Cocaine and Crack Addiction
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Based on the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), admission rates for primary cocaine treatment decreased nationally by 24% between 1992 and 2002 from133 admissions to 101 admissions per 100,000 persons aged 12 or older.

The number of States with cocaine treatment admission rates of 139 or more per 100,000 persons aged 12 or older decreased from 15 States in 1992 to nine States in 2002.

Between 1992 and 2002, cocaine treatment admissions decreased by 60% or more in five States (Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Idaho) and increased 100% or more in four States (Arkansas, Iowa, North Dakota, and Wisconsin).

Inhaling cocaine was the predominant route of cocaine administration for much of the 20th century. In the early 1980s, a potent smokeable form of cocaine known as "crack" was developed.

In 1995, 63% of primary smoked cocaine (crack) were younger than age 35. By 2005, only 32% of primary crack admissions were in this age group.

The proportion of both inhaled and smoked cocaine (crack) admissions who were employed full time decreased between 1995 and 2005.

 

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What is Drug Addiction?
Don't let theory be mistaken as truth
For the past five decades certain individuals and groups have tried to convince us that drug addiction and alcoholism is an incurable brain disease. They're still trying. In fact, they're trying so hard that they're spending millions of dollars on ad campaigns in an attempt to sell us on the idea. The problem is that there has yet to be one study that can prove it and most Americans still know that people can and do permanently recover every day. Drug addiction is not a brain disease. Don't let your loved one fall into the black hole of no hope and believe that they will be doomed for the rest of their life. There is a way out, and it doesn't have to be complicated or take many years and several relapses.

The phrase 'relapse is a part of the recovery process' is not true, it's just something that has been observed because most programs don't offer workable solutions. The same is true for 'once an addict, always and addict."

The reality of the situation is that people often take drugs to relieve some unwanted physical or emotional pain or discomfort. Therefore it is possible to rehabilitate someone once their body and mind can be relieved of these discomforts and alternative solutions to problems in life can be found. A good drug rehab program will help someone address all aspects of life, not just their drug taking. In some cases, drug addiction treatment is very different than rehabilitation.

 

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How to Get Started

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1.  Stop searching endlessly for a treatment program and take the time to read through this web site and learn the facts about drug addiction and our treatment program.

Regardless of what program you choose, by reading this web-site you will gain valuable information about addiction and gain an education on drug rehabilitation. With this knowledge, you can make the right choice to end the cycle of addiction. Our staff would be happy assist you in finding the right drug rehab center to suit you.

2.  Contact Our Rehabilitation Counselor.

Simply pick up the phone and call 1-877-212-2070 to speak with one of our many rehabilitation counselor's about an assessment for yourself or a loved one. This is the fastest and easiest way to get started.

3.  Use Our Online Assessment Form.

If you feel uncomfortable speaking with a counselor at this time, then please use the online assessment form below so a counselor can contact you by e-mail. Please provide as much information as you can. Make sure you include a phone number where you can be reached and the best time you indicated to contact you. Also include an e-mail address where a counselor can reply to your request in a timely manner. We always attempt to call those who reach to us for drug rehab program information as quickly as we can. We often call within minutes of your sending the form, so please be aware that you may receive a phone call from a number you may not recognize if you have caller ID.

You need to realize that this will likely be one of the most important decisions you will ever have to make regarding addiction treatment. You want to make sure you make your decision after gathering as much information as possible. In this way, your final decision will give the addict the best chance at regaining the drug free life they really want.

 

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This process produces spectacular results by removing the root causes of future physical drug restimulation. Research has established that many types of drugs, such as cocaine, heroin, Valium, PCP, amphetamines (crank, crystal, meth, ecstasy, etc.) alcohol and medicinal drugs such as narcotic painkillers, tranquilizers and sleeping pills, can remain in the body for years. Over time, these residues can become stored in the fatty tissues of the body. When this happens, these stored residues can be released making it difficult, if not impossible, for the addict or alcoholic to remain drug-free.

The program utilizes an exact regimen of medically supervised exercise, intensive sweating in a dry sauna, in combination with plenty of fluids and nutritional supplements in order to reduce the drug residuals in the body. These residues, if not removed, can trigger future drug cravings and depression. A vital step in the successful rehabilitation of substance abuse is flushing out these accumulated residues so that the addict no longer experiences any adverse effects from the drugs he has taken. The results of this process can be spectacular. In many cases, completion of this portion of the program results in greatly reduced cravings for drugs, or the complete elimination of these cravings entirely. Mental alertness and clarity of thinking improve while drug-induced depression often vanishes.

