OK: I'M SORRY I didn't realize you didn't all understand what I was rattling on about re "barbiturated" gear etc...
BARBITURATES were the heavy sleeping pills liberally prescribed by family doctors in the 1950s, 60s, 70s, to "bored" (or more to the point pained, depressed, cheated-on) housewives. They usually came as capsules: Seconal secobarbital/quinalbarbitone 50/100mg (red) Amytal (amylobarbital/amilobaritone) similar dosages (blue capsule) and "Tuinal" (red/blue: as illustrated yesterday) = a mixture of Seconal and Amytal. Read Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls ("dolls as in "barbie dolls" (barbiturates) for the best explanation...)
In the 1980s, SouthEast Asian heroin (ie Burmese) was regularly "cut" with "methaqualone" ("quaaludes"/"mandrax": illustrated left). Methadqualone is a non-benzodiazepine/nonbarbiturate "hypnotic" (sleeping medication) which, if obtained in pharmaceutical concentration (ie 100% pure) would make a highly effective cut to the white Burmese heroin, augmenting heroin's natural drowsiness yet saving the top-end dealers money as illicitly manufactured methaqualone (quaaludes) are far cheaper mg per mg than high grade heroin.
In order to cut high grade heroin with barbs/methaqualone/benzos it would be necessary to add 20mg-100mg NEAT drug into the heroin. This is simply not economical unless one has access to the 100% unadulterated pharmaceutical supply ...
Afghan brown heroin has, from time to time been adulterated with benzodiazepines (temazeam, diazepam, alprazolam, medazepam, oxazepam... etc) in pure form (ie diverted from the factory) or barbiturates (as described above) there is little point tipping barbiturate capsules into street heroin as one capsule contains 0.4-0.5g powder, of which 0.05g to 0.1g is pure barbiturate. Anyone "cutting" the gear with barbs, methaqualone/quaaludes or benzos must have a 100% pure source of pharmaceutical grade drugs:~ (probably diverted direct from the factory: somewhere in Asia or Africa)
Of course different junkies take different doses: but the typical "shot of heroin" in this country would be about a fifth of a gram (ie 0.2g or 200mg) some take a little less... maybe as little as half the above ie 0.1g or 100mg...
My point being that if one is going to cut heroin with barbiturates, quaaludes or benzos, in a typical heroin shot of 150mg to 250mg (250mg = a quarter gram) if you're going to adulterate the heroin with other drowsy drugs or sleeping pills those drugs must be pharmaceutical grade and 100% pure. For example temazepam is only effective in doses of 20-50mg, diazepam (Valium) likewise needs at least 20mg to have any effect on a hardened junkie. If top end dealers are going to cut their heroin with such drugs they need a pharmaceutical grade near 100% pure supply to do so...
My ordinary dealer wasn't on the other day, shoving me into the hands of my not even 2nd, 3rd, 4th but 5th choice dealer. I call him "Diarrhoea"... it pretty much sums him up. I took the merchandise. His gear seemed OK. Only I felt a little more wuzzy than usual.
Hobbled zigzagging down the street this-a-way and that... ran straight (almost slap-bang) into THEE shoplifter of the decade (remember I described him previously)... he pointed out that I LOOKED as I FELT:~ ie ALL OVER THE PLACE! SOMETHING in this heroin was seriously compromising my ability to negotiate the pavement and every aspect of the streets...
We all know the phenomenon: "I'm not drunk!" when we are.
Well I knew, I FELT I was all over the place.
I've had comments back "how can you function on heroin" (implication being: "it is the strongest drug"...)
yes: heroin is the strongest drug, but as a user you gain such rapid tolerance you may hardly well be taking it....
So a couple of days ago, when I DID have my drug worker appointment I politely requested a total drugs screen: of benzo(diazepines) barb(iturates) etc etc... if anything DOES come up I shall let yous all know...
as it is... whatever it was had me literally virtually CRASHING INTO LAMP-POSTS ... I'd love to know what it was...
... if and when the mystery is EVER SOLVED.... I SHALL TELL YOU!! ;->...
Videos:
Madonna: Hung Up
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It will be interesting to find out what was in it Gleds. Hope your okay/ from one of those pained, depressed, cheated on as described whos walking into lamposts through lack of sleep, perhaps the barbs are more fun who knows....Take care Auds xxx Have a good weekend
ReplyDeleteDear God Gleds you do take some chances.
ReplyDeleteWasn't "Right Said Fred" originally a British kids show. You guys have some f'd up children's shows over there....like watching life stroll by while you are on acid and wink at you. Not that I would know what that is like but whatevs...
ReplyDeleteWasn't "Right Said Fred" originally a British kids show. You guys have some f'd up children's shows over there....like watching life stroll by while you are on acid and wink at you. Not that I would know what that is like but whatevs...
ReplyDeleteI'm pleased to read you made it to have drug screens and take it easy!
ReplyDeletescary stuff gled. I mean, sure, they should be cutting it with pure, pharmaceutical grade stuff but you're at their mercy and they could do anything in desperation.
ReplyDeleteNag alert:
Please be careful. You're too special to lose.
;)
that's a lot of info I didn't knew yet. I stay of anything stronger than the 'Dutch' at our coffeeshops.
ReplyDeleteThank god you didn't stumble into the street in front of a bus or something..
I won't tell you to stay off the stuff, but be careful.
scary
ReplyDeleteAudrey: Thanks I WANTED to sleep all day but got WOKEN up by calls from people, telesales from dealers (at least my old one who is sort of my friend is back on...) and so on and so on... and hey doesn't that white doggie look just like jumpin' Baby Itchy..!
ReplyDeleteAkelamalu: Hmmm I know. Should get the test results back in 2 weeks I'm seriously intrigued as to what's in that stuff... bc I've taken no Valium or anything if it comes up benzodiazepines then I KNOW it was in the gear... likewise barbiturates... NOBODY takes those now except some very old ladies who've been on them for years... the mystery shall soon be solved...
Eileen: Right Said Fred? No always a band... tho you're right about trippy Brit TV... who else would have made The Magic Roundabout (where I went on one of my first ketamine trips)... or The CLANGERS that was my alltime favourite as a tiny tubby tot...
Anon: I'm really intrigued as to what that drug screen will show up... ;->...
Debs:... I see what you mean but that wasn't my main point. I meant people assume the dealers are emptying pharmaceutical capsules into the drugs supply... this wouldn't work as mg for mg the resulting mix would be too weak... also some idiot dealers have tried "cutting" gear with valium pills... not realizing you cannot inject valium bc it's got special mushy stuff in it... also you'd need to inject at least one x10mg pill which weighs about 200mg which is as much street heroin as most junkies inject anyhow... oh blah blah sorry I was blithering this all yesterday anyhow I hope nobody has DIED... (of boredom)...
ReplyDeleteArjan: Stumble in front of a bus... no I wasn't THAT bad but pretty all over the place.. weaving, meandering etc, though!
Whitenoise: One day it will all be just a scary memory. I promise you... ;->...