Does smoking opium lead to lung cancer?

I never got that, how does all of the surface area of the smoke make contact with your lungs in 5 seconds supposedly? It seems like the longer the smoke circulated in your lungs, the more THC would make contact with the surface and find receptors that haven't picked up THC molecules yet. I hold just hold it for about 10-15 seconds myself but I've heard anywhere from 5-30.

 

dude, who cares, just enjoy life goddamnit.

 

Receptors are in your brain not your lungs... Its the amount of THC that makes it to your brain that gets you high.

Kids say the darndest things...

 

^So it DOES matter how long you hold it in? I don't smoke weed, so I am curious.

 

Not really. Some people report more effects by holding it in and it is generally fun to do this. But I remember reading a study saying holding the smoke in for more than 4 seconds does not increase the amount of THC. So I'm thinking holding it in for 4-5 seconds would be the best.

Have you smoked weed before? Just curious.

 

Yes, I have. Over 100 times, different types of weed, different methods, etc.

Hated it every single time.

 

I agree. I have no problems with others smoking weed, but I cant stand it myself. Always got all paranoid and stupid, and not in a good way. 4-6 seconds is most effective. Some people swear by holding it in 30+ seconds, and say coughing gets you higher too, so they try to cough like crazy. Never thought that was productive myself.

U4ia, you need to get on AIM lol. I added you.

 

I will soon, haha.

Don't you guys know that Newports get you higher too? Not just ANY menthol cigarette, NEWPORTS ONLY, because they have fiberglass in the filter which gets you super high!

Fucking idiots, I swear.

 

holding it in longer/coughing makes you seem "higher" because you are cutting off oxygen to your brain when you hold smoke in for extended periods of time

 

thats a darn shame...especially with all the goodies you get

 

Yeah for those who get too much paranoia from smoking weed....smoking opium is a good alternative. A lot of the same effects but no paranoia or anxiety whatsoever. Although opium doesn't have as much as the creative powers as weed.....it still has creative potential in it's own way. Making music after a few puffs of opium works well.

 

If only it was as readily available...

 

I agree with everyone that says that smoking anything can increase your risk of lung cancer. I say this as a biologist and public health student. However, the risks are not really known and probably very low. Especially if the person doesn't some 24-7. Other things like water filtation, and especially vaporizing helps to limit the risk, b/c for many people the risk is wellllll worth it. AND for most people smoking opium is rare enough that it poses a very low risk regardless.

Side note: The CDC's definition on being a ciggarette smoker is smoking more than 100 cigs in your life. If you applied that to opium. Most people who have smoked opium are not "opium smokers" when it comes to defining risk.

 

Most people who have access to opium, can easily reach 100 uses, it all depends on availability.

If it was as readily available as weed, many people would smoke much more of it I am sure...

 

Is it really 100 cigs in your life to be considered a smoker? I would think it would be much more since a normal pack of cigarettes which many full time smokers smokes contains 20-25 cigs.....meaning it would only take 4-5 days to cross that number. 100 in a lifetime may sound like someone who very rarely smokes tobacco. Or if someone smoked that amount for a week and never smoked again. Like for example I've so far only smoked like 5-10 cigs ever so far but I almost never smoke. I sometimes smoke a cigy with friends who do smoke just for the hell of it but this is like maybe once every few months or so. I'm thinking in a life time it might add up to 100.....but I wouldn't think that would be the same thing......I dislike cigs a lot and almost never smoke them. Does that 100 number apply for lung cancer too?

I'm thinking a normal cig smoker would be considered someone who smokes thousands or hundreds of thousands of cigs.

Don't want to go off-topic but yah that seems a bit low, lol. I'm thinking though that in the end opium is still far safer to smoke than tobacco. And the amount of opium smoked even if it was done daily never usually exceeds .1 gram per session.....which is a lot less than even some daily weed smokers smoke. Which would mean that overall opium smokers are exposed to much less smoke, even if opium has no chemicals like THC that destroys degenerate cancerous cells. And obviously weed smokers are exposed to much less smoke than tobacco smokers......which easily makes tobacco the worst.

 

That's just an arbitrary definition that they came up with. Of course pretty much everyone who smokes has smoked more than that. The risk of cancer from cigs and anything depends on the amount smoked and dozens of other variables.