"For the past decade, I have studied the results obtained with the New Life Detoxification method. While this detoxification method is strenuous, it is easily and safely accomplished under the supervision of trained personnel. Students, with histories of moderate to extremely heavy substance abuse, show a marked improvement in alertness, clarity of thought and general health by undergoing this treatment. Most report a substantial reduction in their craving for drugs or alcohol. Published scientific studies of the technique have shown it successful in reducing the variety of toxins and contaminants in the body tissues. I highly recommend its continuing use as an effective tool in the treatment of addictions."  Call 1-877-212-2040 to speak to a counselor today.  There is a solution....

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How does cocaine produce its effects?

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A great amount of research has been devoted to understanding the way cocaine produces its pleasurable effects, and the reasons it is so addictive. One mechanism is through its effects on structures deep in the brain. Scientists have discovered regions within the brain that, when stimulated, produce feelings of pleasure. One neural system that appears to be most affected by cocaine originates in a region, located deep within the brain, called the ventral tegmental area (VTA). Nerve cells originating in the VTA extend to the region of the brain known as the nucleus accumbens, one of the brain's key pleasure centers. In studies using animals, for example, all types of pleasurable stimuli, such as food, water, sex, and many drugs of abuse, cause increased activity in the nucleus accumbens.

 

Cocaine in the brain - In the normal communication process, dopamine is released by a neuron into the synapse, where it can bind with dopamine receptors on neighboring neurons. Normally dopamine is then recycled back into the transmitting neuron by a specialized protein called the dopamine transporter. If cocaine is present, it attaches to the dopamine transporter and blocks the normal recycling process, resulting in a build-up of dopamine in the synapse which contributes to the pleasurable effects of cocaine.

 

Researchers have discovered that, when a pleasurable event is occurring, it is accompanied by a large increase in the amounts of dopamine released in the nucleus accumbens by neurons originating in the VTA. In the normal communication process, dopamine is released by a neuron into the synapse (the small gap between two neurons), where it binds with specialized proteins (called dopamine receptors) on the neighboring neuron, thereby sending a signal to that neuron. Drugs of abuse are able to interfere with this normal communication process. For example, scientists have discovered that cocaine blocks the removal of dopamine from the synapse, resulting in an accumulation of dopamine. This buildup of dopamine causes continuous stimulation of receiving neurons, probably resulting in the euphoria commonly reported by cocaine abusers.

As cocaine abuse continues, tolerance often develops. This means that higher doses and more frequent use of cocaine are required for the brain to register the same level of pleasure experienced during initial use. Recent studies have shown that, during periods of abstinence from cocaine use, the memory of the euphoria associated with cocaine use, or mere exposure to cues associated with drug use, can trigger tremendous craving and relapse to drug use, even after long periods of abstinence.

Be especially scrutinizing as you determine the drug rehab program that meets your specific needs. This site has listings of drug rehab programs and treatment centers, alcohol rehabilitation programs, teen rehabs, sober houses, drug detox and alcohol detox centers.

Please call (877) 729-0760 to find the right drug rehabilitation center for you or your loved one.
  

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How is cocaine used?

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The principal routes of cocaine administration are oral, intranasal, intravenous, and inhalation. The slang terms for these routes are, respectively, "chewing," "snorting," "mainlining," "injecting," and "smoking" (including freebase and crack cocaine). Snorting is the process of inhaling cocaine powder through the nostrils, where it is absorbed into the bloodstream through the nasal tissues. Injecting releases the drug directly into the bloodstream, and heightens the intensity of its effects. Smoking involves the inhalation of cocaine vapor or smoke into the lungs, where absorption into the bloodstream is as rapid as by injection. The drug can also be rubbed onto mucous tissues. Some users combine cocaine powder or crack with heroin in a "speedball."

Cocaine use ranges from occasional use to repeated or compulsive use, with a variety of patterns between these extremes. There is no safe way to use cocaine. Any route of administration can lead to absorption of toxic amounts of cocaine, leading to acute cardiovascular or cerebrovascular emergencies that could result in sudden death. Repeated cocaine use by any route of administration can produce addiction and other adverse health consequences.

 

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What is Cocaine?

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Pure cocaine was first extracted from the leaf of the Erythroxylon coca bush, which grows primarily in Peru and Bolivia, in the mid-19th century. In the early 1900s, it became the main stimulant drug used in most of the tonics/elixirs that were developed to treat a wide variety of illnesses. Today, cocaine is a Schedule II drug, meaning that it has high potential for abuse, but can be administered by a doctor for legitimate medical uses, such as a local anesthetic for some eye, ear, and throat surgeries.

