The Guide To Smoking Meth

Wassup, just smoked a point of good shard and decided I wanted to make a guide on smoking meth as I haven't seen one and there seems to be little information on how to properly do it. Smoking meth isn't difficult to do, but is difficult to master. I've had several years of experience smoking and have learned a lot from others and my research.

Smoking meth is often the ROA(route of administration) of choice for many users due to its high bioavailability(~90.3%), fewer risks than injection, without the discomfort from plugging or snorting, and many enjoy the ritual of smoking.

(This guide will only cover smoking out of a glass/pyrex pipe, the most common method. You can also smoke meth using a bong, off of foil, or making a homemade pipe from a lightbulb.)

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The Pipe

• Here are some nicknames for "meth pipe" I've heard; pookie, glass, bowl, oil burner, incense burner, bubble pipe (thanks u/mysticman69), and glass dick(There are others, but these are the ones I'm familiar with).

• A meth pipe should look something like this, http://bit.ly/1Ojmx62. It may look slightly different. The pipe should be glass or pyrex. Glass is usually thinner, can withstand less heat, heats/cools quicker, and tends to be more fragile. Pyrex is typically preferred, it is slightly more expensive and in my experience it typically always has a colored tint, I've seen pink quite often but also other colors like green. Pyrex holds heat longer, is thicker which requires more heat initially, and gets really hot. It's more durable than glass and is generally "cleaner" to smoke from. Both are fine, but it's good to know the difference so you don't burn your product.

• The "tube" part is called the stem, this is what you put your mouth on to inhale. The "round" part with a hole is called the bowl, the little hole should face up, the meth sitting at the bottom. Here is a little diagram for our visual learners: http://bit.ly/1QWvNdE.

Lighters

• Use a bic/clipper/djeep, this is most common and forgiving lighter, only downside is it can blacken your pipe if you get the flame too close to the bowl but you can easily wipe it off with a rag/towel.

• Jet lighters really shouldn't be used, they're so damn hot you're going to burn/waste your product no matter what. They can be very useful for "cleaning" a really dirty pipe, if you heat the glass red hot it burns off whatever's on it(Not great for your pipe as heating/cooling makes it more brittle).

• Candles are sometimes used, and can it can be very helpful to not have to worry about holding the flame just right and they are cheaper cause a quick light and you're good instead of quickly going through disposables.

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• Some people load really big bowls, others super small. You can do it either way but stick with less if you can, because the more there is, the more you'll heat/cool and it's easier to burn or waste. About a point (0.1g) is the sweet spot.

• IMO the best way to load your pipe is to open the baggie of meth and put the stem in the bag and kinda scoop up what you want while holding your finger over the small hole on the bowl (so nothing falls out), then just take the stem out and tap on the end of the stem to get all of it in the bowl.

• You can also take a small piece of paper(Thicker, the better, I just take a joker or spare from a deck of cards), fold it in half so it's like a V, put the meth in the crease, and then keeping it mostly folded put it on either hole and tilt the card so the meth slides in. It's easy to spill it this way, but it's still a pretty good method.

Crack Back

• This is the initial melting the meth down and allowing it to recrystallize at the bottom of the pipe.

• It's debated whether to inhale for the crack back, some argue impurities are initially burned off, so they don't inhale, others say it doesn't matter, and most impurities will recrystallize with the meth anyway. It's up to you, personally, I don't inhale but I don't think it's a huge deal. MSM is one of the most common cuts found, and has a lower melting point than meth so some argue this and other impurities with lower melting points are burned off in the initial melt down.

Smoking

Now for the good part, like I said before, everyone does it a little different, however there are some bad habits I see that should be avoided as to not waste your shit. Also, it's technically "vapor" but we'll call it smoke.

• Before inhaling, you should initially apply heat until you see smoke swirling around in the bowl.

• By far the most common mistake is over-heating and burning your shit. The flame should never touch the bowl, usually there should be an inch or so from the top of the flame to the bottom of the bowl. Also, don't hold the flame right under the bowl the entire time, either move it to the side and then back or don't hold it as close as when you started.

• Once you apply the heat and see it turn to liquid and you see smoke swirling in the bowl, put your mouth on the stem(keeping the end past your lips and front teeth is much better for your oral health) making a seal and start to inhale very slow, you're not taking a rip from a weed bong, if you inhale as hard as you can it's possible to get the devil's kiss(hot liquefied meth in your mouth), for this reason it's also good to keep the pipe tilted slightly down. When you begin to inhale you should turn or twist the pipe 10 and 2. This is so you heat all of it more evenly and cools the meth more (which means more vapor). Continue inhaling and twirling (some twist it really fast others not so much, it's personal preference) until about 3 seconds before you're out of breath, kill the flame and inhale the rest quickly.

• I mentioned inhale very slow at first, you should increase the rate at which you inhale (inhale harder when there's thick smoke swirling in the bowl) and then a quick inhale after you kill the flame and are about out of breath.

• Whether to hold it in or not is debated, I'd say don't bother, because a hit takes long enough that it's likely most of it is all absorbed by the time you're finished. Is it really bad for your lungs to hold it in? No one knows for sure. Does it recrystallize in your lungs? Absolutely not, this is bullshit, because meth is water soluble and your lungs are moist that would be impossible, besides, the vapor doesn't recrystallize regardless.

If you're having trouble blowin thick clouds like the veterans make sure:

• You're heating the right part of the bowl
• When you're taking a hit it can be hard to know where to heat so make sure you heat the right part of the bowl at the beginning and then start inhaling without moving the flame or position of your glass.
• Make sure your mouth is actually on the stem, make a seal like you would drinking from a straw. Try inhaling faster and slower.
• When you inhale, don't have your nose airway open, only suck in to your lungs.

You'll get the hang of it eventually, it's an art. Everyone has their own way of doing it. There's no right or wrong other than being a fuckboy and torchin your shit where the pipe is black.

Never done a guide like this before so excuse my formatting and whatnot, hope I helped out a few rookies, and no I'm not posting a video of me smoking, fuckin feds. Happy speedin.!

TLDR; Just don't touch the fucking flame to the glass and burn your shard.