If you’re thinking about snorting Percocet, know what you are getting into.
Can you get high on Percocet? Yes. And does Percocet show up on drug tests? Yes. Percocet can also be very addictive, especially when you snort it. Here we review what happens in the body while snorting Percocet, as well as the dangers and safety concerns of snorting Percs. We invite your questions about using Percocet at the end, and try to answer all legitimate questions with a personal reply ASAP.
Percocet: What Are You Really Snorting?
Each Percocet tablet contains the active ingredients oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen. Oxycodone is a powerful opioid pain reliever, and Percocet is medically used for the relief of moderate to moderately severe pain. However, other non-active ingredients are also present in Percocet. These include colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, crospovidone, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone, pregelatinized cornstarch, stearic acid, and possible coloring additives.
How Does Snorting Percocet Affect The Body?
Percocet onset depends upon how you take it. Crushing and snorting Percocet results in a rapid release of oxycodone, increased absorption of the drug in the body, and high peak serum concentrations of oxycodone in the blood. So what really happens when you snort Percocet?
When you crush Percocet tablets and snort the resulting powder into your nose, oxycodone is rapidly released into the bloodstream. When oxycodone passes the blood-brain barrier, it acts on the brain and body by attaching to specific cell surface proteins called opioid receptors. Once oxycodone is attached to opioid receptors, it can block the perception of pain. This same chemical reaction can also get you high. But there is a problem: When snorting Percocet, you expose yourself to high and near-instant doses of oxycodone, increasing risk of overdose and serious adverse side effects.
Snorting Percocet To Get High
How does Percocet get you high? The oxycodone found in Percocet can induce euphoria (feeling high or an extreme sense of well-being) by indirectly boosting dopamine levels in the brain regions that influence your perception of pleasure. This feeling is often intensified when snorting Percocet. When you snort Percocet, you can intensify and amplify the feeling of getting high but you also increase the risk for serious medical consequences, such as respiratory arrest, coma, and addiction.
