Drug & Alcohol Addiction Blog - All American

In comparison to alcohol or opioid withdrawal, patients experiencing cocaine withdrawal usually do not exhibit obvious physical symptoms. "Typical cocaine withdrawal symptoms are brain-centered and manifest themselves through behavioral changes." According to Antonello Bonci, MD, Executive Chairman and Founder of the Global Institute on Addictions,  All American Detox care about detoxification. Cravings  According to American Addiction Centers, a cocaine craving can develop as soon as 90 minutes after using the drug. People who have not used cocaine in a long time will most likely develop a strong desire to find a way to do so. Depression The onset of cocaine withdrawal is frequently marked by a "crash," according to Harshal Kirane, MD, Medical Director of Wellbridge Addiction Treatment and Research, in an interview with WebMD Connect to Care. Detoxification, as with any other substance, is an important first step in quitting cocaine. In addition to receiving medic...

When someone you love is involved with drugs it can be difficult to know what to do. Yet the reasons to intervene early are myriad. Among them is the fact that long-term drug abuse can damage a person’s physical and emotional health.  Addiction to drugs can lead to a variety of physical and mental health issues in the future. Drug addiction causes long-term brain changes that make quitting nearly impossible. Lung cancer, heart disease, liver damage, and kidney failure are examples of physical health issues. Depression and anxiety are examples of mental health issues that can arise. All of these health issues can be reversed with long-term drug addiction treatment and learning how to live without drugs. Here are just a few ways that untreated drug abuse can affect the person that you care about. The Circulatory System: – Cocaine causes heart damage every time it is used. Injectable drugs can cause veins to collapse, and unclean needles can cause infections in your cardiovascular ...