Cocaine
Treatment For Cocaine Addiction
Due to the addictive quality and quick tolerance-building effects of cocaine many "recreational" cocaine users develop addiction very rapidly.
Use of cocaine in a binge, during which the drug is taken repeatedly and at increasingly high doses, leads to a state of increasing irritability, restlessness, and paranoia. This may result in a full- blown paranoid psychosis, in which the individual loses touch with reality and can experience hallucinations.
There can be severe medical complications associated with cocaine use. Some of the most frequent complications are cardiovascular effects, including disturbances in heart rhythm and heart attacks; respiratory effects such as chest pain and respiratory failure; neurological effects, including strokes, seizures, and headaches; and gastrointestinal complications, including abdominal pain and nausea.
Due to the nature of the drug, the most effective type of treatment for cocaine addiction addresses the physical and psychological damage caused by it, like cravings, anxiety and depression.
Please refer to our the treatment section for drugs generally for more details on our approach to treating cocaine and other drug addictions.
Use of cocaine in a binge, during which the drug is taken repeatedly and at increasingly high doses, leads to a state of increasing irritability, restlessness, and paranoia. This may result in a full- blown paranoid psychosis, in which the individual loses touch with reality and can experience hallucinations.
There can be severe medical complications associated with cocaine use. Some of the most frequent complications are cardiovascular effects, including disturbances in heart rhythm and heart attacks; respiratory effects such as chest pain and respiratory failure; neurological effects, including strokes, seizures, and headaches; and gastrointestinal complications, including abdominal pain and nausea.
Due to the nature of the drug, the most effective type of treatment for cocaine addiction addresses the physical and psychological damage caused by it, like cravings, anxiety and depression.
Please refer to our the treatment section for drugs generally for more details on our approach to treating cocaine and other drug addictions.