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Opioids How to inject (iv) using butterfly ...

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Ok, basically, two days ago i bought a bottle of methadone. There was like 50 ml worth maybe more and i decided i wanted to try and shoot some of it up.

The first time i didn't have a butterfly, all i had was 3ml, 5ml and 10ml syrynges and some tips which were heaps thick. My mate said the tips were for stereroids. Anyhow so i decided i'd try just 5ml to begin with, i swabbed up and i got myself and it went well. I then did it one more time and then drank around 10ml as well.

The next day i got myself some butterfly's and i tried to do it but didn't go ahead with it cause i didn't think i as doing it properly hence this thread i created here.
Anyhow i had gotten mysef some thin tips as well as the butterflys so i just used the thin tips with the 5ml syrynges and i did that twice, swabbing both times to clean the area. Then later on last night i read this thread and my mate told me how to use the butterfly so i used 10ml with the butterfly and drank the rest which wasn't much left

Anyhow today i woke up and my left index finger is very swollen at the bottom part of it and i can't bend it and i'm really worried it might be infected.
Also, when i put my finger in my right ear, it'd very very sensitive.
I'm so worried, i'll definitely be seeing a doc tomorrow but i thought i'd post here to maybe gain a little bit more knowledge on the sitio.

I feel like the biggest idiot for doing this in the first place. You guys tried to give me advice and warn me of the dangers but i didn't listen and instead was rude to you guys.
I wish i had just listened. Now i may lose my finger because of this. God please don't let this happen.. please :(
 
leftwing said:
is where you shot into the finger?
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BTW i didn't shoot up in my finger, i shot up in my arm, in he usual spot.. u know, other side of elbow.

Do you think if was to get a infection that it would pop up in the same spot where i shot up? It's a bit odd that the infection is in my finger and my ear hurts?

Maybe it's got nothing to do with the shot??
 
NO you need to go get medical advice, dont go taking things in to your own hands as you could do more damage than good

sorry to hear you are going through this mate , this is the kind of thing i was worried about happening

get to a A&E and explain whats happened and that ur worried you will lose your finger , although that most likely wont happen it will help with you being seen quicker by them ;)

i have shot in to my hand and had it swell up before and they said it would go down its self but that was heroin not meth, meth is more sticky and thick
 
Maybe it's got nothing to do with the shot??
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there's a good chance they're unrelated. i think if you were to show any signs of acute pain and swelling it's more likely to be at the site of the injection.

Should i stick a pin in it to try and get the infection out?
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no definitely not.

i'll definitely be seeing a doc tomorrow but i thought i'd post here to maybe gain a little bit more knowledge on the sitio.
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as soon as you see a doctor you'll feel the stress and anxiety instantly alleviate. but for now i'll direct you to the IV Megathread
 
Many complications arise in the hands, get that checked out ASAP. Things like gangrene should be verified or ruled out.
 
Yes, i'll definitely be seeing a doctor.
If i could i'd drive myself over to the emergency department i would but i don't have a car or licence. Plus i don't think this is exactly worth it to the ambulance to come out although it is to me.

I was thinking... i've still got a couple of those thick stereroid tips and their really thick and i was thinking maybe i should try sucking out the infection with these tips. Their really really think. I was thinking that this would give the infection less of a chance to spread around considering their won't be as much of it after i remove as much as i can... Good ide you's think???

by the way, is it common for the ear to hurt once you've been infected? My ear is very sensitive at the moment.

My god i wish i could turn back time. I would never had did this! In fact i would never had did any type of drugs to begin with. I hate drugs. They ruined my life. I'm a really really nice guy. i like to help others whenever anyones in need of help and i can be smart if i apply myself but drugs have prevented me from reaching my potential.
I get strong anxiety, and i get panic attacks and i can barely talk to people because i have really bad social anxiety and also i get really bad sleep paralysis. And i have bad phobia's such as nycotophobia and other phobias.

Some people think i do drugs because i just like to get high but they have no idea the hidden issues i have in my mind that nobody can see. I can't speak to hardly anyone about my problems because it's embarrassing and most of the time most people don't even understand me. I mean think about it... who hear even knows what sleep paralysis is, hardly anyone im guessing so how am i meant to talk to people about my problems if most people hardly understand me anyway.

God i'm so sick to death of my life. It's exhausting! The struggle, day in day out to try and get my life on track, i get down to 2mg of subutex a day and i try my hardest but then the anxiety and insmnia kick in and everthing else and it starts all over again.
Sometimes i just can't take it anymore so i try and give myself a break. Take something to get my mind off the horrible life that im living. So i decide to try this mehadone and use it just to be free for 1! DAY! but alas i can't even get 1 day off.

I get an infection and now the possibility of losing a part of my body. I hate my life and i hate the struggle and im so tired of trying.

I'm so sad... :(
29 yrs old and i still havn't got my life on track, how embarrasing

apologies for the long post btw, sorry
 
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smackcraft said:
is the finger on the same arm as you shot up with btw ?
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Yep, it is. Actually, i shot up in both arms.

O'k, so i won'y try and suck out the infection. yes, i was thinking it was a bad idea but you never know, worth asking i guess.
 
Do you have a friend or someone that could drive you over ?

I really dont think you should prod at it with a needle incase you make it worse but i can understand your urge to do so but you might find out that its not an infection and something else but since you have stuck it with a needle will have opened it up to risk an actual infection and make things worse than they already are if you get what i mean ..

