Mind if I share a story or two? I'll add my wisdom on clearing up bruises afterwards.
I once knew and tried to assist two people who started shooting up. One lost her right arm, another lost his life.
The one that lost her arm decided to shoot up a bit too much in the same place and scarred up her veins to the point where bloodflow was down a lot into her arms. She ended up falling asleep with her weight on her arm for a day, cutting off the circulation even more. She lost that arm becuse it died from lack of oxygen.
The other simply shot up too much, hit him too fast, and was killed from falling asleep and not breathing.
I know tobacco is an old remedy for bruises, and there are instructions on how to take some out of a relatively chemical/additive-free brand of cigarettes and how to make a preparation out of it to apply to the bruise. The nicotine improves circulation, helping to heal the bruise markedly faster.
I helped you all out a bit with my trick for bruises (I use it on bumps, injuries, and after blood donations. I don't shoot up, though), but I really hope you listened to my storys above. Please don't become one of those cases. You'll lose everything.
I'm writing this because I give a damn and actually care about people like you all. I can relate somewhat to you through experiences of my own and the many sad cases of those who fall prey to shooting drugs.
Seek out someone to talk to, perhaps? I know and strive to help dozens of addicts. None I have yet met managed to shoot drugs and not lose huge parts of their life to it. Some died, like the guy I talked about.
I'm not trying to be a dick. I just can't help but hope that someone somewhere might have taken to heart those two stories, and perhaps changed a bit for the better.
Be safe at least, everyone. Be thoughtful of my words, if only for a few minutes.
