Detox From Cocaine
Cocaine detox allows a person to become medically and psychologically stable due to the effects left over in both the mind and body. Cocaine is an alkaloid found in the leaves of a South American shrub Erythroxlonn Coca, and was legally sold over the counter until 1916. The drug can either be snorted, smoked, or injected bringing a powerful adrenaline rush, feeling's of excitement, exhilaration, increase in sex drive, euphoria, and a God like complex. Cocaine users become quite dependent on these feelings of exhilaration and excitement. Cocaine high's usually last between 1-2 minutes, and even shorter in frequent users, leading to comedown or crash at which point users want more.
Over a prolonged period of time cocaine addicts develop a state of body deterioration from sleep deprivation, dehydration, and malnourishment. Common signs of cocaine abuse include, weight loss, extreme paranoia, slurred speech dilated pupils, and depression. Cocaine addition can often lead to crime and poverty as users will do anything to obtain the drug.
The psychological dependence from cocaine usually is gradual over a period of time and is of the utmost importance for detox. Cocaine detox is considered to be more psychological than physical due to the mental cravings and obsession. A very important component of the initial stages of recovering from consists of close monitoring and may include medications.
Crack cocaine has become one of the most addictive drugs in today's society. Once smoked, Crack goes straight to the pleasure center of the brain producing a euphoric like state making the user feel superior, in control, psychic, and a king of the hill complex. Crack cocaine use has lead to increased crime, poverty, and homelessness. Side effects include extreme paranoia, loss of weight, dehydration, insomnia, and altered mental state of mind.
Crack use leaves drug residues in the body; including the brain, liver and other tissues. Crack detox involves medication that allows the body time to remove the toxins from the blood system. Psychiatric medication may also be administered to help the mental obsession, and depression that can occur from withdrawal.