corpus callosum wrote:Methaqualone is metabolised by hepatic oxidatory and conjugating enzymes; I dont believe MAOIs are involved here.
Smoking quaaludes is bad news-it causes talcosis which is an unpleasant fibrosing lung disorder.
I agree it's bad news. He has been addicted for many years, and it has taken its toll on him, physically and socially. He has complained of loosening teeth. He has stolen stuff from me and other friends, to pay for his addiction. His personal life is a shambles.
In the end, though, it worked out okay. He came to my house, but before we could even get to the pharma, he vaped some spice. Again just 20mg, but this time his smoking technique was better. Two minutes later he ran for the toilet and dry heaved for a while.
I don't know what caused that, frankly. The only things I can think of is auto suggestion or fear. I am leaning more towards fear, since he didn't look particularly happy with the experience. It might also be suggestion, because I had told him quaaludes might make him sick (not having read your reply).
After that he was unwilling to do pharma. He left very soon after that, leaving me to trip alone. This suited me, because I have to admit I now think he wasn't interested in the healing power of dmt, but only in scoring some free drugs. I guess dmt is not for everyone.
The odours occasionally wafted from the laboratory were exceedingly strange. Sometimes they were noxious, but more often they were aromatic, with a haunting, elusive quality which seemed to have the power of inducing fantastic images.
People who smelled them had a tendency to glimpse momentary mirages of enormous vistas, with strange hills or endless avenues of sphinxes and hippogriffs stretching off into infinite distance.
- H.P. Lovecraft