There are basically two chemical forms of cocaine: the hydrochloride salt and the "freebase." The hydrochloride salt, or powdered form of cocaine, dissolves in water and, when abused, can be taken intravenously (by vein) or intranasally (in the nose). Freebase refers to a compound that has not been neutralized by an acid to make the hydrochloride salt. The freebase form of cocaine is smokable.

Cocaine is generally sold on the street as a fine, white, crystalline powder, known as "coke," "C," "snow," "flake," or "blow." Street dealers generally dilute it with such inert substances as cornstarch, talcum powder, and/or sugar, or with such active drugs as procaine (a chemically-related local anesthetic) or with such other stimulants as amphetamines.

 

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What is Cocaine?

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Pure cocaine was first extracted from the leaf of the Erythroxylon coca bush, which grows primarily in Peru and Bolivia, in the mid-19th century. In the early 1900s, it became the main stimulant drug used in most of the tonics/elixirs that were developed to treat a wide variety of illnesses. Today, cocaine is a Schedule II drug, meaning that it has high potential for abuse, but can be administered by a doctor for legitimate medical uses, such as a local anesthetic for some eye, ear, and throat surgeries.

There are basically two chemical forms of cocaine: the hydrochloride salt and the "freebase." The hydrochloride salt, or powdered form of cocaine, dissolves in water and, when abused, can be taken intravenously (by vein) or intranasally (in the nose). Freebase refers to a compound that has not been neutralized by an acid to make the hydrochloride salt. The freebase form of cocaine is smokable.

Cocaine is generally sold on the street as a fine, white, crystalline powder, known as "coke," "C," "snow," "flake," or "blow." Street dealers generally dilute it with such inert substances as cornstarch, talcum powder, and/or sugar, or with such active drugs as procaine (a chemically-related local anesthetic) or with such other stimulants as amphetamines.

 

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The piece of the puzzle of depression comes from addiction's destructive effects on an addict's life. There are broken relationships and often, problems with the law or finances. The individual starts to distance himself from the people he loves and becomes more and more detached. He may lose his job or start experiencing serious health problems. Ordinarily, addicts lose everything they care about: their homes, their families, cars, possessions, jobs and friends. Addiction is destroying the addict's life. No one would be happy about this happening.

Depression is an appropriate emotional response, considering the misery that the addict is faced with. Some psychiatrists and medical doctors will diagnose this depressed state as a mental illness and prescribe psychotropic medications. These medications will never do anything more than mask the depression temporarily. On the other hand, so will the addict's preferred drug or brand of alcohol.

Psychotropic drugs do not help a recovering addict restore their relationships or build a sane, drug-free life. They do nothing to help the person rebuild his or her health, in fact, they add more toxins to the person's system since all drugs have some toxic effect, even if minor. Medical personnel in the addiction treatment field treating this depression as a "mental illness or disease" expect that somehow their prescribed medications will "fix" the person. Then once "fixed," the person could then fix these situations in their life. This is an irrational assumption, if you think about it.

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the presence of drug metabolites in the addict's system and how metabolites play a role in stimulating memories associated with drug and alcohol use. The addict's brain also identifies the chemicals in drugs or alcohol as substances that restrict or enhance the release of naturally-occurring chemicals in the brain. In some cases, the brain identifies the chemicals in some drugs as superior to the body's natural chemicals. The body normally creates its own chemicals to act as a reward system that makes eating, exercising and procreating enjoyable. Other naturally-occurring chemicals act as painkillers that kick into action when we get hurt or experience pain. These natural chemicals are directly involved with promoting our physical well-being in one way or another.

Drugs and alcohol are composed of such strong chemicals that they can overpower the body's own natural chemistry and create intoxication and euphoria.

When a person uses drugs on a regular basis, his or her body becomes depleted of key nutrients and amino acids (amino acids are the building blocks for the body's natural chemicals). These nutritional deficiencies prevent the body from receiving the nutritional energy that it needs to produce and release the natural chemicals.

In short, drugs take over the functions of the body's own natural chemicals. The brain and body are fooled into thinking that the drug or alcohol is the natural chemical it needs.

When drugs or alcohol are present in the addict's system, the perception is that the body chemistry is working and all is well. When the drugs or alcohol leave the addict's system, the brain and body perceive a shortage of natural body chemicals. This perceived shortage adds to the lethargy and lack of enjoyment experienced by the addict when he or she is not under the influence of drugs. This condition then contributes to the compulsion and drive for an addict to take more drugs or alcohol, despite the frequently life-threatening circumstances an addict faces on a day-to-day basis.

The drug or alcohol gets misidentified as an aid to the production and release of the natural chemicals when, in fact, it is suppressing the body's ability to manufacture them.

 

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