Posted by AMD on June 26, 2005, at 17:15:44
In reply to Re: Diseases spread via sharing straws (cocaine), posted by calamityjane on June 26, 2005, at 16:49:27
I'm not really addicted to any illicit drug, particularly in the physical sense. I've never done any opiate-based drug, nor injected anything. I've done what would be considered the "upper-class" drug cocaine. It's of course just as bad as the others in its own way, but I thank God I never tried heroin or anything else.
No, my problem is alcohol: and not drinking day-to-day, but rather a two- to three-week abstinence followed by a one-night bender. It's these benders that get me in trouble.
The most recent one resulted in the experience I've recounted herein.
The interesting thing is, mentally (aside from this anxiety) I don't feel nearly as bad or depressed as I typically do following a binge. Probably because I didn't over-do it: I just drank a bit, did some lines, and then crashed. If I hadn't seen blood on the straw, I would probably have brushed it off. But ... I did see blood, and so I'm scared to death.
I'm worried I have HCV, or at the least staph, and now I'm looking at my skin every few minutes to see if there are any boils.
This is misery. I wish I could go to the emergency room or something, but historically they have been fear-mongerers that just make me more anxiety-ridden before I've had a chance to see my see my doctor.
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