I know it all goes into the blood stream right away so it can therefore also be eliminated more quickly. But when you snort, it seems to get into the blood stream pretty quick too, like within a few minutes. So how come when I IV, I am sick after 12 hours but when I snort it takes me 20 hours to get sick? That is a big difference.
I also thought I would mention the implications of this because they happen to serve the interests of harm reduction.
Basically, it's a misconception that snorting heroin wastes it. Obviously it is less efficient than IV but if we're talking in terms of IV vs nasal use over time, nasal is cheaper. When you IV, your body will compensate for the more efficient ROA and your tolerance will rise to meet it and then, because it doesn't last as long you will need to shoot up more often than you had to sniff and so you will end up spending more money and going through more heroin using IV than if you just sniff it.
The high from sniffing is also stronger in my opinion, it's heavier and I am more likely to nod and to nod for a while. When I IV, I seldom ever nod for long. It starts wearing off too quickly. The late blueligher, robatussin used to tell me he preferred the high from sniffing to IV and I totally understand why.
Having said all that though, I still use heroin pretty much exclusively IV because of the rush. I got addicted to the rush. But aside from that rush (and the drip) snorting is better in every way, unless you want it to wear off quick if you need to be sober for something. So if you are a nasal user (or you just feel like you can live without the rush) just stick to snorting. It's actually better.
I also thought I would mention the implications of this because they happen to serve the interests of harm reduction.
Basically, it's a misconception that snorting heroin wastes it. Obviously it is less efficient than IV but if we're talking in terms of IV vs nasal use over time, nasal is cheaper. When you IV, your body will compensate for the more efficient ROA and your tolerance will rise to meet it and then, because it doesn't last as long you will need to shoot up more often than you had to sniff and so you will end up spending more money and going through more heroin using IV than if you just sniff it.
The high from sniffing is also stronger in my opinion, it's heavier and I am more likely to nod and to nod for a while. When I IV, I seldom ever nod for long. It starts wearing off too quickly. The late blueligher, robatussin used to tell me he preferred the high from sniffing to IV and I totally understand why.
Having said all that though, I still use heroin pretty much exclusively IV because of the rush. I got addicted to the rush. But aside from that rush (and the drip) snorting is better in every way, unless you want it to wear off quick if you need to be sober for something. So if you are a nasal user (or you just feel like you can live without the rush) just stick to snorting. It's actually better.