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Heroin Cotton fever

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SherlockStones

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What is the best way to make sure u r not IVing cotton into ur veins/ best way to prevent the fever? . What's the best cottons to use to prevent it (obviously new). I usually just tear a piece pf cotton ball off. what about not using a cotton at all?

this is in reference to white powder, east coast. Any suggestions r appreciated
 
The best thing is a micron filter, but some people don't have access to them. A piece of cig filter always worked the best for me. You can use sterile water or tap water, both are fine. The only time I got cotton fever was when I used my spit to mix my shot 8( I was desperately sick and there was no water around... Also don't heat it as this can make inactive ingredients from the cutting agent to get into your shot.
 
A micron filter is the safest way. If that can't be obtained, fresh sterile cotton rolled up into a tight little ball, to be used once and discarded. Cotton fever usually happens from somebody repeatedly rinsing the same cottons.

As far as not using cotton at all.. that's a bad idea. You need some source of filtration.

If you use clean, sterile cotton, each time, the chances of you getting cotton fever are very low.
 
The main thing to take from all of this advise is sterility.

Cotton fever= dirty shots. Plain and simple.

Bacteria is nothing to be passed off as worth getting high.

You are going to be told by your body when you get infected.

Be responsible and always use STERILE equipment.​
 
Thanks. What r the chances of drawing a cotton fiber into ur shot and getting it in your bloodstream? A friend of mine told me this happened to him, don't know if it is possible or a big concern?
 
SherlockStones said:
Thanks. What r the chances of drawing a cotton fiber into ur shot and getting it in your bloodstream? A friend of mine told me this happened to him, don't know if it is possible or a big concern?
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This is highly unlikely.

if you are using anything smaller than a 25g needle, it would plug it up.
 
SherlockStones said:
Thanks. What r the chances of drawing a cotton fiber into ur shot and getting it in your bloodstream? A friend of mine told me this happened to him, don't know if it is possible or a big concern?
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The chances of that happening using a fresh sterile piece of cotton are pretty slim. If you are using the same cottons over and over, it becomes much more likely as they start to degrade and breakdown.
 
some cigarette filters aren't 100% cotton or even cotton at all....particularly those little "cheap cigarillos", I'd never use those...I don't use cigarettes filter cotton unless nothing else is available, I always heard that "camels" are 100% cotton and the best filters to use if you use cigarette filters at all, not sure about that, I could probably verify it with a search.....

Cotton fever sucks, it's always happened to me when I least suspected it was gonna happen.....I always thought it was from "little pieces of cotton", but there's a lot of web sources that say it's from a bacteria that grows on cotton...there's a lot of conflicting info on this...IMO, there's several things that can cause the same reaction ranging from what the drugs are cut with to bacteria to IVing particulate matter...I've had batches of dope that gave cotton fever to everyone who used it and other situations where the evidence pointed to things other than the filter itself...

As always, the only thing you can do is use clean equipment every single time, and even then, IV heroin is not exactly a "safe" hobby, but aside from ODing and missing shots, the majority of negative consequences related to IV heroin come from lack of cleanliness...
 
"Acetate polymers"....That's the term I was probably looking for....I was thinking something more along the lines of "shredded plastic fibers" or "polyester", but that's probably the correct terminology....As I said before, I think there are some all cotton filters out there, but these days I think it's more commonly not cotton being used.
 
BlueHues said:
"Acetate polymers"....That's the term I was probably looking for....I was thinking something more along the lines of "shredded plastic fibers" or "polyester", but that's probably the correct terminology....As I said before, I think there are some all cotton filters out there, but these days I think it's more commonly not cotton being used.
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Yeah they use cellulose acetate in cigarette filters. Same stuff used in some linings for suits and jackets.
 
i've gotten cotton fever using cotton that had never seen water aside from the humidity where it was made and in my house when i took it out of the package so i don't think you need any sizable amount of water/liquid to have been in your cotton for it to contain bacteria that will make you sick
 
"All filters are not created equal. Dental cotton is the best because it is made of very long, flexible, clean fibers that will not break off and get injected into your vein. It also has a little hole in the center that helps protect the point of the needle. Dental cottons are also the best because they are already rolled into a ball and you don't have to handle them much, so there is less chance of breaking fibers or getting other stuff in your mix. Other filters, cotton balls, cigarette filters and Q-Tips may contain short, sharp, brittle fibers that can easily break off and be injected along with your drug which can cause all kinds of bad stuff, like infections, abscesses and clogged veins. Syringe exchanges provide dental cotton in convenient little plastic bags, which makes them easy to carry and keeps them clean. This way you don't have to fool around with other types of filters. Some people say dental cotton is too small and put two or three of them together in the cooker. Although this is better than using other filters, just one works better than two or three, if you place the needle directly into the little hole in the cotton.
From:
http://www.friendtofriend.org/drugs/vein-care.html

The very safest thing is to jump online and order a few micron filters.

Oh, and I can't not say it though I'm sure everyone know, using spit to mix would be the worse thing in the world as your mouth has tons and tons of bacteria in it! (Also why you should never lick the tip of your needle or even your injection site)
 
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what the hell does a micron filter look like, does it look like cotton? cause at the needle exchange program. they give out special cottons that are more tightly rolled into a ball and doesn't loosen up, they said its safer then any other cotton u come across...they look like tiny little pills, these cottons, real small but tight cottons that dont expand when it hits water, whats a micron look like?
 
opiatekrzy said:
what the hell does a micron filter look like, does it look like cotton? cause at the needle exchange program. they give out special cottons that are more tightly rolled into a ball and doesn't loosen up, they said its safer then any other cotton u come across...they look like tiny little pills, these cottons, real small but tight cottons that dont expand when it hits water, whats a micron look like?
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Those are the dental cottons that you are describing.

A micron filter is a device for your syringe/needle...will link a pic.

http://www.bluelight.ru/vb/threads/419081-What-is-the-difference-between-a-wheel-micron-filter-and-a-steri-filt
 
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missmeyet? said:
Oh, and I can't not say it though I'm sure everyone know, using spit to mix would be the worse thing in the world as your mouth has tons and tons of bacteria in it! (Also why you should never lick the tip of your needle or even your injection site)
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Yes yes I know. That was back when I was an extremely impulsive junkie. I was so sick and I just couldn't wait 20 minutes to get back to my house, plus it was late at night so no shops were open to go in and get a cup of water. But looking back on the consequences of that very stupid action, I should've waited until I got home. Not worth it.
 
if you inject drugs regularly spend the little money on micron filters they're easier on the viens and the lounges and greatly diminish the chances of getting an abscess
 
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