Can you get any diseases or get ill from sharing joints, pipes. etc.?

qwik1 · #1 (**permalink**) 06-05-2009, 06:51 AM

Can you? I try to avoid sharing joints, pipes, bongs etc. with strangers who want to join a session because I don't want to possibly inhale their saliva, germs, viruses, or whatever.

Durchii · #2 (**permalink**) 06-05-2009, 09:46 PM

Diseases that are contagious through transmission of saliva range anywhere from the common cold, which is most common, all the way to Hepatitis B, which is less common than most people would have you think.

There are literally hundreds of diseases and pathogens that can be subjected to the human body through basic person to person interaction, and you simply can't avoid them all. We had a Medic that picked up Turberculosis (Which is an Airborne Pathogen) from speaking with a girl that just fell down and broke her leg, so he didn't feel the need to wear a mask. It can happen just like that, so don't spend too much time concerning yourself with it. Most of what you will pick up through sharing pipes or joints is treatable and/or curable through medication.

Leaving out the common cold and influenza viruses, here are some of the more serious conditions:

Upper Respiratory Infection
Mononucleosis
Meningitis
Bacterial Meningitis
Eppstein-Barr Virus
Cytomegalovirus
Polio
Hep B
Molluscum contagiosum

Cool, huh?

Just relax, Amigo. The chances of your friends having any of these are pretty slim unless you are really certain that they're living a double life.

qwik1 · #3 (**permalink**) 06-11-2009, 05:28 PM

thanks for the info. I'm glad you did not list Hepatitis C there

Durchii · #4 (**permalink**) 06-11-2009, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by qwik1

thanks for the info. I'm glad you did not list Hepatitis C there

It can be transferred through saliva, but it's rare. Typically it's picked up through blood to blood contact, but saliva can have blood in it.

I didn't list it, though. Maybe I should have.

GirlyS · #5 (**permalink**) 06-11-2009, 06:08 PM

What's a little Hep B between friends?

ganjaMan42o · #6 (**permalink**) 06-11-2009, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GirlyS

What's a little Hep B between friends?

hellllllllll noooo, ur crazy. glad u arent my friend geez...

GirlyS · #7 (**permalink**) 06-11-2009, 06:21 PM

Joking?

TelevisedChaos · #8 (**permalink**) 06-12-2009, 12:22 AM

The only thing I would worry about would be flu/cold, it's very unlikely that you can transfer and serious diseases through passing joints around

richter35 · #9 (**permalink**) 06-18-2009, 05:06 AM

uhhh how about oral herpes? that would be my biggest concern...

weednotcrack · #10 (**permalink**) 11-07-2009, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richter35

uhhh how about oral herpes? that would be my biggest concern...

i would also like to know if you can pass oral herpes from sharing smoking tools

Dragon313 · #11 (**permalink**) 11-08-2009, 08:12 PM

Ewww to sloppy smokers
Don't slop over ur tools
Clean ur tools with atleast jot water after each sesh, that's what I do atleast

piffcity09 · #12 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 12:32 AM

Yeah just don't get it wet, shouldn't you be sharing joints with people that you don't suspect have hepatitis b?

Rock4Light · #13 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weednotcrack

i would also like to know if you can pass oral herpes from sharing smoking tools

The answer is yes.

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#1 (permalink) 06-05-2009, 06:51 AM
qwik1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 87	Can you get any diseases or get ill from sharing joints, pipes. etc.? Can you? I try to avoid sharing joints, pipes, bongs etc. with strangers who want to join a session because I don't want to possibly inhale their saliva, germs, viruses, or whatever.

#2 (permalink) 06-05-2009, 09:46 PM
Durchii Pug Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 7,084	Re: Can you get any diseases or get ill from sharing joints, pipes. etc.? Diseases that are contagious through transmission of saliva range anywhere from the common cold, which is most common, all the way to Hepatitis B, which is less common than most people would have you think. There are literally hundreds of diseases and pathogens that can be subjected to the human body through basic person to person interaction, and you simply can't avoid them all. We had a Medic that picked up Turberculosis (Which is an Airborne Pathogen) from speaking with a girl that just fell down and broke her leg, so he didn't feel the need to wear a mask. It can happen just like that, so don't spend too much time concerning yourself with it. Most of what you will pick up through sharing pipes or joints is treatable and/or curable through medication. Leaving out the common cold and influenza viruses, here are some of the more serious conditions: Upper Respiratory Infection Mononucleosis Meningitis Bacterial Meningitis Eppstein-Barr Virus Cytomegalovirus Polio Hep B Molluscum contagiosum Cool, huh? Just relax, Amigo. The chances of your friends having any of these are pretty slim unless you are really certain that they're living a double life. __________________

#3 (permalink) 06-11-2009, 05:28 PM
qwik1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 87	Re: Can you get any diseases or get ill from sharing joints, pipes. etc.? thanks for the info. I'm glad you did not list Hepatitis C there

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GirlyS Sweet Honey Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Acid Country Posts: 3,460 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Can you get any diseases or get ill from sharing joints, pipes. etc.? Joking? __________________ Inspiration, move me brightly. Light the song with sense and color; Hold away despair, more than this I will not ask. Faced with mysteries dark and vast, statements just seem vain at last. Some rise, some fall, some climb, to get to Terrapin.

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TelevisedChaos 1990 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The park Posts: 108	Re: Can you get any diseases or get ill from sharing joints, pipes. etc.? The only thing I would worry about would be flu/cold, it's very unlikely that you can transfer and serious diseases through passing joints around

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richter35 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dallas/NY Posts: 23	Re: Can you get any diseases or get ill from sharing joints, pipes. etc.? uhhh how about oral herpes? that would be my biggest concern...

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Dragon313 Horray Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: WI! Posts: 393	Re: Can you get any diseases or get ill from sharing joints, pipes. etc.? Ewww to sloppy smokers Don't slop over ur tools Clean ur tools with atleast jot water after each sesh, that's what I do atleast __________________ your only cool if you say something about Bob Marley in your post, remember that kids- some guy on GC Originally Posted by Budwisesir I would of peed on her and shouted THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS!!

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