Is it okay IV'ing a shot of meth with a syringe into a vein in your foot or ankle?

[Boku_]

I'm hopeless with needles and for the life of me i can't find a vein in my arm to draw blood from, however i have successfully drawn blood from a vein in my ankle but i am yet to inject any drugs into that part of my ankle.

Would i be crazy to IV into that part of my body, i ask mostly out of interest. For the time being i am happy to snort or smoke my drugs but in the future i may have money pressures so you could guess why i am asking about IV use of meth.

 

[Coolwhip]

IVing your drugs will save you money for all of a week or two at most(and possibly not even that), and you will probably never be able to convince yourself that you can "afford" to do anything but inject after that. It's a really stupid reason to start IVing....but more to your question, IVing in your feet or ankles can be very dangerous, for one your feet are host to all sorts of bacteria/fungi which can cause complications, and the circulation in your feet isn't optimal. If you did have complications, in either feet or ankles, your odds of having something amputated go up exponentially compared to your arms. Plus IVing in either can be very tricky, the needle can slip out easily, the veins roll and are smaller, you have a high density of nerves there, and are surprisingly hard to pierce in your feet even the big fat ones. I would highly, highly advise against it. Especially for someone who isn't an experienced IV drug user, you are likely to run into complications and given the locations those complications will be compounded and could easily result in life threatening complications or amputation.

 

[Dancing Phantom]

I agree, I have attempted using through my right foot. The vien blew out almost immediately. Bled like crazy and swelled up, because I'm a fool and kept pushing. I did it that way cause I was attempting to hide my use. I had to go to urgent care and get meds for infections. So everyone found out anyways.
If you suck at using needles you shouldnt do it. If you have not used needles yet, don't. It will rob you of everything else dealing with getting high.

 

[tremours]

ive use many time in my foot and ankle, remember these vein tend to be smaller so a little more delicate and of course inject upward, these spots tend to take a little longer to hit you. not much longer but enough to mention

 

[Boku_]

One question I have is if you only inject in your feet/ankle once every two weeks and practice good hygiene by using fresh fits and wipe alcoholic swaps before and after the injection there is far less chance of complications with cases of limps being amputated happening almost exclusively to heroin or crack addicts who are so far gone they ignore any swelling or skin infections around the holes they shot in.

I don't plan to have daily injections into my ankle and one good thing about Crystal meth is meth is meth and it isn't cut with any old shit like heroin and crack is.

TBH I can afford to buy enough ice to get high from smoking it atm and provided my financial situation stays healthy and my pattern of use continues to remain occasional I will not pick up the syringe. The high from smoking 200~300 mg of ice is good enough for me now it's just I've been told when shooting meth you only need to use half a 100mg street deal to get a decent buzz.

My intention to IV is related to the cost per 100mg of meth not chasing a more intense high.

But I get it needles are risky and if your a chipper of street drugs it's better to save up the cash to get high the safer traditional way your used to. I'll think long and hard about my choices and consequences

 

[tremours]

if you really kept at once every two weeks, you should be fine. as long as your practicing good hygine cause really it doesnt matter how often really but rotate injection sites and theres no need to worry about amputation as long as when you see a infection you take care of it. i know lots of people ignore it but if you have a abcess go to the doctor, it can be deadly

 

[Coolwhip]

happening almost exclusively to heroin or crack addicts....good thing about Crystal meth is meth is meth and it isn't cut

Holy rationalization, Batman!


Just not true, in any way shape or form. Not to mention even pure meth is caustic enough to do PLENTY of damage on its own, let alone any impurities left over from the synth/crystallization. And it only takes ONE SHOT to end up with life threatening complications, sure addicts are more likely to ignore problems when they arise and its all about a quick response, but there's nothing magic about shooting intermittently and a missed shot from meth can fuck your shit up just as quick or quicker than a shot of anything else.

As for the rest of your rationale, its all relative to your tolerance, I knew people who starting off shooting 25mg, and sure it was cheaper at first, but it wasn't long before they were blasting 300mg every shot. Saving money is just a stupid reason to use a needle and the high from smoking may be "good enough" for you now, but like I said its all relative, 9/10 what was "good enough" before the needle ends up being "a waste" VERY quickly, as in you will take a shot, and then could smoke your very next dose and compared to the effect you got from shooting you will be disappointed and want to shoot "just one more time". And if you can't even hit the veins in your arms, the odds of shooting in a tough spot like your foot going smoothly are slim to none, no matter how juicy those veins look from the surface.

Whatever, I can already see you doing mental gymnastics, you are going to do what you want to do and no good advice is going to change your mind. The decisions you make and experiences you have don't occur inside a vacuum, something may sound perfectly reasonable on paper, but in practice its a different story.

 

[younggwolfff]

I was here to learn how to shoot properly and dosage( contemplating my first and only shot<like would have stayed true long>)and how to setup safely and properly. After reading this.... fuck that I'll stick snorting it or hot rails. To save a lot of time typing words probably only a few would care for/read, future me thanks you bro. I've never touched a needle and because of this that's going to remain true.

if you wanna raise a ruckus
one word of advise-
if you're gonna do wrong
buddy, do wrong right.

 

[Red Maeng Da]

I only did IV use for some weeks, I had told myself I would never do it again after three weeks (Coke, heroin, speedballing were my attractions, in the meanwhile tried ketamine IV and amp IV also, but okay), I never did it anymore after three weeks.

