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obiwanjacobyx7x t1_iydhtta wrote
Reply to comment by Mannequin_Fondler in ELI5: Why are pills those specific shapes and sizes? I've noticed ibuprofen is always smaller and tastes sweeter than paracetamol. Codeine is tiny and amoxiclav pills are huge. Is this to make it harder to confuse them, or is it because of the way the active ingredient is released in the stomach? by mwclarkson
And it is difficult to do lol
obiwanjacobyx7x t1_iycxdb6 wrote
Reply to ELI5: Why are pills those specific shapes and sizes? I've noticed ibuprofen is always smaller and tastes sweeter than paracetamol. Codeine is tiny and amoxiclav pills are huge. Is this to make it harder to confuse them, or is it because of the way the active ingredient is released in the stomach? by mwclarkson
Some narcotic pills are made the way they are to deter abuse. For instance, some opioid painkillers have a coating around them that makes it painful to crush and snort.
obiwanjacobyx7x t1_iydi4og wrote
Reply to comment by xanthraxoid in ELI5: Why are pills those specific shapes and sizes? I've noticed ibuprofen is always smaller and tastes sweeter than paracetamol. Codeine is tiny and amoxiclav pills are huge. Is this to make it harder to confuse them, or is it because of the way the active ingredient is released in the stomach? by mwclarkson
You always end up tasting anything you snort, it drips from your sinuses down your throat, and inevitably that bitter taste is part of the ritual of drug use in itself.