What does "rotate your spot" mean?

LET VEINS HEAL
When you stick a needle in your skin, it leaves a hole that needs to heal.
You can keep your veins in good shape if you let a
spot heal before you hit on it again.
If you don’t let your veins heal, you may get:

Collapsed veins (you lose the vein totally)

Infections
Leaky veins, wasted shots
Abscesses from leaks and missed shots

Sticking a needle through a hole that isn’t healed can push a blood clot into your blood-stream. This clot could get stuck somewhere else in your body, including your brain.
This is really dangerous.

HERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT TIPS.

SOME OF THESE THINGS MAY BE A LUXURY, SOME MAY BE EASY.
YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN DECIDE:
Its best to alternate veins. A vein takes at least a couple days to heal. More time is better.
If you use the same vein, shoot DOWN-STREAM from your last shot (that means closer to your heart which is closer to your armpit. Look at the picture).

Shooting downstream from your last hit means you won’t be pushing any blood clots into your bloodstream.
If you hit yourself, practice injecting with your other hand, in your other arm. It may be awkward, but it gives you more options.

If you can, tie off (use a tourniquet). This makes finding a vein A LOT easier. But once the needle is in the vein, TAKE THE TIE OFF
before you hit! Leaving the tie while you hit on puts too much pressure on the vein, and you could lose the vein!

So What Can You Do?

You can let one spot heal while you use another!

You have to figure out what works best with the veins you have.

Much thanks to the Harm Reduction Coalition for these important guidelines!