barelysane
Greenlighter
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- Jun 21, 2017
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Hey, so first off, I want to say that today's use was the first time in like 70 days so it has nothing to do with my tolerance being too high. I paid <snip> for a bag of heroin from some guy here in Boston who seems to be reputable and most street folk in the area seem to be buying from him but for some reason when I shot it up I didn't feel very high. I actually shot half the bag (assuming my tolerance would be low) and then I didn't feel much so I shot the other half. I got a rush, but it wasn't anything like I've gotten in the past from the times I've used in the past (in fact, it was weak compared to when I used to snort it).
I haven't been an IV user for very long and I'm self taught so I'm afraid I've been doing it wrong...I've been mixing about 35-50 units of water with the dope, I've filtered it with cotton, I've put the needle as flatly as I can into my arm, and I think I've found a vein every time but I'm not sure. I've heard people talk about pulling the plunger up to "register" by seeing if there's any blood that would indicate I've hit a vein, but my hands are always so shaky that I'm afraid if I pull the plunger up I'll screw up the placement of the needle. I've always assumed the needle was hitting my vein because I didn't notice any swelling happen when I pushed down the plunger, but maybe it's just hard to tell based on the injection location (I inject into the crook of my right elbow). The only other thing I can think of that I might be doing wrong besides not formally checking if I'm registering is that I've always pulled the needle out quickly after I've pushed all the dope out...am I supposed to leave it in there for a minute or two?
Thanks haha someone please help me because I like shooting it way better than snorting I just need to figure out how to consistently get the high I'm wanting.
I haven't been an IV user for very long and I'm self taught so I'm afraid I've been doing it wrong...I've been mixing about 35-50 units of water with the dope, I've filtered it with cotton, I've put the needle as flatly as I can into my arm, and I think I've found a vein every time but I'm not sure. I've heard people talk about pulling the plunger up to "register" by seeing if there's any blood that would indicate I've hit a vein, but my hands are always so shaky that I'm afraid if I pull the plunger up I'll screw up the placement of the needle. I've always assumed the needle was hitting my vein because I didn't notice any swelling happen when I pushed down the plunger, but maybe it's just hard to tell based on the injection location (I inject into the crook of my right elbow). The only other thing I can think of that I might be doing wrong besides not formally checking if I'm registering is that I've always pulled the needle out quickly after I've pushed all the dope out...am I supposed to leave it in there for a minute or two?
Thanks haha someone please help me because I like shooting it way better than snorting I just need to figure out how to consistently get the high I'm wanting.
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