This incorporated a semi‐structured questionnaire in combination with a practical demonstration of preparation of fake drug material. Methods A novel interview design was used. A better understanding would inform safer injecting research and practice.Īim To investigate the preparation of insoluble illicit drugs for injection with identification of the common procedures, materials and equipment used.
There is little information in the literature examining the preparation steps in detail. To accomplish this, users add weak acids, for example citric acid, lemon juice or vinegar. They require conversion to a soluble form before they can be injected. Hepatitis affects a person's liver, which can cause cancer and death, as well as long term health problems.Ī person who is injecting cocaine and can’t stop will need medical help and support to overcome their addiction to cocaine and treat any harmful side effects of injecting cocaine.Background In the UK, most heroin and crack cocaine is not soluble in water alone. HIV/AIDS causes a person's immune system to stop working properly, which is fatal. Because cocaine use and addiction reduces a person’s ability to make healthy choices, a person injecting cocaine may share needles to if they are craving the drug. These diseases often occur in people who share needles. Injecting cocaine also increases the risks for infections at the injection site, and certain deadly diseases like HIV/AIDS and hepatitis. Mixing cocaine with other drugs increases the risk of death.
This cycle can lead to cocaine addiction, where the person will keep injecting the drug despite its dangers and the negative effects it has on his or her life. This leaves the person craving more cocaine. The effects of the high users get from injecting cocaine usually wear off fairly quickly. When a person has injected cocaine, he or she may move and talk very quickly, and may have dilated pupils. Believing oneself to be powerful or supreme.Having a lack of fatigue or not feeling the need to sleep.
The short term effects of injecting cocaine can be very powerful and include:
The buildup of these chemicals is what causes the high feeling. When it is injected into the bloodstream, cocaine quickly travels through the bloodstream and reaches the brain, where it blocks certain chemicals, which control emotions, from being reabsorbed. This method of using cocaine causes a high that begins very quickly and feels very intense, but also wears off quickly leaving the person craving more cocaine. Cocaine is injected by being dissolved in water and inserted directly into the bloodstream with a needle.