

Be careful asking for any pipe which may be used to smoke a substance that is illegal. They are also sold at some smoke shops and convenience stores, sometimes under a code name such as “rose stem” for various kinds of pipes, or “oil burner” for meth pipes. Crack and meth pipes are available at certain syringe access programs or through some drug user unions. You can often find tobacco or cannabis pipes at smoke shops and convenience stores.

If you use a pipe, try to use a proper crack, meth, tobacco, or cannabis pipe. Light bulbs are filled with toxic chemicals, pens melt and expose you to plastic fumes, broken off car antennae are sharp and can cut up your mouth, pop cans are sharp, break down quickly, and are inefficient. Using found objects to smoke with can be dangerous. Hepatitis C can be spread by invisible specks of blood and can survive on a pipe for a long time. Oral herpes (HSV, “cold sores”), tuberculosis (TB), and other respiratory and gastrointestinal infections can be spread by spit or blood on a pipe. Lip balm and chewing gum should be used to keep lips and mouth moist and intact. Taking good care of your lips and mouth is very important in preventing skin breaks. It can cause burns, tightening of the airway, and other problems. Smoking anything is bad for your lungs and respiratory system.
