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1. Cocaine Drug Addiction
Cocaine is an extract from the leaves of the coca bush. It is origin comes from
Columbia, Peru and Bolivia, South America, and is classified as a Schedule II drug,
due to its very high potential for abuse and addiction. The most common form of
cocaine is produced in a white powder form, that is ingested by snorting. Another,
commonly known product of cocaine is crack cocaine drug addiction (less
expensive form of cocaine)-it is crystallized in a rock formation and used for
smoking. The least popular use of cocaine is pure cocaine which is injected
through a needle.
While the cocaine uses snorts the cocaine powder, it gets inhaled up into the nose
where it is rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream. Once cocaine reaches the
brain, dopamine gets released, triggering euphoric sensation. Since cocaine is
considered a stimulant, it became an famous and dominant party drug. Cocaine
had become easily sold on the streets, and its condensed form to be dispersed in
the small packages.
Cocaine drug addicts experience an intense desire for months after their attempt
to quit drug abuse; and even after years of drug free life, a sudden provocation
can create a relapse. According to medical experts, cocaine tendency is to alter

2. the part of the brain responsible for experiencing sensations. In the initial stages
of cocaine addiction recovery, symptoms of depression, restlessness and
irritability make it challenging to maintain the ability to stay sober.
According to NIDA, this is how cocaine affects the brain:
Cocaine is a strong central nervous system stimulant that increases levels of
dopamine, a brain chemical (or neurotransmitter) associated with pleasure and
movement, in the brain’s reward circuit. Certain brain cells, or neurons, use
dopamine to communicate. Normally, dopamine is released by a neuron in
response to a pleasurable signal (e.g., the smell of good food), and then recycled
back into the cell that released it, thus shutting off the signal between neurons.
Cocaine acts by preventing the dopamine from being recycled, causing excessive
amounts of the neurotransmitter to build up, amplifying the message to and
response of the receiving neuron, and ultimately disrupting normal
communication. It is this excess of dopamine that is responsible for cocaine’s
euphoric effects. With repeated use, cocaine can cause long-term changes in the
brain’s reward system and in other brain systems as well, which may eventually
lead to addiction. With repeated use, tolerance to the cocaine high also often
develops. Many cocaine abusers report that they seek but fail to achieve as much
pleasure as they did from their first exposure. Some users will increase their dose
in an attempt to intensify and prolong the euphoria, but this can also increase the
risk of adverse psychological or physiological effects.
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Cocaine Withdrawal Symptoms
For a struggling cocaine addict, the road to recovery often inflicted by undesirable
and difficult to overcome withdrawal symptoms. Withdrawal symptoms can
include:
• Lethargy and tiredness

3. • Depression
• Irritability
• Restlessness
• Hunger
• Insomnia
• Nightmares
• Drug cravings
• Suicidal thoughts
The cocaine withdrawal symptoms can sustain for a long period of time, and is
accompanied by severe cravings and depression. Unfortunately, there is no
medication that is available to help cocaine drug addicts manage their cravings.
Regrettably, many cocaine addicts during their recovery process, attempt to self
medicate their symptoms, by using Valium or Xanax, or alcohol. It can result in
the shift of addiction to a new substance, to their own peril.
The withdrawal symptoms regards cocaine a difficult drug to overcome. Most
people will require and benefit from an addiction treatment received at a
specialized treatment rehab facility.
Cocaine Addiction Treatment Options
Cocaine addiction treatment can be obtained at either in outpatient or residential
treatment facility. It depends on the individual needs of a drug addict. Residential
treatment is mostly preferable, as it acts as a form of volunteered confinement,
and allows a person to be surrounded by medical professionals, caring for the
person daily, and also receive an appropriate counseling to help an addict to
change his thinking and his way of life.
For someone with less severe addictions, may find that treatment on an
outpatient basis may be sufficient. However, regardless of the treatment option,
the longer a person commits to an active treatment plan, the more successful
recovery and drug free life you are going to get.
There are several traditionally used treatment options for cocaine drug addiction:

4. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
1. Learn what situations put them at risk of relapse
2. Learn to avoid those situations when possible
3. Learn effective strategies that will help them to deal with temptation when
it does arise
Community Reinforcement
Also known as contingency management, community reinforcement based
cocaine treatment is a form of therapy that explicitly rewards recovering cocaine
addicts for meeting certain behavioral targets.
The 12 Steps
Many recovering cocaine addicts find that attending 12 steps fellowship meetings
helpful in lasting recovery. Both cocaine anonymous and narcotics anonymous
offer meetings attended by former addicts with similar drugs problems, who act
as a support group
Individual Therapy
Many treatment programs offer some individual counseling as a part of a more
comprehensive curriculum. Individual therapy is useful as it allows the therapist
to tailor an individual program bases on the patients study and findings.
Medication
Unfortunately, no medication is yet available to help cocaine addicts manage the
lasting cravings that threaten sobriety. Research continues in earnest.
If you are looking for help for your loved one who is struggling with drug
addiction, please call us today at Drug Addiction Hot Line at (855) 937-7342
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