Holding a Hit - Make You Higher?

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Do even the least bit of reading about lung physiology and function, and you'll see that the gas exchange and/or absorption of anything you breathe in occurs instantly. It literally occurs with the initial expansion of those little alveoli, the tiny air sacs where the chemical exchange occurs. Holding a hit doesn't do anything to make you higher, just like holding a breath doesn't do anything to make you absorb more oxygen from the air you breathe.

Are you sure about that last sentence. Because if I hold my breath as opposed to taking a deep breath and exhaling right away I can wait much longer till I need to inhale again.

Also couldn't there be multiple chemical exchanges in one alveoli as you are holding your breath? or in this case holding in weed smoke?

brainface Reviewed by brainface on 01-07-2008. Holding a Hit - Make You Higher? I was listening to a recent NORML podcast and they were saying that your lungs absorbe all the THC in smoke instantly and that holding a hit does nothing but hurt your lungs. Is this true? I tried only holding a hit for a second then exhale the last few times I've smoked and it seemed to give me a cleaner buzz, not any less or more of a buzz. I didn't cough, or choke while smoking either. Rating: 5