Cocaine Addiction & Recovery Support Group

Cocaine addiction is the excessive intake of cocaine, and can result in physiological damage, lethargy, depression, or a potentially fatal overdose. Though the immediate craving to do more cocaine is strong and very common, this feeling usually subsides in most users within an hour. This craving can, as it has in many users, develop rather quickly into an intense...

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sarahsarah 02/26/2008

My brother is 24 years old and addicted to cocaine! i dont understand why he cant quit! someone help me understand what you feel when you want cocaine and how bad it gets until you finally break and give in and do cocaine! and is it safe to just stop doing cocine? please help me help him ! anybody please! i love my brother our dad died and he has been like this ever since! will he ever get off of it?

mgs1 02/27/2008

If you can get on the internet - I assume you can. Just google Cocaine addiction and read about it. It would take years to relay all the infomation there is on this terrible drug. He needs to go to detox and then to rehab. He likely needs therapy and counseling.
All my best,
Dr. G.

deleted_user 02/27/2008

hmm. be more specific and i might be able to help you

how often does he do it

how much does he do

HOW does he do it

how LONG has he been doing it?

hes 24,he definitely could quit if he wanted to. it's not really physically addictive (unless he's to the point of using needles several times a day, which i don't get the feeling is the case). he is CHOOSING to do it.

is he SMOKING it? selling his things? stealing? breaking the law? lying? hiding? If so then YES rehab and detox are good ideas...

if he is a responsible kid who has started to do it recreationally i wouldnt sign him up for rehab just yet; just do your best to educate him on the negatives.

Tell him this...that it steals years of your life, and even your whole life if you let it. it's not cool. it's not good for the girls. it keeps you broke. it ruins relaTIONSHIPS. you look a lot less cool than you feel when you do it. it's mental masturbation.

Yes its safe to just stop.

deleted_user 02/27/2008

Perhaps you might start with some counseling. If he can get to what he is trying to medicate by using drugs there is hope. You are in my thoughts,

deleted_user 03/09/2008

No one knows at what point a person becomes addicted to Cocaine. It could be the very first time... or could be never. It has to do with the current physical chemistry of the brain and how that drug changes it.
Of course it is safe to stop. What is difficult is staying off. He likely needs detox to help with the physical side effects and he likely needs rehab and counseling to help him understand why he is self-mediating with Cocaine. Generally it is because an addict can't and won't deal with current stress and pressures in their life. Stress is the no.1 trigger in relapse.
But none of this will work, if he does not admit he has a problem and genuinely wants help in stopping.
All good Blessings,
Dr. J

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