Cocaine & Stimulants 4 min read
Cocaine Addiction: Signs, Risks and Treatment
Cocaine addiction can develop with powder cocaine, crack cocaine, or other routes of use. Repeated binges, craving, loss of control, and continued…
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Guidance on cocaine, amphetamines and other stimulants, including risks, treatment and recovery.
Cocaine & Stimulants 3 min read
Cocaine Withdrawal: Symptoms, Timeline and Support
Cocaine withdrawal commonly involves fatigue, low mood, increased sleep or insomnia, vivid dreams, anxiety, craving, slowed thinking, and reduced pleasure. Psychological risk…
Cocaine & Stimulants 3 min read
Cocaine Detox: What It Involves and What Comes Next
Cocaine detox is supportive stabilisation after stopping cocaine. Unlike alcohol or benzodiazepine detox, there is no standard medication that simply completes withdrawal,…
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Cocaine Overdose: Emergency Signs and What to Do
A cocaine emergency may involve chest pain, severe agitation, very high temperature, seizure, stroke symptoms, collapse, or abnormal heart rhythm. The amount…
Cocaine & Stimulants 3 min read
Crack Cocaine Addiction and Treatment
Crack is a smokable form of cocaine with rapid, short effects that can drive frequent redosing. Treatment addresses the same stimulant-use disorder…
Cocaine & Stimulants 3 min read
Cocaine and Alcohol: Cocaethylene and Combined Risks
Using cocaine and alcohol together creates additional physiological stress and can form cocaethylene in the body. The combination is associated with greater…
Cocaine & Stimulants 3 min read
How Cocaine Affects the Heart
Cocaine can increase heart rate and blood pressure, constrict blood vessels, disturb heart rhythm, and contribute to heart attack or aortic and…
Cocaine & Stimulants 3 min read
Stimulant-Induced Psychosis: Symptoms and Treatment
Stimulant-induced psychosis can include paranoia, hallucinations, delusional beliefs, severe fear, disorganisation, or unsafe agitation during or after cocaine, methamphetamine, or other stimulant…
Cocaine & Stimulants 3 min read
Methamphetamine Addiction and Withdrawal
Methamphetamine use disorder can involve prolonged wakefulness, intense craving, rapid deterioration in health and functioning, and a crash with fatigue, depression, sleep…