1. clean
clean your hands with soap and water or alcohol swabs
2. Choose your injection site.
The lower arm is safest. If you have to inject elsewhere, lower leg then hand are OK.
3. Prepare your drugs
Pour drugs into cooker/spoon
Pour sterile water in cooker/ spoon
heat until drug becomes liquid
Take cotton filter/piece of unscented tampon and place in drugs
Place needle in filter
Draw liquid into needle
Pour just enough ascorbic acid to dissolve crack
Pour sterile water into cooker/spoon
Using a clean, capped needle, grind crack and ascorbic acid to mix
If mixture is cloudy or has sediment, heat as needed – DO NOT BOIL
Place cotton filter/piece of unscented tampon in drugs
Place needle in filter and draw liquid into needle
Pour coke into cooker/spoon
Pour sterile water into cooker/spoon
Using clean, capped needle, grind coke to mis – NO NEED TO HEAT
Place cotton filter/piece of unscented tampon in drugs
Place needle in filter and draw liquid into needle
4. clean
clean your injection site with an alcohol swab
5. Tie
Tie off with a rubber tie using a quick release
6. Insert your needle
with the bevel up, at a 30 degree angle towards your head
7. Flag your needle
Push the needle in a little and pull back on the plunger until you see blood in the needle
8. Loosen your tie
9. Inject your drug slowly
10. Pull out
and with clean hands, apply pressure to the injection site
11. Safely dispose of all equipment.
Make it your gig to return your rig
Safer Injection Tips
- Taste your drugs before you use
- Always use with a buddy
- Use a new needle for each injection
- Please don’t break off the tip of your needle or re-cap it – it’s not safe
- Remember: two holes in your arm are better than one in the ground. If you haven’t used in awhile. reduce your dose
- Protect yourself and your community – always dispose of your equipment safely
Injecting
- The most dangerous place to inject is your neck
- To make your veins more visible, job on the spot or do push ups before tying off
- If you can’t see the bevel, look for the numbers on the side of your needle, they often line up with the bevel
Filters
- Unscented tampons are safe to use as filters – do not use cigarette filters
- Use a filter once only – using it more than once can lead to “cotton fever”
Ties
- Ties should be on for two minutes maximum
- If your hand falls asleep or arm turns red while tied off, the tie is too tight or has been on too long
Abscesses and Wounds
- Keep injection sites clean and watch for abscesses – they can happen anywhere on the body, not just where you inject
- If you have an abscess, do not pop it
- Seek medical care for treatment of abscesses or wounds – they can lead to dangerous infections