Safer injection guide: Difference between revisions

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** Some drugs '''cannot''' be taken intravenously. For example, [[hydroxyzine]] injection solutions for intravenous use is not available because they pose a risk of causing hemolysis.<ref>https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00557</ref>

** Other drugs are conditionally intramusculary self-injected to prevent intravenous complications that can be prevented in a hospital setting. For example, [[ketamine]] taken intravenously quicker than 1.5 minute can cause breathing depression for short time (up to a minute).<ref>Ketamine: Dreams and Realities, p276</ref>

** Home made extracts from plants and fungi should never be injected.

*** Cannabis: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intravenous_marijuana_syndrome Intravenous marijuana syndrome] is a distinct short-term clinical syndrome related to the intravenous injection of boiled cannabis broth, which had been filtered through a cotton cloth.

*** tea taken intrevenously has caused: A man almost died from fungal infection after he administred magic mushroom tea intrevenously.<ref>{{cite web |last1=published |first1=Nicoletta Lanese |title='Magic mushrooms' grow in man's blood after injection with shroom tea |url=https://www.livescience.com/magic-mushroom-injection-case-report.html |website=livescience.com |language=en |date=13 January 2021}}</ref>

** Talc from crushed tablets

*** '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emphysema Emphysema]''' - Emphysema, or pulmonary emphysema, is a lower respiratory tract disease. The intravenous use of [[methylphenidate]], commonly marketed as Ritalin and widely used as a stimulant drug in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, can lead to emphysematous changes known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emphysema#Ritalin_lung Ritalin lung].

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 ** Some drugs '''cannot''' be taken intravenously. For example, [[hydroxyzine]] injection solutions for intravenous use is not available because they pose a risk of causing hemolysis.<ref>https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00557</ref><!-- Added to: Routes of administration, Safer injection guide -->
 ** Other drugs are conditionally intramusculary self-injected to prevent intravenous complications that can be prevented in a hospital setting. For example, [[ketamine]] taken intravenously quicker than 1.5 minute can cause breathing depression for short time (up to a minute).<ref>Ketamine: Dreams and Realities, p276</ref>
+** Home made extracts from plants and fungi should never be injected.
+*** Cannabis: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intravenous_marijuana_syndrome Intravenous marijuana syndrome] is a distinct short-term clinical syndrome related to the intravenous injection of boiled cannabis broth, which had been filtered through a cotton cloth.
+***  tea taken intrevenously has caused: A man almost died from fungal infection after he administred magic mushroom tea intrevenously.<ref>{{cite web |last1=published |first1=Nicoletta Lanese |title='Magic mushrooms' grow in man's blood after injection with shroom tea |url=https://www.livescience.com/magic-mushroom-injection-case-report.html |website=livescience.com |language=en |date=13 January 2021}}</ref>
 ** Talc from crushed tablets
 *** '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emphysema Emphysema]''' - Emphysema, or pulmonary emphysema, is a lower respiratory tract disease. The intravenous use of [[methylphenidate]], commonly marketed as Ritalin and widely used as a stimulant drug in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, can lead to emphysematous changes known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emphysema#Ritalin_lung Ritalin lung].