Intravenous drug use refers to intravenous injection of recreational drugs (e.g., heroin, cocaine, amphetamines).
IV drug use is a relatively recent phenomenon arising from the invention of re-usable syringes and the synthesis of chemically pure morphine and cocaine.
It was noted that administering drugs intravenously strengthened their effect and since such drugs as heroin and cocaine were already being used to treat a wide variety of ailments, ...
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Intravenous drug use refers to intravenous injection of recreational drugs (e.g., heroin, cocaine, amphetamines).
IV drug use is a relatively recent phenomenon arising from the invention of re-usable syringes and the synthesis of chemically pure morphine and cocaine.
It was noted that administering drugs intravenously strengthened their effect and since such drugs as heroin and cocaine were already being used to treat a wide variety of ailments, many patients were given injections of 'hard drugs' for such ailments as alcoholism and depression.
By the time of Aleister Crowley intravenous drug culture already had a small, but loyal following. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle writes that Sherlock Holmes used to inject cocaine to occupy his mind between cases.
There are a variety of reasons why drugs would be injected rather than taken through other methods.
In addition to general problems associated with any IV drug administration (see risks of IV therapy) there are some specific problems...
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