Cocaine Addiction Signs and Symptoms
Cocaine is a very strong stimulant, so a person abusing this drug will show signs consistent with intense stimulation. Cocaine is very often snorted, but may rarely be dissolved and injected, or it can be converted into crack cocaine rocks and smoked.
A person who has used cocaine will appear excited, euphoric, confident, talkative, energetic. He (or she) may feel more sexual and is likely to lose his appetite for food and not feel tired when it would normally be time to sleep. The person’s eyes become dilated and are sensitive to lights.
A person who snorts the drug may have nosebleeds and over time, develop structural damage to his nose.
Cocaine is quickly broken down by the body so more doses of cocaine are needed before much time passes. The person who is addicted or bingeing on cocaine may disappear every hour to use more of the drug. A person abusing crack cocaine may need another dose even more quickly.
Signs that Cocaine Abuse Leaves Behind
There may be white residues left behind, and rolled up dollar bills or straws. Users often prepares lines of cocaine for snorting with razor blades and glass or porcelain. A person smoking crack may leave small glass pipes coated with residue and tiny plastic bags behind. Crack smokers develop burns and blisters on their fingers and lips.
After Extended Abuse
The cocaine abuser who continues this habit over time or who binges – that is, they continuously use cocaine for several days – risks becoming depressed, exhausted, paranoid, delusional and aggressive. When a person develops symptoms like these, it is usually the beginning of the end. At this point a cocaine user or addict may crash into apathy and depression. If he can get effective rehab help now, it is likely that he can regain his sobriety and stability once again.
Cocaine usage rates vary greatly in European countries. In Spain, they are highest, in large part because Spain is a major transit point for cocaine coming from South America. Lowest rates exist in Romania.
Helping an addicted person like this recover is the specialty of Narconon drug rehab centres across Europe. The Narconon long-term drug recovery program provides a person who has become addicted to cocaine the help they need to get sober again. But that is not enough. Once a person is sober, they then need to learn the skills to stay sober. They need to re-learn the judgement they need to overcome challenges that otherwise might send them off into drug abuse. For more than forty-five years, Narconon centres have effectively been helping people leave drugs far behind by teaching these skills.
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