Doctor warns 'smoking' alcohol is risky proposition

[Heath]

http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Doct...208579291.html

There is a video on the link above, but here is the text.

Doctors are warning that a new and trendy way to get a buzz is really dangerous: Some people are choosing to "smoke" their alcohol instead of drinking it.
Why? Broderic Allen says it helps him avoid all those calories.
"Once you lose the weight, you want to keep it off," he said. "So I figured I could have my cake and eat it, too."
Allen stopped drinking to help him lose 80 pounds. Now he smokes his alcohol by mixing it with dry ice and inhaling the vapors.
"If you do it too much at once, it's kind of overwhelming," he admitted.
That's because the impact hits hard and fast.
Dr. Walter Gaman, who practices family medicine, says that is not safe. "It goes right through your lungs, hits your bloodstream, and goes right to your brain," he said.
That gives the alcohol no time to metabolize in the liver, or to be slowed down by food in your digestive tract.
Instead, it goes straight to the lungs.
"The dry ice is so cold, you're not going to be able to humidify it," Dr. Gaman said. "It can have a toxic affect on your lungs, not to mention alchohol is not very good in your lungs. Just imagine pouring alchohol in your lungs... it's just horrible."
Allen said he can still taste the drink by inhaling its vapors, and he likes the look.
"I feel like anything in excess is going to be bad for you," he said. "People are going to take it and turn into something it's not."
But Dr. Gaman says one time is too much, because the technique makes it way too easy to over-do... and overdose.
"You're going to get a heavier load of alchohol faster," the physician said. "It will impair you faster."
Inhaling alcohol is also more addictive, experts warn.

SMH....

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No shit... Let these idiots do what they want and allow Darwinism to take its course, the world would be much better off.

[dyna mo]

smoking anything that has been created via alchohol is a bad idea.

[Some Guy]

I have friends who will occasionally put liquor in the vase of their hookah and smoke it that way. They claim it gets them all sorts of buzzed but I tried it and it didn't do shit for me.

[BlackCrayon]

Originally Posted by Some Guy

I have friends who will occasionally put liquor in the vase of their hookah and smoke it that way. They claim it gets them all sorts of buzzed but I tried it and it didn't do shit for me.

back in the day some friends would soak weed with vodka then let it dry and smoke it...i never noticed any difference really.

[dyna mo]

Originally Posted by BlackCrayon

back in the day some friends would soak weed with vodka then let it dry and smoke it...i never noticed any difference really.

some new ways of *preparing* weed for consumption cooks it in alchohol to make a smokeable concentrate. it's an insanely intense high.

[Some Guy]

Originally Posted by BlackCrayon

back in the day some friends would soak weed with vodka then let it dry and smoke it...i never noticed any difference really.

Right, because wouldn't the alcohol just evaporate? Seems like that wouldn't even work with vodka. Hmm.

[scuba steve]

are people just bored? i feel like you have to be to sit around and think, man lets try this now!

[candyflip]

Originally Posted by dyna mo

some new ways of *preparing* weed for consumption cooks it in alchohol to make a smokeable concentrate. it's an insanely intense high.

I've got a buddy who showed me something the other day. He's flushing butane through clippings and smoking the resulting goo he gets from it.

I don't need to go that far.

[dyna mo]

Originally Posted by candyflip

I've got a buddy who showed me something the other day. He's flushing butane through clippings and smoking the resulting goo he gets from it.

I don't need to go that far.

yes, dabs. they're insane! did you try 1?

[BlackCrayon]

Originally Posted by Some Guy

Right, because wouldn't the alcohol just evaporate? Seems like that wouldn't even work with vodka. Hmm.

probably. just something stupid we tried in high school among other things. the only thing it did was change the taste a bit.

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Originally Posted by candyflip

I've got a buddy who showed me something the other day. He's flushing butane through clippings and smoking the resulting goo he gets from it.

I don't need to go that far.

Dabbing is awesome, its a much different high.

Just like when younger kids soak tampons in vodka and insert them into their cavities to get drunk...

[JFK]

Originally Posted by Some Guy

I have friends who will occasionally put liquor in the vase of their hookah and smoke it that way. They claim it gets them all sorts of buzzed but I tried it and it didn't do shit for me.

I still do that with Remy, cuts the harshness and the vapour gives you extra buzz

[baddog]

Originally Posted by BlackCrayon

back in the day some friends would soak weed with vodka then let it dry and smoke it...i never noticed any difference really.

The very first "lid" I bought was soaked in red Mexican wine. This meant you had to roll a joint 3 days ahead of time to let it dry out before you could keep it lit.

[Dead]

Originally Posted by candyflip

I've got a buddy who showed me something the other day. He's flushing butane through clippings and smoking the resulting goo he gets from it.

I don't need to go that far.

Hash oil...Tell him to try CO2, alot safer and cleaner method

[Dead]

Originally Posted by baddog

The very first "lid" I bought was soaked in red Mexican wine. This meant you had to roll a joint 3 days ahead of time to let it dry out before you could keep it lit.

You know you gave away your time with the use of "Lid" I love it! No one using it anymore, trust me, I still try......and get the same blank stare ;)