Incorrect Needle Insertion
Neck
INJECTING IN THE NECK IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, as there are many arteries, veins and nerves close together. Hitting an artery can result in strokes, while hitting nerves is very painful and can cause paralysis. Part of the risk arises from the fact that for people injecting themselves, injection in the neck requires the use of a mirror. This difficulty may lead injectors to ask others to attempt neck injection for them, thereby increasing the chances of both viral transmission and local injury, and removing all personal control over the process. It may also leave the injector open to at least a manslaughter charge if the person dies— even if the person who died requested the injection.
The common complications of neck injecting may be similar to the usual vein problems, such as cellulites and abscess formation, but have even more devastating effects. An abscess or cellulites in the neck can cause dangerous pressure on nerves or obstruct the airway. What else can go wrong? Accidental injection into an artery means the drug, and any other matter contained in the solution, will go directly to the brain, potentially causing a range of brain problems, including strokes, weakening of the blood vessel wall and nerve damage, including vocal chord paralysis.