INHALING Smoking drugs using foil

Smoking drugs using foil is also known as ‘Chasing the Dragon’. Many drugs can be used this way such as: brown/black tar heroin, crack cocaine, crystal meth, fentanyl and some pills. Drugs in tablet form are often crushed into a powder first before putting them on foil.

Exposing lungs and mouth to any kind of smoke or heated vapour can be harmful. Providing foil may prevent or divert people from injecting. Foil may help reduce the risks associated with injecting, such as:

• transmission of HIV, hepatitis B and C

• bacterial or fungal infections

• vein damage

A Method of Using Foil for Chasing the Dragon

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Cut or fold the foil to preferred length. Place the drug on the foil.

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Heat the bottom of the foil with a lighter (do not touch the foil as it will burn holes).

The drug will start producing vapour. Inhale the vapour using a straw or foil pipe. 5