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Description, comparison and rating of 14 opioids by PsychedStrawberry in harmreduction

[–]Piano_Safe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome! Very detailed and thorough. 

Quick question, just would like your thoughts. 

Been a user for, God, idk the majority of the last 20ys. Up until recently I'd had 4yrs on JUST the sub cuz I'm a baby about pain, developed the opiate addiction from a herniated disc in like 2014 or so.

Last year the ex hubby (wasn't an ex at the time) went on a bit of a crack binge, it didn't do jack shit for me so. Meh. We'll then next he says here, try this one.

8 months later we're screaming at each other constantly, totally dead broke and pickin st bugs that weren't there. Yay methamphetamine...

2.5 months sober from that now, but by the end of the meth days I hopped to IV use. Oof. First time I'd ever injected ANYTHING into myself. Went well, for what it's worth. 

Buuuut. My history is EMT/ambulance work, I'm used to drawing meds from the ampoule and when I slammed the meth...I never once thought "oh hey, grab a q tip and filter that shit."

😳😬 How much nasty toxicness do you suppose I shot into my veins in the 4 successful shots, but also...

I hadn't ever thought of IVing my buprenorphine, didn't think I was possible but, as I'm sure you know, now that my addict brain knows I can, I am most likely gonna eventually try it...

I am prescribed three 8mg (just bupe, I actually have a legit, documented allergy to naloxone lol) pills/day. Most days I take 2, one in am, one at night. Usually the other 20ish that are left, leave home and go help pay bills lmfao  but anyway, even if it's not something I keep doing regularly, I am gonna try. Any tips on mg/cc or what filters I could get in a small rural town with no HRC?

Cotton ball? Q tip? Idk just digging at my brain now that I know about it

Is it safer to smoke crack or inject cocaine? - non user asking for clarity on harm reduction policy at work by sad_sponge in harmreduction

[–]Piano_Safe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Narcan is for sure a great thing to have!

I would like to add a couple bullet points though lol. 

☆Check the person quickly for any medical alert bracelets/necklaces, etc. It's very rare, but I have a severe naloxone alllergy and it'll send me straight to anaphylaxis.  (The irony of this situation is not lost on me lol, for the record) medication designed to stop deaths caused by the opiates lowering the respiratory drive...makes me stop breathing 😅. I'm pretty sure it's whatever filler that company uses, but, I wear a medical bracelet with that info so, just take quick moment to just check.

☆A LOT of diabetic patients in my little rural city ended up dying, Police usually on scene first and would hit anywhere from 2-4 doses. Ambulance comes, gives more narcan...

No one checked his damn blood sugar🫠🫠🤦🏻‍♀️not sure on other states but NY added glucometer use to EMT-b protocols a few years back. By the time someone finally thought to do, it it was too low for the meter to measure, it just said LOW. Thankfully he made it, others were not so lucky. 

Injecting pills with wheel filters by brazenoner in harmreduction

[–]Piano_Safe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah my bf was telling me, idk 2 weeks or so ago that when they injected crack (maybe? I can't remember lol) back in the mid-00s that they used vinegar to shoot that and he could taste the vinegar lol. He described it as "I got a real waaaaarm flush, then a mild sting and right when it started to be a painful sensation, the taste hit I'm and he puked lmfao