Cocaine, a white powder derived from coca paste, is a highly addictive stimulant drug that causes the user to feel pleasure. When cocaine is boiled with water and sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), it becomes a hardened, crystalline, rock-like substance known as crack or crack cocaine. What is Cocaine? Cocaine, also known as cocaine hydrochloride, is…
Anxiety disorders can have negative emotional and behavioral consequences. They can become crippling at times, preventing you from completing the most basic tasks. Millions of people suffer from anxiety, and some will need medication to control it. Extreme cases may involve panic attacks which cause the sufferer to disassociate. They must remove themselves from any…
Cocaine use was considered socially acceptable until the 1980s, when cocaine addiction took hold of the national consciousness. All of a sudden, society considered people who used cocaine to be selfish, whereas before, people who used cocaine appeared glamorous. Cocaine was the drug of choice of Hollywood and celebrities in general. Cocaine users even touted…
When people use cocaine, they are solely interested in the short-term effects. The alertness and euphoria they feel only last for so long, and then they use more to achieve the same high. It is highly addictive and dangerous. Overdoses happen due to the cocaine in a person’s system reaching toxic levels, essentially poisoning them.…
Heroin withdrawal can be very severe and even fatal. Dehydration due to persistent vomiting and diarrhea can lead to elevated blood sodium levels, which can cause heart failure. This is not a common occurrence, but it is a possibility if you attempt to detox on your own without proper medical supervision. When done under the…
The rate of drug use in Ohio is one of the highest in the country. Heroin and opioids are the main culprits. Over just a few months in 2020, heroin use increased by 35% in Ohio, and over 500 Ohioans died in a single month. One of the determining factors in the rise of heroin…
The three ‘C’s, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Columbus, will always be at or near the top of the list of the top drug-using cities in Ohio due to them being the three biggest cities in the state. But by percentages, the three counties that those cities reside in were not in the top ten, and two…
There are several outside factors besides the opiates themselves that will determine the timeline for opiate withdrawal. Age, sex, body composition, and genetic predispositions for addiction are relevant when discussing how long it will take to complete the withdrawal stage. The timeline will fluctuate between one week and several months, depending on the individual. The…
The euphoric high from crystal meth is more potent than even that of cocaine. It significantly increases the levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine in your brain. Dopamine is linked with the brain’s pleasure receptors and affects motor functioning, reward, and motivation. These high levels of dopamine create an increasingly strong desire to continue using the…
Through detoxing, you are trying to rid the body of methamphetamines. Meth withdrawal symptoms can be so severe that many people trying to quit meth will begin using again just to deal with the discomfort. This is why it is so important to enter a meth detox center rather than trying to quit on your own.…
