how do you tell if a loved one has a cocaine problem?

Question

i am living with him and have been togather for nine years

Answer 1

Signs of Cocaine Abuse
There are many signs of cocaine abuse to look for if you suspect someone you care about is using the drug. An individual can become dependent on cocaine after using it for only a short time. As the individual continues to use cocaine, it becomes harder and harder for them to resist the urges and cravings for the drug. Cocaine users quickly build up a tolerance to the drug. They require higher doses and more frequent use to get the same “high” feeling that they felt the first time from using the drug. With increased use of cocaine, addicts quickly spend large amounts of money to buy the drug. They may even start stealing, selling sex, or dealing drugs to obtain money to buy more cocaine.

The following are signs of cocaine abuse:

Being easily angered, having mood swings, or threatening to hurt other people
Chest pain
Convulsions (seizures) if you use large amounts
Dilated (large) pupils
Extremely talkative; fast speech
Fast heartbeat
Feeling "high," excited, or having lots of energy
Feeling of unhappiness with life
Feeling that you are the center of everyone's attention
Fighting with friends or losing friends
Having a headache, or hearing ringing in your ears.
Hearing or feeling things that you know are not there ("coke bugs")
Heart attack
Heart problems
High blood pressure
Hyper-alertness
Inability to decrease cocaine use
Inability to focus on one thing
Inability to stop using cocaine despite adverse effects
Irregular heartbeat
Lack of fatigue/sleeplessness
Loss of sex drive
Mirrors and razor blades used for making lines
Missing work
Nervousness
Nose bleeds
Not enjoying the things you used to enjoy
Overdosing
Panic and/or heightened anxiety response
Paranoia, (This is when you think that everyone is "out to get you")
Rapid rise in body temperature
Restlessness
Rolled money bills used for snorting
Runny nose
Scared that people are following you
Sleeping problems
Small bottles with screw on lids for storing the drug
Small plastic packets with white residue
Small spoon-like items used for snorting
Stroke
Thinking about, planning to, or trying to kill yourself
Trouble thinking or paying attention
Use of cocaine throughout the day

Answer 2

There are a couple of ways to tell if your loved one has a cocaine problem. Lack of appetite, weight loss, missing money. The best way to tell is by looking into their pupils. If your loved one is on cocaine the pupils in their eyes will be like quarters. Plus if you have been with this person for that long and suspect that there is a problem then more than likely there is. Good luck!

Answer 3

look none of those are true my dad does it everyday i kno

they get really stiff so stiff they cant even talk or they could just fall asleep

they dont eat anything while they are on it but the next day they are very hungry

the next day they are very moody and will get dangerouse hitting u and braking things

if their money isnt adding up to what its supposed to be

and its hard to test sometimes cuz the drug can leave the system in 24 hrs

and about 24 hrs later or after they are off it they will sound like their nose is stuffed constanly blowing it but they have no fever

Answer 4

You will know. I have a friend with the problem. Does he not sleep when everyone else does? Does he talk non-stop and you can't get a word in edgewise. Does he want to DO IT....but he loses the ability at the wrong moment? Does he have a runny nose....and sounds like he has a cold?

Answer 5

Does he constantly have the sniffles??? or acts as a runny nose.. Is your bank account going away to alot of cash withdrawls?? Are his puples really big??? -cant see any color just black.. If Yes to any of these then you probly on the right track.. Oh is he up all night fixing something and it dont get fixed...

Answer 6

If he is sniffing the Flour!!

Ok now seriously he would generally have a runny nose a good percent of the time and look as high as a kite

Answer 7

Skinny, not a huge appetite, pawns things for money allot, constantly has a running nose or sniffs allot, cant sleep for long periods of time

Answer 8

Likelihood is you're eating too fast. Try holding a conversation while sporting a meal so you're not gulping down more than you should feel full.

Answer 9

Use a vegetable bean dip for instance hummus instead of ranch dressing or perhaps a fatty cream-based dip.

Answer 10

Doesn't sleep, short on money, things of your and/or his disappearing, blooding nose, looks like he has a cold all the time. You have to leave him or you will go down with him.