Holding your breath

[jomorning]

My friend says when you inhale, you should try to keep it in your lungs as long as possible. Is this true or just a myth?

 

[LiveGiveTryDie]

It's unhealthy and a myth. You'll get higher, but it's mainly because of starving your brain from oxygen. Don't do it.

 

[Dr Dog]

personal preference

 

[oldpink]

the longer you hold the smoke in the more THC you absorb
but the longer you hold it the more toxins you absorb absorb as well, sort of catch 22

 

[Insomniac]

I hold the smoke in more so than I would with a cigarette but not more than is comfortable. I seem to get ripped regardless.

 

[Wunderkind]

it's pretty much fact that you absorb most everything in about 5 seconds and that holding any longer is only doing damage.


I will say this though, taking a hit and holding it for a long time while you have sex is an A plus.

 

[HerbGlaze]

Whatever way you smoke it really doesnt matter just smoke how you want to be yourself.. and hold it in as long as you want and when you get the desired effects you know your doing it right.

 

[NOKUY]

pot smoking 101...lol

 

[BongoDrum]

I have always thought that when you ghost rip it then you are just absorbing the whole hit. Taking a few hits would be about the same as a ghost rip, right? You are absorbing the same same smoke as a regular hit but it is just in the lungs longer so it takes the whole thing and not just a portion of it. I am not sure if that is correct but it seems logical to me.

 

[blitz]

BongoDrum, to answer your question: No. You pretty much absord all the THC/good stuff within a few seconds... if you hold it in beyond that you're just going to get a lung-full of tar. Yeah, you'll get a bit more high, but that has less to do with the miniscule amount of extra THC and more with just oxygen deprivation. When you ghost a hit, think about where that smoke stays...

 

[FRANKENBLUNT420]

the "holding it in" thing is very bad and unnecessary. nice easy hits, and you will be fine, just blow it out, but inhale of course!! none of that bill clinton crap!! lol

 

[lilo]

Holding longer - absorbing more THC. Holding less - absorbing less THC.
In fact, you can take a nice hit, hold it for claimed all-thc-absorbing 5 or so seconds, exhale into your girlfriend mouth and she'll get high. Or just give it to your cat or a dog, parrot, etc and see for yourself.

 

[RudolfTheRed]

lol, an unhealthy myth.... i never keep the smoke inhaled for longer than a couple of seconds and I get high as shit.

 

[drunkenstoner]

generally for me , if i had lots of weed at the moment , ill just inhale for about 3-5 seconds or before i start coughing. If im a little short on weed , ill inhale it for as long as possible to get the most out of it.

 

[brokey]

the real myth is that you're "starving your brain of oxygen and that's why you're getting higher"

totally untrue. have you ever heard of diving? specifically that type of diving where people go underwater for 5+ minutes w/o any gear (name eludes me)

in my opinion(because there's simply just not enough information out there), you do absorb more THC the longer you hold in and get higher, but you're also absorbing toxins, so like the other guy said, catch 22.

personally only hold my hits in for about 5-8 seconds

 

[Sammet]

it's pretty much fact that you absorb most everything in about 5 seconds and that holding any longer is only doing damage.

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[Guest]

I cant help but hold in the erb I grow.What a way to go.

 

[Don Dump]

I like to hold in my tokes of hash for a 2-4 seconds to make sure my head gets

if its just weed maybe 1 second

 

[Guest]

One second?I hold my Pall Malls in longer than that and they taste like jenkem

 

[Guest]

One second?I hold my Pall Malls in longer than that and they taste like jenkem

I don't hold it in more than a few seconds but I do exhale through the nose a bit to let the membranes clean my smoke further

Also, I don't usually do huge rips even though my bong is built for it...... I am much happier dividing it up and smoking three small hits as opposed to 1 big one. Even with the same amount it feels higher.... dunno