Can snorting drugs damage a stretched septum?
My septum was fine until I snorted some stuff (please don't judge me, I'm an addict trying to get clean but I'm waiting for detox and rehab and it's all a long process and I can't afford private costs) and then today I've woken up and it's sore, removed my jewelry (titanium pincher, 3mm with silicone o rings) and there was blood around the hole where the jewelry was.
Could snorting have done this or something else? I'm not sure how much I'm allowed to say but I'll try I suppose. It was speed (UK so speed means amphetamines) but I don't know the purity because I've not tested it yet. I've only snorted a few times over the last week and most I used rolled up paper to get it past my piercing but the rest I'd just put my nose to it or stick it up my nose with my finger.
I just don't know another explanation. And I'm worried I've screwed it up for myself now. I've taken my jewelry out and kept it out, I'm gonna let it fully heal and then begin stretching again SLOWLY from where I left off. But I've been really good with stretching overall, waiting 6 months minimum before trying but my septum is slow so normally it's more like 10-14 months between a stretch for me. I only go up by half a mm at a time and don't carry on if it actually hurts or is hard to push in. I use jojoba oil, I massage, I'm careful generally.