I found the most easy way to shoot up was on top of my feet, I got blood in the syringe always from the first time and I could shoot up without any problem, afterwards it were like little wounds that had to heal.

Now, sometimes I feel a sting ever since in my right foot, just a split second and only now and then and that's it, would that be from shooting up there? And would there, after months, still be a possibility for complications? If so, how and which, etc...???

 

[Smithkidd83]

Yes. There is definitely a possibility of having complications arise

 

[Smithkidd83]

It's not worth it!

Yes. There is definitely a possibility of having complications month's after.
I just recently got clean 5 1/2 months ago from using cocaine and heroin daily for more than 10years,and occasionally I would shoot meth as well.
I'm not saying that I was an expert with using needles,but i never had any issues with having sores or any kind of infection. Until just recently.. I was working out in my basement one night after work like I usually do. The only difference on this night was that I was hitting the body bag,and boxing/sparring with my roommate.I was also doing a light set of bench presses when I noticed that my arm was starting to swell around the inside of my forearm where my arm bends at the elbow. Anyway I had originally thought that maybe I had either hyper extended or pulled a muscle.So soon after that I got 2 ear infections,and started feeling sick. I finally went to the E.R. where they immediately told me that something was seriously wrong with my arm, and told me they needed to do blood work,ultrasound, CT scan etc.. To wrap this up. I had a blood clot in my arm, that was infected. I had to have an emergency surgery.The doctor/specialist told me that even though I was no longer actively using.The blood clot came from damage done to my veins from years of using needles, and the amount of scar tissue along with circulation issues,and some other factors. He also told me that there's a possibility that the clot had been there for a while. Anyway if I hadn't of came in when I did, there's a good chance that the clot could of moved along with the infection and I would have probably died as a result. I appologise for the long post, I just felt it was necessary to share and inform you and others,that using needles is just as deadly as the drugs.I also learned that you never know when your past might catch up with you, and it can be fatal;and that's it. Here one moment, doing the right thing in recovery and living right,and in the next moment your gone. I was in the army and completed 2 tours in Iraq, and none if that compares to thinking that even though im living right now.. it can all be over at anytime, no do-overs. I do feel like I've been given a second chance,and crazy shit like this should open our eyes. Our time on this planet is short..why would you want to put that at risk! Its not worth it! So anyway, I hope that me sharing my experience with having to re-live my past, it can be avoided for someone else.

 

[sk0sH]

I would only recommend it if you have a vein you can hit that isn't the artery that runs all the way to your foot--that's a bad one to hit, obviously. It appears on the arch of your foot if you are looking directly down at your feet.

Also just sterilize the area with rubbing alcohol and use a fresh rig. I mean, feet aren't generally very clean. They are host to all sorts of bacteria. Just...yeah. Some rubbing alcohol and a fresh rig.

If I wanted to do uppers though I would use green leaf kratom and a lot of caffeine though. It might help if you want to quit meth. I know of many people who have successfully quit meth. A lot of it is the headspace that they miss, I feel like kratom fills that headspace, because I was on meth via Rx once basically. Kratom doesn't reach the same level really but there's no need to.

Just hit a tiny vein, if you must. I once tried to get rid of dead skin on my feet with a razor and lost a shitload of blood. Idk why but feet bleed pretty easily.

 

[T. Calderone]

Yes. There is definitely a possibility of having complications month's after.
I just recently got clean 5 1/2 months ago from using cocaine and heroin daily for more than 10years,and occasionally I would shoot meth as well.
I'm not saying that I was an expert with using needles,but i never had any issues with having sores or any kind of infection. Until just recently.. I was working out in my basement one night after work like I usually do. The only difference on this night was that I was hitting the body bag,and boxing/sparring with my roommate.I was also doing a light set of bench presses when I noticed that my arm was starting to swell around the inside of my forearm where my arm bends at the elbow. Anyway I had originally thought that maybe I had either hyper extended or pulled a muscle.So soon after that I got 2 ear infections,and started feeling sick. I finally went to the E.R. where they immediately told me that something was seriously wrong with my arm, and told me they needed to do blood work,ultrasound, CT scan etc.. To wrap this up. I had a blood clot in my arm, that was infected. I had to have an emergency surgery.The doctor/specialist told me that even though I was no longer actively using.The blood clot came from damage done to my veins from years of using needles, and the amount of scar tissue along with circulation issues,and some other factors. He also told me that there's a possibility that the clot had been there for a while. Anyway if I hadn't of came in when I did, there's a good chance that the clot could of moved along with the infection and I would have probably died as a result. I appologise for the long post, I just felt it was necessary to share and inform you and others,that using needles is just as deadly as the drugs.I also learned that you never know when your past might catch up with you, and it can be fatal;and that's it. Here one moment, doing the right thing in recovery and living right,and in the next moment your gone. I was in the army and completed 2 tours in Iraq, and none if that compares to thinking that even though im living right now.. it can all be over at anytime, no do-overs. I do feel like I've been given a second chance,and crazy shit like this should open our eyes. Our time on this planet is short..why would you want to put that at risk! Its not worth it! So anyway, I hope that me sharing my experience with having to re-live my past, it can be avoided for someone else.

That's intense! Thanks for sharing your story and welcome to Bluelight!