1) WHAT IS COCAINE?
It is a stimulant substance obtained from the coca plant grown in the Andes Mountains of South America. Since cocaine is a strong stimulant, it is generally used for entertainment purposes and causes serious addiction to develop.
Local people in the region where it grows used to chew the leaves of this tree to avoid feeling hungry and relieve fatigue. At the same time, since the coca tree has a very hard structure, coca was used in the production of prayer beads, and even had enthusiasts during the Ottoman period.
Cocaine is produced in two types through chemical processes: It is used by snorting or injecting.
Crack Cocaine – is the form in small pieces. It is the form of cocaine that can be smoked like cigarettes. The most common use of cocaine is among young people.
2) HOW IS IT USED?
1. The most common way of use is snorting. It takes effect in as fast as 3 minutes. The popular method is to make lines on a mirror and draw them with a stick or rolled bill.
2. Its use by injection is more risky. Cocaine is dissolved in water and injected. It takes effect in 20 seconds. It is risky because the injected substance is not pure and sterile. Needle sharing brings the risk of infections such as Hepatitis B and C (jaundice) and AIDS. Both substances can be injected.
3. Inhaling the smoke is the fastest way to send cocaine to the brain. The krek (rak) form is for use this way. It takes effect in less than 10 seconds. This is the easiest way to cause addiction.
Cocaine is used in every way. But it is most commonly taken by inhaling the smoke and snorting. Its effect occurs within 1-2 minutes and its effect disappears in approximately 30 minutes.
3) WHY IS IT USED AND CONTINUE TO BE USED?
Even after the first use of cocaine, It begins to cause serious harm to the human body. The effect is short-term after use. Once cocaine is used, the person begins to use it repeatedly to prolong the effect. In order to achieve the same effect with each use, you need to take more and more frequent cocaine. After cocaine use, balance problems, spending a lot of money, irritability, and physical and psychological fatigue are observed. Collapse after the effect of cocaine wears off period occurs.
4) WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF COCAINE?
A person who uses cocaine even once may become addicted to cocaine. Because cocaine is one of the most addictive substances. Being addicted to cocaine is easy, but getting rid of it is difficult. Since cocaine is a strong stimulant, it can cause heart attacks, brain hemorrhage, etc. There is a high risk of death due to these causes. There is a risk of death even in people who use it occasionally. Additionally, after quitting cocaine, the person may become suicidal due to the depressive mood he or she experiences. Although physical withdrawal symptoms last for 2 weeks after quitting cocaine, psychological withdrawal symptoms can last for many years.
Since cocaine causes capillary vessels to contract, it mixes into the blood more slowly when taken through the nose. Therefore, when used frequently through the nose, it damages the nasal mucosa and may cause runny nose, nose bleeding, and sometimes perforation of the inner wall of the nose. Cocaine can cause death by affecting vital organs such as the brain, heart, blood vessels and liver.
5) HOW DO WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS (CRISIS) HAPPEN?
It is almost impossible to quit without professional support after cocaine addiction. The following symptoms are observed after quitting cocaine.
Depression
Extreme tension
Irritability
Fatigue
Attention deficit
Inability to concentrate
Inability to feel happy
Excessive desire for cocaine
Physical symptoms such as pain, shaking and coldness are observed.
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6) HOW IS IT TREATED?
To get rid of highly addictive drugs such as cocaine, it is beneficial to consult a specialist. First of all, after the examination and tests, it is determined whether you are addicted, the severity of addiction, and whether there is an additional disease.
Combining drug treatment and psychotherapy in cocaine addiction, intervening in the psychosocial problems experienced by the person, and providing psychosocial support to family members. must. The treatment approach in substance addiction should be according to the personal characteristics of each patient. It is possible to get rid of addiction with regular follow-up and treatment.
7) HOW LONG DOES THE TREATMENT TAKE?
Cocaine addicts usually apply for treatment at the insistence of their relatives. They often think that they are not addicted.
One of the most important problems in treatment is craving for cocaine. The person continues to use it again and again because it does not suppress the feeling of craving.
Although the duration of treatment varies from person to person, it is beneficial to continue it for at least 1 year.
Another problem in treatment is not using oral medications in the long term. . For this reason, long-acting (3-month effective) injection-style drugs developed in recent years are used.
Additional psychiatric problems must be intervened. Depression etc. In such cases, treatment is required.
The person using the substance should be interviewed one-on-one, family, social and professional problems should be addressed and the interventions to be made should be determined together.
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