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COCAINE
- ADDICTION & REHABILITATION
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Cocaine is extracted from the plant called Erythroxylon coca. It is a local anesthetic and central nervous system stimulant. It can be taken by chewing on coca leaves, smoked as “crack” cocaine, inhaled ("snorted") or injected.
Cocaine is the second most commonly used illicit drug (following marijuana) in the U.S. More than 34 million Americans (14.7%) age 12 or older have used cocaine at least once in their lifetime. Up to 75% of people who try cocaine will become addicted to it. Only one out of four people who try to quit will be able to do so without help.
Cocaine toxicity on the brain and the body
Cocaine acts by blocking the reuptake of the neurotransmitters dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin in the brain. Therefore, these neurotransmitters stay in the synaptic cleft for a longer time and have an extended action on the brain. Research has also shown that cocaine can cause the release of dopamine from neurons in the brain.
Cocaine can also affect the peripheral nervous system. These effects include constriction of blood vessels, dilation of the pupil and irregular heartbeat.
The Brain on Cocaine
These two images of the brain are positron emission tomography (PET) scans of a normal person
(picture on the left) and of a person on cocaine (picture on the right).
The PET scan shows brain
function by seeing how the brain uses glucose, the energy source for neurons. In these scans, the
red color shows high use of glucose, yellow shows medium use and blue shows the least use of glucose.
Notice that many areas of the brain of the cocaine user do not use glucose as effectively as the brain
of the normal person. This can be observed by the lower amounts of red in the right PET scan.
Damaging effects
Abusing cocaine has a variety of adverse effects on the body. For example, cocaine
- constricts blood vessels,
- dilates pupils, and
- increases body temperature, heart rate, and
- increases blood pressure
- causes repeated microscopic strokes in the brain, leading to dead spots in the brain's nerve circuitry
- can also cause headaches and
- gastrointestinal complications such as abdominal pain and nausea.
- because cocaine tends to decrease appetite, chronic users can become malnourished as well.
Withdrawal symptoms
Cocaine withdrawal symptoms include but are not limited to:
- agitation
- depression
- intense craving for the drug
- extreme fatigue
- anxiety
- angry outbursts
- lack of motivation
- nausea/vomiting
- shaking
- irritability
- muscle pain
- disturbed sleep
Natural detox rehab treatment
Our holistic natural detox treatment includes
- cognitive-behavioral therapy,
- stress management,
- the nutritional detox program and
- hydrotherapy.
It controls all withdrawal symptoms such as agitation, insomnia, anxiety, depression, anger, cravings, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, shakes, irritability, muscle pain. We have treated numerous individuals with cocaine addiction with very good recovery rates.
Cocaine usage
Cocaine is the second most commonly used illicit drug (following marijuana) in the U.S. More than 34 million Americans (14.7%) age 12 or older have used cocaine at least once in their lifetime.
Up to 75% of people who try cocaine will become addicted to it. Only one out of four people who try to quit will be able to do so without help.
Our program FREEDOM FROM ALL ADDICTIONS
Our methods and modalities
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HAWAII NATURAL DRUG REHABILITATION
& RAW DETOXIFICATION RETREAT
Holistic Natural Residential Rehabilitation Programs for freedom from addiction to legal and illegal substances -
drawing from Naturopathic and Detoxification medicine, Behavioral and Psychodynamic therapy approaches, Meditation, Yoga and Spiritual practices.
Note: We take only a small amount of clients, and our programs are individually designed. Our use of the ocean, the recreational activities & natural approaches facilitate recovery.
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ADDICTION RECOVERY
- COCAINE -
I had been doing drugs heavily for 16 years and no rehab or therapist could change me.
I was too full of toxins for the twelve-step program to ever work on me. I needed to clean my body out so that I could feel normal enough to fight the desire to do drugs.
Dr Baylac awakened me.
I have remained cocaine free now for 2 years (2008)....
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