track marks
Injection site scars
Track marks are the visible scars or discoloration left on skin from repeated intravenous drug injection, typically appearing as a line of puncture wounds along a vein.
They're associated with heroin and other injected drugs, and often appear on the inner arm: He wore long sleeves to hide his track marks.
The marks serve as physical evidence of addiction.
- needle sharingUsing another's injection equipment
- heroin chicGlamorized addict appearance
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- harm reductionMinimizing adverse outcomes pragmatically
- scar tissueCollagen replacing damaged skin
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- substance abuseaddiction, abuse, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, substance use
- Addiction Harmsaddiction, overdose, dependence, dependency, withdrawal
- addictionaddiction, drug addiction, substance abuse, drug dependence, substance dependency
- addiction signscravings, dependence, withdrawal, compulsion, relapse
- opioid addictionheroin, opium, morphine, fentanyl, codeine
- overdoseoverdose, drug overdose, fatal overdose, heroin overdose, fentanyl overdose