When it comes down to it, it really doesn't matter how you use drugs of any kind, its the amount and frequency of use that you need to be careful with and conscious of. Granted some methods of use work better than others, however if you can't just swallow a pill but have to smash it up and snort it something else is going on there. Most drugs and especially opiates, if not used in moderation, eventually will COMPLETELY CONSUME YOUR LIFE!!!!! This usually happens, depending on the person, over a period of a few weeks to a couple years and most of the time the user doesn't even realize what's happening and are in complete denial that they have a problem. Opiates like vicodan, norco, oxycontin, morphine etc. are intended as PAIN relievers (and no the stress from your unpaid bills or because you had a fight with your girlfriend/boyfriend is not the PAIN I'm talking about) and when you get to the point where you take them even when your not in pain or just to function normally that's when you have a problem. Now I don't mean to lecture anyone here, I'm just speaking from experience, opiates, ESPECIALLY high potency opiates like china white heroin are one of the MOST ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCES ON EARTH!!!! I can't tell you how many time I've heard "Oh I can handle it, I can stop any time I want" or "I just use it recreationally" or "I don't have a problem, it just takes the edge off", well today the very people that said those things are either in jail, dead or had to seek out some kind of help, weather it be a support group of family/friends+ daily NA meetings or full on in patient rehab, their lives were tuned up side down and inside out, what started out as a tiny little pill every now and then turned into an all encompassing, life consuming experience that they will never forget and never want to embark on again. So in a nut shell, if you want to avoid a SHIT LOAD OF STRESS & BULLSHIT (or possibly worse), stay away from drugs like opiates, meth, coke/crack etc unless they are ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY for your well being, as in a DOCTOR SAYS YOU NEED IT!! Some people have serious injury's or ailments that force them to choose between being in pain or being addicted to a substance, for someone like that the choice is clear but if your in good health and don't need it, then for your own sake DON'T DO IT!!!! Those who read this and know they have a problem or refuse to accept that they have a problem and don't heed this advice, you were informed and chose not to listen, that is the definition of IGNORANCE!!!