Like GA says above always inject on a angle and never straight down.Always inject towards your body also make sure the point of the needle is facing you when you try to hit your vein. You do this because the blood in your veins travels back to your heart and its easier to hit your vein and draw back and stream of blood. If you try shooting with the spike pointiing away from you it is almost impossible to get a stream of blood. As for how far the veins are down under the skin well I guess it all depens on the person and where they bang there shit on there body ? But My veins tend to be about 1/4 of a inch under my skin. And I am also like GA I hardly ever use a tie up when I shoot up eather.At first its going to be hard for most to get the hang of shooting up. Its fucked up to say but its like anything else its takes practice and time to get good. When I first went from sniffing to shooting up my dope I was horrible at it and usally had people who were good at shooting up do it for me until I learned.At first I would fuck up my arms and look like a dart board -LOL- Finally after practice and a growing dope habbit I learned how to do it myself . Now I probably could shoot up with my eyes closed and hit my vein !!!! The bottom line is be safe when injecting.Well as safe as one can be when doing Hard IV drugs ?????
should change the sterilization of needles from rubbing alcohol to bleach. rubbing alcohol does NOT kill bacteria like bleach does. i think I may be going off the same pamphlet (along with other sources, but mainly that pamphlet) posted on page 1, but it says to leave the bleach in for 2 minutes, should kill almost all bacteria, AIDS, and POSSIBLY hep c (dont share needles to begin with, but figured id throw that out there) cleaning it with bleach wears the rubber stopper/plunger down real quick and it will only last for a few shots, but you shouldnt really be using a needle more then once ideally anyways. when you clean your rig with rubbing alcohol, let it soak for a while, spray it out, make sure theres still rubbing alcohol on the metal tip (AND ONLY the metal tip) and light it on fire then blow it out. do this with your spoon as well (Assuming its metal) its called 'flashing' the fire doesnt actually burn the metal really, but it kills alot of bacteria. NEVER SHARE SPOONS, COTTONS, OR CUPS OF WATER (for loading), they can transmit diease just as easily as sharing a spike.
i took a hit about an hour and half ago. maybe i was a bit sloppy but im fairly new to the point. with the other times ive done there were small bumps at the injection site but this last time its quite a bit bigger. it doest really hurt but i wonder if i should be concerned...? its not huge about the size of a quarter probably a little smaller. theres no discoloring reallly just a bump. can someone p lease let me know if this is normal or not???
G Danger-First what are you shooting pills,coke,dope etc if it is dope powder or black Tar ? Second are you skin popping or mainlining your shot. If it was powder Herion and you missed the shot you will be fine those bumps always come and sometimes its nerve you hit also that is alright to eather or it will go down in a little bit. now if it was coke,meth,Black Tar or pills there is a chance the area can become infected and you will get a abscess.
sorry to be a total noob >.> but whats an abcess ? i know what it is for teeth, is it the same in your arm ? im against needles too, but if i were to do heroin (which i plan to do once in my life) i would definitely shoot it, only because it would give it to me more intensely and i think it was an amazing idea to put this up, and to have it stickied
Very good advice, I was shooting Heroin/Speedballs for nearly 8 years, I thought new needles/syringes would be sterile, so they were the only thing I didn't clean, I mean Doctors use them all the time, right? Wrong, if you're going to be stupid and inject, you should always assume something isn't clean until you've cleaned it yourself. I ended up with cellulitis and nearly lost my leg. I've been opiate free for 2yrs now, but once you've had your first shot, you never lose that itch for another. Like the OP said the best thing to do is not inject in the first place. Another piece of advice, If you're injecting regularly, use a different site each time you inject, it cuts down the risk of infection, and stops your veins from becoming damaged and blocked by scar tissue build up. Scar tissue in your veins increases your chances of getting DVT.
