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The popular conception of cotton fever is that it’s a piece
of cotton fiber that gets lodged somewhere in side of you. This is
a myth! It’s actually a virus or bacteria that will get you
ill. We do highly recommend filtering with clean, preferably sterile
cotton.
It's a good idea to filter your dope while drawing it up into the
syringe. If done properly, filtering acts as a shield against potential
impurities.
Cotton is the best filter to use for crystal. Needle Exchange provides
two types of cotton. The first is called ‘dental cotton’ because
it’s used in dentist’s offices. It comes in very small
pellets that are bagged in clear, plastic ziplocs. The other
cotton
is the standard puff you would find in any drugstore. You can also
use the cotton from the end of a Q-Tip. Just break off a small piece.
To filter the dope, draw clean water into your syringe and shoot
it out on to the crushed powder. The finer you crush the dope,
the better it will dissolve. When the dope is completely dissolved,
place the cotton in the liquid and wait until all the liquid becomes
absorbed.
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With the plunger of the syringe fully
depressed, place the bevel (or eye) of the point into the center
of the cotton and pull up on the plunger. The liquid dope and
water mixture will enter the syringe.
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Shake or tap the rig to release any
air bubbles.
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Carefully depress the plunger until
the dope reaches the top of the barrel. Be careful not to press
too hard on the plunger or the dope will squirt out and be wasted. |
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