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This means the patient has learned how to integrate sobriety into the context of their everyday life. Both detoxification of the patient and having the patient remain drug free is what cocaine addiction treatment centers promise to deliver.

The term detoxification means to rid oneself of dangerous toxins from the inside out. If one is heavily addicted to cocaine an abrupt and sudden cessation of the drug use will commonly result in profound interference with the person’s central nervous system. The result is what physicians refer to as cocaine withdrawal syndrome.

Types Of Cocaine Abuse

In the past, cocaine was the drug of choice among upwardly mobile young professionals but lost favor among this crowd when the true addictive and destructive qualities of the drug fully surfaced. Now, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the most common users of cocaine are older male inner-city crack addicts with low income and minimum access to health insurance.

Cocaine and its derivative concentrate crack-cocaine are highly addictive substances and come in many forms and go by many names. Some of these names include, toot, rock, crystal, flake, snow, and blow.

Cocaine acts on the brain by blocking the reuptake of the neurotransmitters dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin. The reuptake results in a stream of serotonin and dopamine within the brain and is what actually produces the state of cocaine euphoria.

Cocaine can be smoked, inhaled and injected directly into the blood stream. The most common intake of the drug is through the nose. Common signs of cocaine withdrawal include insomnia, depression, anorexia, confusion, dizziness, headaches and severe anxiety.

Cocaine Addiction Centers And Rehab Services

Cocaine addiction has both mental and physical components to it and therefore detoxification from cocaine is much more problematic and dangerous then other types of drugs. It therefore becomes necessary to design a therapeutic strategy during the patients stay with the center, so that the patient will be able to continue their treatment on an outpatient basis.

Cocaine recovery and detoxification centers provide inpatient, outpatient and residential treatment programs. Residential treatment program have been highly effective in establishing a controlled environment as the patient goes through the detoxification, recovery, re-education and normalization process.

The average cost of inpatient treatment can run as high as $5,000/week. Most health insurance companies do not cover treatment for cocaine addiction. Some private detox centers have financing available or will be able to put you in contact with an available lender.

Most cocaine detox programs are either residential treatment programs or are part of an extended outpatient treatment and recovery facility. In either case you will want to make sure the local program you choose is operated by state-accredited, licensed and professionally trained mental health professionals.

Crack And Rock Cocaine – Addictive And Lethal

Crack is chemically extracted from cocaine and then mixed and heated with baking soda, which turns into a form of pasty white rocks. The concentration of these elements makes crack/rock cocaine one of the most dangerous and highly addictive drugs of its kind. Once hooked, getting off the drug is another matter entirely. Crack can be as addictive as heroine and can also be as fatal depending on the dosage taken. A dose is expected to produce a lethal result somewhere between the range of 700 and 800 mg. People not only die of associated heart failure, excessive amounts of cocaine has also been known to cause stroke.

New Approaches To Treatment And Recovery

Over the past few years there have been major strides in detoxification programs and therapies for people addicted to cocaine. Most of these therapies are biochemical in nature and claim to be able to repress the neural interactions within the brain that actually cause the addictive and impulsive cravings. Some of these services claim they can reach complete detoxification and make someone addiction free in a matter of days rather then weeks or months.

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