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09-26-2009, 10:05 PM
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IV Drug User Injected Demerol Into Artery
This is what happens when you iv Demerol and hit an artery instead of a vein.
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09-27-2009, 01:44 AM
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Re: IV Drug User Injected Demerol Into Artery
Usually injecting into an artery is by mistake - you would certainly never want to do it on purpose! All drug injectors should be warned that they should never inject into a blood vessel in which they can feel a pulse. Arteries carry fresh blood from the heart around body. If you hit and block this blood you run the risk of stopping the blood reaching your extemities, like toes, feet, legs and fingers. No blood means these parts of your body can die and drop off due to gangrene. Pain is common with arterial injection, as the drug is taken to the small capillarires and absorbed by local tissue which is damaged by the drug. Blood clots may also travel to the brain and possibly cause strokes. This usually does not happen at the time of injection, but some time later. Veins, arteries and nerves run alongside one another in a tangled mess. Wherever there’s a vein there’s a possibility of injecting into an artery. Although most arterial injections are accidental, occasionally people attempt arterial injection deliberately. The practice of deliberate arterial injection should be strongly discouraged. |