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Rigz Shoots Clean. Wanna know how? 10 Slamming
Points in Four Easy Steps
– A User-Friendly Guide
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Step 1: Prepare Your Hit
(1) Wash your hands and the container you're gonna
mix your dope
in – soap and tap water
is great.
(2) If you can get some, sterile water is best for
mixing the
hit, and make sure the hit
is completely
dissolved!
(3) Filter your hit through
a clean piece of cotton as you draw it
up, and of course use a fresh new
syringe! Filtering will keep out
chunks and some of the cut.
(4) Backload only if you're really in a hurry. How?
Put the dope directly in
the barrel of the point,
add water and shake-shake-shake... voila!
Step 2: Prepare Yourself
(5) Where you gonna hit?
Find a reliable spot, like in the crook of your arm. Look for the fattest, bluest
vein. Try to rotate where you hit...that way you
won't wear one spot out. Remember,
neck, hand, and leg veins are super-risky! And make sure to avoid
arteries.
(6) Pump it up! Get and keep your veins ready to
rock: do some push-ups or warm the area with a compress
and use a tourniquet.
(7) When you're ready, wipe the sweet spot with
an alcohol pad – if you don't have one, just use soap
and water. Abcesses are ugly and can be dangerous.
Step 3: Prepare for Lift-Off
(8) Get to the point – put the point at a
45° angle. Be sure to register by checking for the flash
of blood when pulling back the plunger. Untie the tourniquet and ease in
the hit. If it burns or stings, you probably missed...so STOP and pull out the
point. NEVER muscle or pop meth!
Step 4: Prepare for the Next Time
(9) Always use a new sterile
point. The folks at Needle Exchange will be happy
to
see you and can give
you something for nothing if you come empty-handed. Can't get to exchange?
In California, if you're 18 or older and can prove it with ID, you can purchase
AND possess up to 10 syringes without a prescription. If these options don't work out, soak
your old points in bleach for three minutes and rinse them with clean
water before using them again. Bleach is very likely to kill HIV but
is it not effective against Hep C.
(10) They're your sidewalks too, right? Don't throw used rigs in the gutter or in the trash. Store
them in a glass jar and bring 'em to the Exchange to trade
for new ones. Or you can get a free sharps box at
Walgreen's stores- they're free and they're cute and they hold about 100 old points.
Slamming can be intense. Maybe it's not the way to go for you? Perhaps you
want to give your veins a break? You can snort,
smoke, booty-bump, rail...
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