying to let it sit in your nose, keep snorting to try to get it to drip if you know what i mean. Every time you get some drip, hock it up like you would a loogy and let it sit under your tounge for a while. This method always works well and I haven't ever gotten sick from it. I think that before I must have gotten sick from swallowing the drip.
Try it. I swear, it works awesome.
 
chrisinabox said:
but do you think it could do a bad damage to the lungs by doing this?? i also smoke cigarettes, only half a pack a day, but if you think about it, that is not really that much smoking to where i should notice anything at my age(21). and i have only been smoking for 2-3 years, 1-2 years everyday. i'm just worried snorting stuff is damaging my lungs and the smoking is exacerbating it.
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I am sure smoking tobacco is much worse than snorting pills.

To minimize (potential) harm from snorting Suboxone, I would strongly suggest making a nasal spray solution of buprenorphine, and simply cotton filtering will help out a little.

I would also recommend 6/7's method of using high proof ethanol to boost the sublingual BA of Suboxone.
 
Thanatos_Eros said:
THOUGH, keep in mind. In the practice of medicine, medicine is administered EVERY OTHER WAY POSSIBLE than being snorted. In the practice of medicine "snorting" a pill or any other substance is NEVER done. Just think about that and take precaution when snorting these pills. Thanks.
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That isn't true at all. There are plenty of medications that are insufflated, they are just prepared in a liquid solution in a spray bottle. That being said, you're not going to be prescribed a dry substance to snort up your nose, because a dry substance would be aggravating and possibly damaging to the mucous membranes in the nose, sinuses, throat and lungs.

~CTdopeLove
 
CTdopeLove said:
That isn't true at all. There are plenty of medications that are insufflated, they are just prepared in a liquid solution in a spray bottle. That being said, you're not going to be prescribed a dry substance to snort up your nose, because a dry substance would be aggravating and possibly damaging to the mucous membranes in the nose, sinuses, throat and lungs.

~CTdopeLove
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True story! There are medicines that are for intranasal (IN) use. IN use is also common with animal testing from what I've seen. It's probably a lot easier to set up an IN administration for some animals than it is to put an IV in them!
 
Can anyone help me with directions in making the nasal spray? Also, if you all know about Suboxone (preferably) or Methadone programs in Idaho I could really use some guidance. I just moved up here and have a dwindeling supply that will be gone in a day or two. I have been banging oxy and then dope for a couple years now and that just doesn't seem like an option up here. Any guidance will be greatly appreciated!!!
 
This threat looks pretty old, but, I was wondering, has anybody noticed problems with their tonsils while snorting suboxone?
 
I think he probably meant that in medicine, powders and solids are never snorted.

I think you should just go back to sublingual use. The bioavailability can only be just a fraction lower by that route, but if it's a big issue for you ask your doc to raise the dosage to compensate (obviously without telling him).

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