“Bump and redness after IV meth injection?”
Male | 18 years old
Complaint duration: 1 day
Conditions: Asthma

1 Answer
AddictionMedicineSpecialistAddictionMedicineSpecialistYou'd know it if you had hit an artery, as blood would have come gushing out. Instead, you injected some sort of gunk that caused an infection. Because you injected into a vein (that's the whole point), it's entirely possible the infection is spreading throughout your vascular system, causing total-body sepsis. You most certainly have a localized infection. Get your butt to your primary care physician.