How would I treat a mishap from using meth when I missed my vein?
You will probably be in a great deal of pain, and you will want to avoid shooting anywhere around that area. Most people will just make the wise decision to stop IVing altogether. Rinse the area with water, in my experience, a missed shot will usually form a bump that swell up or it will form a bubble filled with liquid and after this bubble bursts it will usually become a dark spot on your skin, or an abscess. Either of these is preferable to actually having a serious blood infection which could spread to your other organs and kill you. Missed shots really suck because even though the drugs are working their way through your system, the panic and fear will not allow you to enjoy the high. Anyway you will want to take a wet towel heat it in a microwave for a minute and press it against the infected area. If you have an abscess, put some neosporin on it and cover it with a bandaid so you won't pick at it. If you have the larger bump you will want to repeatedly apply a warm compress. This does not usually make the swelling go away but the pain will gradually fade. You will want to pay attention to it and make sure it does not get bigger over the next few days. If it does get bigger go to the emergency room and get it drained and the doc will give you antibiotics. Usually it is not that serious but once you see how the doctor handles it, it is not too difficult to do this yourself at home with some ice, a clean syringe,alcohol wipes, some kind of digging tool and gauze. Basically there is gonna be some nasty yellowish or brownish looking stuff under your skin that you will have to try to squeeze it all out and that will make the swelling go down. I do not suggest you try this if you do not know what you're doing. Most importantly do not keep injecting into that same infected area. I have known few people to die from meth use, but the one person i do know died this way.
What are some characteristics of meth addicts?
Rather than the obvious signs of the homeless rock-bottom addict, perhaps it may be more useful to see some of the earlier subtle signs:-Weight loss despite junk food diet. They may appear pleasantly trim.-Bad skin-Very talkative, full of ideas. Can be intellectually interesting and engaging but at some point it feels they are talking at you more than with you.-No meaningful follow through on said big ideas.-Prone to irrational shifts into angry outbursts. These can be very quick and weird in normal conversation. -vanishing, unreliable to time commitments... Like not answering the phone all weekend, with vague explanations. In reality they were asleep for 3 days.-strange tooth decay, like along the sides of the front teeth. Teeth ground down.-hypersexual at times in risky ways-extremely clean house. Spotless bathrooms and kitchens. And yet there may be a nasty pile of junk hidden somewhere with piles of unfinished projects and found objects -spastic bird-like motions. If they are into dancing this might seem normal -rapid shifts in mood. They may go from sluggish and grumpy to quick and talkative after a short bathroom break.-weird hours in general. Like texting you at 5am with some sort of question -paranoid delusions. This doesn't have to be conspiracy theories and mind control, it could be extreme jealousy and accusations directed at you. Then it may get weirder with obsessions that various people or entities are watching them.-fascination with parts of objects.Contrary to expectations, there are severe meth addicts out there who hold down jobs and the appearance of normal life. In fact meth is a drug that can actually increase brain speed and productivity. Meth users are not stupid while high, but they end up irrational. They are dimwitted only when coming down. This makes the addiction very insidious as the addiction outsmarts the addict and the people around them in subtly sophisticated ways.