I figured it’s not red and infected, but it hurts. I would go immediately, but it’s from drug use and usually the doctors treat you like shit in that case. I don’t want to go in if it clears up on its own (sometimes they do)
When do I absolutely need to seek treatment?
Definitely keep it clean and disinfected. Wash it with water and hydrogen peroxide, pat it dry, apply some triple antibiotic ointment, bandage. Change bandage daily, wash and dry it again and let it breath for 30-60 minutes before putting a new bandage on.
Not guaranteed to prevent it from getting bad but it'll definitely reduce the chance.
I get the struggle with doctors. I don't use anything stronger than weed but I've had doctor's believe I was a drug user before due to having chronic pain since I was young and they always treat me like shit. Can only imagine the kind of abuse they'd give to someone that actually uses drugs.