I’m an ex IV drug user. It’s been years so I may not remember the order. But when you inject (at least in the arm) you feel it in your stomach, then throat, then brain. You’ll get a lil queasy feeling, then you’ll taste something in the back of your mouth. Sometimes it’s the drug, sometimes it’s just metallic or weird. But you notice it. And then the hit… Hits. It’s fucking fascinating. Injecting molly is like boarding a rocket ship, and those little feelings gave you a rhythm. Push > stomach - hand the needle off (for safety, you don’t have time to cap and store that thing) > throat - lay down > head - congrats you’re rolling face in 10 seconds flat and in about a minute or two you can probably open your eyes without throwing up.
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Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks agoMany years ago, I had to have a central line (semi-permanent IV to a large vein) for a while. Whenever a nurse flushed my line with saline, the tastebuds in my mouth felt like they were tasting salt. Our body wiring connects in strange ways.
isame@hexbear.net 2 weeks ago
isame@hexbear.net 2 weeks ago
You were, in fact, tasting the salt. The prevailing theory is once the blood hits the lungs, the extra molecules end up out in your lungs and you exhale them, causing you to taste it. I’m not sure I vibe with that theory. But I’m no scientist. I’d wager, though, that the blood passing the mucus membranes in your nose and throat causes the taste. But apparently even the medical establishment hasn’t figured this out yet.