Different ways to:
Injecting
Caring for your Veins
To keep trackmarks, bruising and vein collapse to a minimum try the following:
Use a new fit every hit
Keep rotating injection sites
Use a tourniquet that is easy to release before shooting the dope
Apply pressure to the injection site immediately after you inject, the bleeding stops
Veins & Arteries
Veins carry blood towards the heart and arteries carry it away. Injecting into an artery is potentially very dangerous and can result in a range of injuries from severe bruising to the loss of a limb.
If you do accidentally hit an artery you will notice the blood gush into the syringe and the blood will be a brighter red than usual, and is sometimes frothy. If this happens, pull out immediately, raise the limb slightly and apply pressure to the site for about ten minutes. A rule for identifying the presence of arteries is if you can feel a pulse, an artery lies beneath it.
Only inject into surface veins.
Injecting into Muscle
Do not inject speed, cocaine, pills or methadone into the muscles as they can cause abscesses.
Step one: The safest injection site is your upper arm. Some users choose to inject into the upper thigh but a great deal of care needs to be taken not to inject into the sciatic nerve. You can reduce the risk by picking a sight six inches below the hips and six inches above the knee.
Step two: Keep the limb straight and as relaxed as possible.
Step three: Clean the injection site with an alcohol swab.
Step four: Holding the barrel push the needle in with one swift jab up to the hilt.
Step five: Draw back, if you get blood in the syringe you have hit a vein or an artery. Pull the needle back a quarter inch and try again. Provided the syringe remains free of blood inject slowly but continue to keep the limb relaxed.
Equipment: Intramuscular injecting require a longer needle - at least one inch in length 23 1/4 inch & 21 1/2 inch gauge are both suitable for intramuscular injection.
Skin Popping
Remember, do not skin pop coke, speed, pills or methadone as they can all lead to abscesses.
Step one: The most commonly used sites for skin popping are the forearms, thighs and stomach.
Step two: Clean the site with an alcohol swab.
Step three: Relax and slide the needle under the skin at a shallow angel.
Step four: Inject a maximum of half a mill (or 50 units on an insulin syringe). This will create a little bubble under the skin. If you have more than half a mill of liquid withdraw and repeat this process at a new site.
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