Your not alone with the reasons for drug taking, we all have our reasons may it be for fun, curiosity or self medication , i know about the panic attacks they are horrible things to go through , maybe you should talk to your doctor about it and see if he can help :)
 
Seriously, don't try lancing (poking) this. [Edit- I see now you're not going to...]

Stay calm, nothing is certain yet by far. Get it checked and you'll know what is up and how to proceed. I'd get it checked out soon though, do what you have to do to get there.
 
smackcraft said:
Do you have a friend or someone that could drive you over ?

I really dont think you should prod at it with a needle incase you make it worse but i can understand your urge to do so but you might find out that its not an infection and something else but since you have stuck it with a needle will have opened it up to risk an actual infection and make things worse than they already are if you get what i mean ..

Your not alone with the reasons for drug taking, we all have our reasons may it be for fun, curiosity or self medication , i know about the panic attacks they are horrible things to go through , maybe you should talk to your doctor about it and see if he can help :)
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Pegasus said:
Seriously, don't try lancing (poking) this. [Edit- I see now you're not going to...]

Stay calm, nothing is certain yet by far. Get it checked and you'll know what is up and how to proceed. I'd get it checked out soon though, do what you have to do to get there.
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Wow guys, it's amazing how you's don't even know me and you's seem like such nice people to try and help out. Especially after how i spoke before.

Thanks so much everybody, i really appreciate the effort to help me out.
It really does make me feel better to know that there acually is good people out there willing to hear others out and give advice out of the goodness of their own hearts.
Well what goes around comes around, take care peoples
 
You have a second chance now. You can go seek medical attention for your new problem, or try to solve it yourself. Which choice are you going to make?

Most of us have taken a turn in life that has led us to some hardcore stuff. The reasons are different, but they all lead to the same thing. Of course if I were brought up in a perfect world, family, life, etc., I probably wouldn't have tried heroin.

You say you don't have a car or a license, but you still have a means of picking up sub, heroin or methadone. How is it ending up in your hands? Is someone dropping it off for you? I don't understand how you could support a habit for so long without a means of transportation.

If you want to start turning things around, the first thing you should do is throw away all your needles and syringes. This is pretty damn easy. I'm sure you could do without them, these things you do were meant to be administered orally or at least snorted. If you're afraid that you can't get as high without injection, well then stop trying to get high. The next time you do something, just take it for the sake of feeling "normal", and try to taper down and lower your tolerance a bit.

When you're combining all these drugs daily it makes treating your medical condition even more difficult. What if you see a doctor and he gives you a new medication to treat your infection and it causes an interaction with all the other stuff you're taking? You also have to keep your doctor informed of your "current medications" so to say.

I did oxy everyday for a year straight, hit withdrawl a few times. When my oxy dealer got arrested and put away, I tapered off by snorting heroin since it was the only thing I could get. I never once considered shooting up. Luckily, my habit stopped there. Most people continue their habit once they get into heroin. Half the reason why I was able to quit was because I only had one point of contact for heroin, and we would go to some dangerous neighborhoods to pickup, the danger outweighed my cravings and I moved back to weed. Right now I'm enjoying a cup of Kratom, its mild in comparison to oxy and heroin, perhaps you should try it to taper off.

I'm 28, turning 29 in 3 months and just getting by in life. But I'm doing a lot better than where I was a year ago. I'm in class to upgrade my career, although I've been unemployed for a year and a half, but I'm still "doing work" and staying productive. I know what I have to do, its a matter of the job market and economic factors that are keeping me down.
 
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jammy_wankz said:
Of course if I were brought up in a perfect world, family, life, etc., I probably wouldn't have tried heroin.
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I doubt this though, and I don't mean to say this about you, but about most people, so don't take it personally or anything.

I have known several people to be born into much more money than I was, and they're still using heroin, whereas I have been clean for a while now.

A trust fund and loving parents doesn't mean heroin addiction isn't likely - it just means you have more to lose by becoming a heroin addict.
 
Well yes you are right, people can be quite curious to try hardcore drugs. A perfect family can't physically stop you from snorting/shooting up.
 
jammy_wankz said:
Well yes you are right, people can be quite curious to try hardcore drugs. A perfect family can't physically stop you from snorting/shooting up.
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Exactly, my point was mostly that I have seen people "throw away" a lot more in life than I have to a heroin addiction, and sadly, circumstances don't really seem to dictate one's likelihood of attaining a physical and psychological addiction to heroin or other rewarding drugs.
 
Yup , my family are all decent hard working caring people and im just a black sheep of the family

only some know about my heroin habit but if most of them found out they would be in utter shock , there were a few other people done lesser things when in their teens but never went as hard core as i did with class A's but i was an extremely curious person which got the better of me

Some of them have a drink now and again but thats it, i used to be bored of my families ways always wanting them to be more party like people but meh i dont care about that now
 
smackcraft said:
Yup , my family are all decent hard working caring people and im just a black sheep of the family

only some know about my heroin habit but if most of them found out they would be in utter shock , there were a few other people done lesser things when in their teens but never went as hard core as i did with class A's but i was an extremely curious person which got the better of me

Some of them have a drink now and again but thats it, i used to be bored of my families ways always wanting them to be more party like people but meh i dont care about that now
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My immediate family knows, they don't get on my case about drugs because they know I got off of it and they are happy I didn't start stealing or anything for it.
 
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