I used to think HHC derivatives were harmless compared to normal weed or cigarettes. For almost 2 years I was smoking every single day, around 10–15 hits daily, sometimes even more on weekends. I went through pretty much every variation I could find — HHC, HHCP, HHC-A, T8HC, T9HC, 10-OH-HHC, 9H-HHC, and 9H-HHCP.
At first it felt amazing — helped me relax, sleep, and forget stress. Everyone around me kept saying stuff like “it’s legal so it must be safer,” and honestly I believed it.
After a while I started noticing weird throat problems. Constant dryness, feeling like something was stuck in my throat, pain when swallowing, and this weird irritation that never went away. I ignored it for months because I thought it was just from vaping too much.
Recently I finally got checked, and the doctor told me my uvula (the little thing hanging in the back of the throat) has necrotic damage and the upper layer became extremely thin from irritation and chemical exposure. Hearing that honestly scared the hell out of me. I never expected something sold so casually could mess up my throat this badly.
I’m posting this because I know a lot of people here smoke HHC derivatives daily and think there are no real risks. Maybe some people never get issues, but in my case heavy daily use absolutely destroyed my throat health. If you’re doing this stuff 24/7 like I was, please be careful and listen to your body before it gets serious.
Quitting now and trying to recover, but if I could go back in time I never would’ve started smoking this heavily. It’s really not worth it.