This might be obvious to some of you, but is it ok to reuse a needle if I was the only one to use it?

Each time you reuse a needle it gets a little more dull. And the duller the needle, the more damage you'll do to yourself with it.

It's best to use a new one each use. But in real terms you can get 2 or 3 good uses out of one.

I've watched some people use a matchbook to sharpen a needle. But I wouldn't suggest it at all.

Thanks a lot, man!

Rinse it out before you reuse it at least, preferably with alcohol then with water.

its suggested to use them only once, so in that case you can get them from vets, diabetics, doctors offices etc they are pretty easy to get hands on (for me at least)

In alot of places you can just walk into a pharmacy and ask for a ten pack of 28gauge insulin syringes and they'll sell them to you.

I hate that extra little sting you get from punching in with an old rig.

Pictures of Needle Reuse:

http://www.exchangesupplies.org/drug_information/leaflets_and_booklets/sharp_needle_blunt_needle/blunt_needle/resources/bluntneedlecard.jpeg

Couldn't find the original poster, but the left needle has never been used. The one on the right is just after two uses.

(Notice the nasty hook and shearing?)

just steal a few from the doctors office, or go to a pharmacy and say your a diabetic and they'll sell you some. Duh.

Holy shit. I had no idea.

http://www.exchangesupplies.org/drug_information/leaflets_and_booklets/sharp_needle_blunt_needle/blunt_needle/resources/bluntneedlecard.jpeg

When are they gonna come out with that thing Dr. McCoy used in StarTrek to "inject" people with.
No STD's, no bruises, no mess. Just apply to skin, push a button, and get an infusion of dope into your system.

Peace.

your could about 10 pokes man, after that your dull enough that you have to be spot on to fucking hit dude, and as meta said, great way to build up scare tissue in your precious veins man...


DO NOT SHARPEN AND RE-USE, this is not a good idea at all..

i'd be more worried about getting an infection from the nasties growing on specs of dried blood in the hypo.

act like you know what your doing and you can buy insulin needles from a pharmacy. if they refuse just go to another one.

When are they gonna come out with that thing Dr. McCoy used in StarTrek to "inject" people with.
No STD's, no bruises, no mess. Just apply to skin, push a button, and get an infusion of dope into your system.

Peace.

Actually, those are older than Star Trek. Jet injectors are frequently used to inoculate large groups in third world countries or militaries. They're for IM administration, though. Only go a millimeter or so deep.

Actually, those are older than Star Trek. Jet injectors are frequently used to inoculate large groups in third world countries or militaries. They're for IM administration, though. Only go a millimeter or so deep.

Sorry to go off topic here, but how come it doesn't say you're a mod below your name?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/2328527271_5e2fd3f25e.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/2328527271_5e2fd3f25e.jpg

Haha. You could fuck up your veins with that fucking thing. haha

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/2328527271_5e2fd3f25e.jpg

Shit, I fucking pulled the needle out 5 times before I even did the deed today.

Never again.

Sorry to go off topic here, but how come it doesn't say you're a mod below your name?

Because Jeff Hunter's a slow old lady who never gets around to that sort of thing.

Shit, I fucking pulled the needle out 5 times before I even did the deed today.

Never again.

Well, why the hell did it take 6 tries anyway?
Not to mention the fact that your veins must love your 6-shot shot, even if you had used a new needle each time.

Shit, I fucking pulled the needle out 5 times before I even did the deed today.

Never again.

Thats what i am saying, i did 6 last time then just gave up and shot it in my mouth.

Thats what i am saying, i did 6 last time then just gave up and shot it in my mouth.

IM injections.

IM injections.

Can't that give you horrendous abcesses?

Can't that give you horrendous abcesses?

Indeed, so I wanted to make sure I hit the right spot. However, I have a limited supply of 25g needles, so I had to use it.

Can't that give you horrendous abscesses?


Yes and they are not fun. I helped drain a few of them [on other people] when I was still hanging with tweekers and junkies.

Not only that, but if you're shooting Mexican tar, with IM injections you also risk getting that flesh eating virus. Because it thrives in an anaerobic environment [lacking in oxygen].

That's even less pleasant than abscesses - to say the least. A person I knew got that. He was on of 11 people who got it that Summer. He was the only one to live. But he lost almost all the flesh on the back of his right leg and all the flesh on his ass. He got real lucky that's all that happened.

And you'd think after that he wouldn't shoot anymore, wouldn't you?

Well for a month or so he did only snort or smoke it. But after that he went back to the needle.

It only reinforces what I've always said: People who use needles for any drug [illicit drugs I mean] are total fucking morons!

i re use mine too often cause I never seem to get my hands on them much...i clean and sterilize it after each but i have mass scar tissue on the fold of my arm from this and i can not hit anywhere near there now..also had a BAD BAD BAD infection in my left arm once it turned bright ass red..and i couldnt move it...I drained it after I took a pin and puss came out so I took a knife with a fucked up tip and shoved it in my arm and yellow green puss poured out for 3 minutes...so yea..needless to say i suggest NOT REUSING..

and over here i tried the stores but they all said I needed a script so fuck them

www.getpinz.com

This is where I got mine, Terumo syringes.

But yeah, I was injecting sterile substance, so abscesses would really only be my fault.

fucking sweet i got a baby high at safeway off crack AND oh and i have a cool poem about Drugs so here goes

do whatever you want because you know life is just a another joint being smoked so take the gander and spark a dirty take the hit hard don't milk it cause your about to read the most cool you have ever read and you know lifes just another joint being smoked so what do you do when its a roach? you just 3d lung, bong, pipe, or save up roach till a generation roach then roll another joint then if all else fails you just free load.

i call this drug post Duck Duck Goose AKA THE RETURN OF DUCK DUCK GOOSE FUCK YEAH.

i re use mine too often cause I never seem to get my hands on them much...i clean and sterilize it after each but i have mass scar tissue on the fold of my arm from this and i can not hit anywhere near there now..also had a BAD BAD BAD infection in my left arm once it turned bright ass red..and i couldnt move it...I drained it after I took a pin and puss came out so I took a knife with a fucked up tip and shoved it in my arm and yellow green puss poured out for 3 minutes...so yea..needless to say i suggest NOT REUSING..

That's probably more of an advert for not using at all.

That's probably more of an advert for not using at all.

yea it could be i suppose...but imma girl and had little or no veins popping up anyways so it could be just cause of that and I easily would be in and then end up out..but most of my abs were from H or Fent..oc never did that to me.

If any of you are regularly reusing needles, you're fucking dumb. They might be illegal in your state, but i'm sure you could get them if you tried.... think getting a fake diabetics card or just learning to bullshit (wear a shirt or something to the chemists... ). Failing that, you're on the fucking INTERNET, buy needles online... if you have to shoot up, use some common sense about it.

Those pictures are pretty nasty, I didn't realise needles got blunt like that, but still... it's common knowledge needles aren't meant to be reused. Why needlessly harm your body? I bet in some of your states they MUST have needle exchange programs and stuff for heroin addicts; I know they do over here, and even where they don't, you can get clean needles.

Denying addicts clean and safe shooting equipment is seriously dumb, imo.