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• Cocaine commonly also has street names like,
  coke, charlie, wash, rock crack or
  blow is perhaps the most dangerously addictive
  drugs in the world.
• Cocaine is a stimulant that can be found in both
  powdered and crack form. It is a white powder
  produced from the coca plant which is found
  mostly in South America. It is usually placed
  on a smooth surface such as glass and cut up with
  a razor blade, forming thin lines or trails which
  can then be sniffed up through a makeshift straw
  commonly called "snorting" which is the most
  common form of consumption.

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• Cocaine is a stimulant that can be found in both
  powdered and crack form. It is a white powder
  produced from the coca plant which is found
  mostly in South America. It is usually placed
  on a smooth surface such as glass and cut up with
  a razor blade, forming thin lines or trails which
  can then be sniffed up through a makeshift straw
  commonly called "snorting" which is the most
  common form of consumption.
• It is usually absorbed through the lining of the
  nose. Repeated snorting of the drug can cause
  damage in the membranes of the nose. The other
  form of using cocaine is injecting it. Crack
  cocaine is consumed by heating the rock in the
  pipe and inhaling the smoke. Depending on the
  method consumed, the high varies. The high
  achieved from cocaine use can last only for a
  short duration of time, which makes the person
  want to consume more quantity and more often.

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• Like any addict, a cocaine addict also chases the
  high he (or she) experiences in his first use and
  since the high doesnt last for very long he
  consumes it frequently which also increases his
  tolerance towards it. Cocaine addiction is caused
  by the changes in the brain that increase the
  neurotransmitter dopamine.
• Cocaine is also consumed by smoking in a pipe.
  The vapours in the lung hit the brain in about
  eight seconds, producing a massive high which
  lasts for around ten minutes, after which it
  needs repeating. That is why some people can
  easily get through a large amount of crack in an
  evening.

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An estimated 1.9 million people (in USA) use
cocaine each month. Research shows that adults
between the age of 18-25 report higher rates of
cocaine usage along with men abusing the drug
more than women.
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Cocaine Withdrawal
Cocaine withdrawal is extremely dangerous to deal
with. One has to with extreme caution and good
knowledge of it. Some of the symptoms in cocaine
withdrawal that are observed are anxiety,
irritability, paranoia, excessive talking,
restlessness, and feelings of superiority,
euphoria, panic, irritation and fearfulness.
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There a three phases of cocaine withdrawals

• Phase one the crash', developed rapidly by
  abruptly stopping heavy usage cocaine and is
  characterised by anxiety and irritability,
  exhaustion, increased appetite and decreased
  craving to use.
• Phase two withdrawal is observed when the
  patient displays increased craving to use and
  poor concentration, Patients will display
  irritability and some lethargy which will go on
  for a few weeks.
• Phase three 'extinction', displays the patient
  having irregular moments of high craving to use
  in the context of external cues.

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Withdrawal management is done by medication and
eventually psycho-therapy to treat his/her
addiction. Cocaine addiction like any other
addiction is a disease and can be treated by
working on an effective recovery programme and
cooperating with therapy provided in any
treatment centre.   Hope Trust rehab provides
safe, effective and confidential treatment for
drug abuse at its international facility in
India.
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