Yes, it's a large area of infected tissue, but 'cause it's at an injection site it's a lot worse, you can end up with Septicaemia or Cellulitis very easily. Please don't inject the first time you take Heroin, I've lost count of the number of 'One hit wonder' funerals I've been to. Injecting at all is a really bad idea, it's so addictive. It took me 6 months to get a habit and 10 years to lose it. I've also lost count of the people who say they'll "Never get hooked", or "It's just a one off" but it's so good, that once you cross that line and shoot up, you'll end up doing it again. Next minute, it's your entire life, nothing else matters and you usually end up one of three ways; 1) You die from OD/Medical problems caused by injecting. 2) You do what Kurt Cobain did and kill yourself (I personally know two people who intentionally OD'd 'cause they couldn't stop taking smack, and could see no other way out) 3) You get clean, but even if you do, you're still fucked, because you still can't stop thinking about it, and almost everyone you'll know will be junkies. Any of your friends who didn't use will most likely not have anything to do with you by now. Heroin may be the best high in the world, but it's just not worth it, there are loads of other drugs out there, take some of those instead. I was taking Weed/Acid/Speed/Ecstacy for ages and everything was fine until I had smack, then it was all downhill from there.
Philadelphia also has a great needle exchange program. They are at a differnt corner, every day but Sunday. They also have a medical trailer that follows the otehr trailer 3 days a week, with a doctor in it and all, so if you get an absess or anything related to your drug use, you can go to them and they will help. And they will also test you for virues, Hep and HIV, for ex. You will receive: Clean Syringes(needles) Cookers(Just a cap to mix in) Cotton Balls Alcohol Pads Water Bleach Other Pads and some gel stuff for differnt things(Alcohol for before you shoot up, other stuff for after, a gel for track marks, etc.) Condoms Everything you need. I may be forgeting some things, but if your in the Philly area and want more info, contact me.
Hey- My other post was deleted...I think. **An FYI, this is a random insert and I apologize for any inconvenience.** Hey Eagles06, I wanted to give you a shout because I'm also from Philly and am familiar with a lot of the locations/clinics you listed in your posts. Is there a way to PM on this board? I'm still relatively new and trying to learn the ropes. I'd like to get more info (from the post above), but how do I get at ya? Regardless I wanted to share some philly love ha. Be easy -rox
Yes, you can PM on this site. I sent you a Private message, read it and get back to me, I put some more of my info in there for ya.
Man, it's been a few months since I've been on here. I ended up forgetting my username and password. SHITTYYYY! Pins&Needle time... anyone wanna join? I've got enough to share! P.S. I really HATE getting high alone =(
I'd get high with ya if I had anything! We live close enough, haha. ALSO, one other thing you should add to the original post: TAKE THE TOURNIQUET OFF BEFORE PUSHING THE PLUNGER IN. You can register with it on, but take it off once you have registered, and then push in. Enjoy the ride. The 20 second ride.
That'd be nice! It sucks getting high alone but - whatever. It's not gonna stop me from "enjoying that 20 second ride" lol. Where at in Florida do you live? I've been sober & clean for 6 days now. I'm craving to get high and seeings as how it's Christmas Eve, I'm gonna go out and do just that. What a Christmas present, right?
If your just coming out of a re-hab, or you havent used in a long time - dont think you can go back and throw 3 bags in the cooker like you used to. Too many people do- and don't make it. If you have a plunger that sticks and will probably get stuck before you can even draw up, it OK to use a little butter,or vaseline on the rubber tip before you get off- but you cant be looking around for a vein the rubber tip will absorb this quickly. If you have a set that has a nasty bur in it, try not to use it. It hurts, and it can cause you to hook & pull on the vein a bit- no good. I dont use needles anymore,and have been on methadone maintenance a long time now,I wish I had all this advise years ago- its all good
Also, remember that if you do not release the tourniquet right before the plunger gets pushed down then it will more than likely cause some nasty bruising. I know it always did with me but some people bruise more than others. - NICU
