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Crack Addiction Treatment – Any Abuser Can Defeat Addiction
Monday, January 23rd, 2012Crack cocaine treatment remains a desperate need for as many as a million afflicted people. One use of the drug can make an addict out of a person who thought to try it on a recreational basis. Most dangerous, crack is inexpensive, and therefore in a position to poison the lives of those who are most vulnerable. The crack wars of the ’80s have passed but the need for crack cocaine rehabilitation endures.
Source
The South American cocoa leaf is the source for cocaine and all its derivatives. The Indians habitually sucked or chewed the leaf for its stimulant properties. Those properties were relatively weak. However, chemists discovered the active ingredient and processed the leaf into true cocaine in the mid 19th Century. It wasn’t till the 1980s that drug dealers derived a form that could be smoked without risking blowing themselves up.
Effects
A mere ten seconds after the user smokes the drug, he or she experiences a strong sense of elation brought on by a surge of dopamine. Any difficulties the user suffers in daily life seem to vanish during the next ten elated minutes. This is followed by a depressive crash. That crash renders the user helplessly looking to get back to the elated feelings that only just passed.
Responsibility Rejection
That elation is just a few dollars away, which creates a nearly irresistible temptation for another hit. So begins an intense cycle in which the user is as desperate to remain high as a poor swimmer might be to tread water. During this period, the user is uniquely indifferent to anything except getting more of the drug into their bodies. Anything, including the care of the user’s own children, might be neglected. Addicts are willing to sell all their belongings, even sell themselves into prostitution, in order to keep abusing the drug.
Physical Symptoms
Aside from these “lifestyle effects” are a long list of obvious physical symptoms. These begin with the dilated pupils of someone under the influence. Users are prone to seizures, auditory hallucinations, and stroke. They might have difficulty breathing, and their lungs might collapse. Their heartbeats can become irregular, and they might suffer heart attacks. Sudden death can come from several directions.
Treatment
The first step in the addict’s treatment program is detoxification. The addict becomes a patient, treated as an inpatient in a facility, whether a hospital or some smaller, more dedicated center. It can take days for the patient to endure the entire withdrawal process. Propranolol can help the patient get through it but the patient will suffer loss of sleep, irritability, loss of appetite and of course, craving more of the drug. If seizures become a problem, the doctor will administer vigabatrin.
Psychological Help
Once medical drug detoxification is finished, the patient’s psychological issues need to be addressed. Milder cases can be addressed through outpatient counseling. However, those that are more problematic or who have suffered physical damage particularly to the brain, must have their care as inpatients. Once this process is finished, they’ll be placed into a group home with other recovering patients, all under a therapist’s care.
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