Safer injection guide: Difference between revisions
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** [[Black tar heroin]] - People who intravenously inject black tar heroin are at higher risk of venous sclerosis than those injecting powder heroin. | ** [[Black tar heroin]] - People who intravenously inject black tar heroin are at higher risk of venous sclerosis than those injecting powder heroin. | ||
** Illicitly produced [[desomorphine]] (Crocodile) | |||
** [[Hydroxyzine]] (brand name Atarax, and Vistaril) - "The drug is not recommended for {{abbr|SC|subcutaneous}}, {{abbr|IA|intra-articular}}, or {{abbr|SC|subcutaneous}} administration because of adverse reactions that have occurred after its administration via these routes."<ref>{{cite web |title=Hydroxyzine - an overview {{!}} ScienceDirect Topics |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/hydroxyzine |website=www.sciencedirect.com}}</ref><ref>https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00557</ref><!-- Added to: Routes of administration, Safer injection guide --> | ** [[Hydroxyzine]] (brand name Atarax, and Vistaril) - "The drug is not recommended for {{abbr|SC|subcutaneous}}, {{abbr|IA|intra-articular}}, or {{abbr|SC|subcutaneous}} administration because of adverse reactions that have occurred after its administration via these routes."<ref>{{cite web |title=Hydroxyzine - an overview {{!}} ScienceDirect Topics |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/hydroxyzine |website=www.sciencedirect.com}}</ref><ref>https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00557</ref><!-- Added to: Routes of administration, Safer injection guide --> | ||
** Eye drops that contain medicines (e.g. the deliriant tropicamide only used for ocular administration) can be deadly when injected. Use eye drops without medicine (they are frequently shared by needle exchange programs) as solution to dissolve substances. | ** Eye drops that contain medicines (e.g. the deliriant tropicamide only used for ocular administration) can be deadly when injected. Use eye drops without medicine (they are frequently shared by needle exchange programs) as solution to dissolve substances. |