Questionam extremely terrified of what i may have done to my body
I started buying adderall from a friend of mine because it gave me a pleasurable rush.
Later on I proceeded to crush them up and inject the contents under my skin, into muscle, and eventually into the viens in my forearms.
Like an idiot I didn't even filter the mixture. To my horror, I read that this could lead to major health problems and death.
I have been clean and sober for six weeks and I shall never put a needle in my flesh again.
Will these particles constantly be stuck inside my flesh?
What can I do to repair the damage?
AnswerHello and thanks for writing,
Well I think you've learned your lesson, but let me stress again to NEVER take drugs that are not prescribed to you, it's just not worth the risk - a little "rush" today can leave you with damage for the rest of your life.
I'm glad you're clean now. It's very doubtful that any substances will remain in your tissue as our bodies are very good at absorbing foreign particles. The damage it could do is to your brain and your liver. Once drugs are absorbed by your body, whether it's oral or by injection, they go through your blood to your liver to be metabolized, then you get "the rush". The good news is that the liver can repair itself if the drug use was not too much and not for too long; people who take drugs or alcohol daily for long periods of time get cirrhosis (hen the liver is damaged beyond repair). The liver des many important things in our body and damaged livers lead to edema ad ascites, bruising & bleeding, jaundice, gallstones, high blood pressure, toxins in the blood and brain, diabetes and of course cancer of the liver (not pretty, you do not want this).
The best thing you can do now is to drink lots of water to flush your system and eat a good diet to promote your health, take vitamin supplements with Vitamin B6 if you don't eat well. If you eat well, avoid all drugs and alcohol for six months and get regular exercise your body should heal itself. The toxins probably killed some brain cells and there's nothing you can do about that now, that's the price you pay for messing with drugs.
I hope this answers your question. Hopefully you quit soon enough not to suffer long-term affects, but you may never know what exact damage it may have caused.
Wishing you good health in the future.
Margot
