help on cocaine addiction.....?

Question

hey can any one tell me what happens if a cocaine addict suddenly stops intake of cocaine.... without taking any sort of medications or external help???
what are the withdrawal symptoms??? does he feel weak ???? how long will the withdrawal symptoms remain???
Also after how long does the person be able to completely free himself from the addiction????
pls pls pls help me by answering this...
thanx a lot !!!

Answer 1

Withdrawal is only a few hours after taking it for last time.
it doesnt cause physical addiction but rather mental- you like the way you feel on it and want to experience it again.
the best thing to do for those few hours is distracting yourself - watch tv, walk around, eat something, drink lots of water etc.

Answer 2

My youngest daughter's dad is a recovering addict, and I spent years as his enabler. It's a VERY difficult thing to do alone, and your best bet is either a religious commitment, or a 12 step program. And the addict needs to understand that when you reach out for help, their world should change as much as it is in their grasp to change it... no more of the same friends, hang outs, attitudes, spending habits, language, and responses to stress. They may even consider moving, if necessary, to get a fresh start somewhere else without all the baggage. It might just be a new apt across the road, but it may take that. It may take changing jobs, too. Whoever or whatever it is that is a stimulus to drug usage needs to be done away with. If it's a partner, then they may need to rethink that relationship. If a 12 step program is chosen, they ask that you come to 30 meetings in 30 days. The idea is to REPLACE the drugs with healthy, productive ways to deal with life, and you will learn that at the meetings. My ex has even attended several meetings a day, if necessary, to make it through. Unfortunately, crack cocaine is one of the most lethal and addictive drugs to be addicted TO. Statistically, only 1 in every 100 cocaine addicts walks away and stays away... but also know this: when you are running a race and you happen to fall down, you don't go back to the very beginning and start over... you get up and you dust yourself off, and you start again from there. I heard once at an Al-Anon meeting that "one slip does not make a person forever a failure any more than one good turn makes a person forever a saint." And it's true. Good luck to you, or whoever it is you are concerned about. It CAN be done!!

Answer 3

It all depends on how long the user was taking the substance. Obviously symptoms of a one time or short term occasional user will be less severe and addiction if they have one at all is easier to crack with immediate help of a clinic. ( no pun intended ) Now a person who has been using frequently for years or their daily goal in life is just to find a fix every waking moment, now there is some pretty hard walls to climb.

User suddenly stops taking substance: Will suffer withdrawal symptoms that will be worse sense there is no aiding medication involved. A user is likely to just get their fix without external help because of withdrawal symptoms and the lack of encouragement and also the "one last time" mentality.

Withdrawal symptoms:
agitation
depression
intense craving for the drug
extreme fatigue
anxiety
angry outbursts
lack of motivation
nausea/vomiting
shaking
irritability
muscle pain
disturbed sleep

Withdrawal symptoms slowly fade as the body learns that it will not be receiving it's fix anytime soon. As stated earlier the symptoms for long time users will remain for a longer period time due to the body craving for the drug.

Escaping addiction all depends on the person they have to want to quit. Family interventions ( though they do sometimes work) and constant prodding from clinics will never help a user if they don't want to quit enitrely for themselves. (and maybe their family.) Once the person who was forced to get clean if out on their own they are likely to fall back to using againg because they never wanted to quit in the first place.

You or another have to want to overcome the addiction. If a person is meant to die using cocaine and living the life they do using drugs there's nothing you can do to stop it after they have had several attempts of help. Their addiction has completely taken over and they'll have to live a drug filled life waiting for their oncoming overdose, murder, rape, and other likely outcomes on their own. Or get help for themselves. I know that may sound harsh but hey, what can you do after you've already done everything you can?

Answer 4

The withdrawal from cocaine may not be as unstable as withdrawal from alcohol. However, the withdrawal from any chronic substance abuse is very serious. There is a risk of suicide or overdose. Professional help is always recommended when detoxing from an addictive substance. Unlike alcohol or some other drugs, the withdrawal symptoms are not usually life-threatening in and of themselves. Professional help is still a good idea for a variety of reason. Cocaine Anonymous, a 12 step program, can also be of great benefit.

Cocaine addiction can occur very quickly and be very difficult to break. Animal studies have shown that animals will work very hard (press a bar over 10,000 times) for a single injection of cocaine, choose cocaine over food and water, and take cocaine even when this behavior is punished. Animals must have their access to cocaine limited in order not to take toxic or even lethal doses. People addicted to cocaine behave similarly. They will go to great lengths to get cocaine and continue to take it even when it hurts their school or job performance and their relationships with loved ones.

Regular use of cocaine can lead to strong psychological dependence (addiction). Those who abruptly stop their cocaine use can experience cocaine Withdrawal symptoms as they readjust to functioning without the drug. The length of cocaine Withdrawal varies from person to person and on the amount and frequency of use.

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

Medical detox is probably a good idea and certainly the safest way to go.

The best of luck to you or to whomever it is that has this addiction.

Answer 5

First of all, nothing is more powerful then a made up mine to be free of cocaine and to stay away from "BAD COMPANY". From my work experience with people with drug problems I learned by accident a technique that was helpful and enabled many of them to get off drugs.
If the person can afford to do so with the support of family and friends,make a decision that for two weeks whenever the craving comes for cocaine to just simply " LAY" their body down. B-complex vitamins and C helped the stress.

Something about being in that position that eases the craving and withdrawal symptoms...?;also,gives one the opportunity to think more clearly and decide if further treatment is necessary.
Nothing to lose but a bad habit but they must be willing and sincere. Most of all they need the support understanding,and help of the caring people in their lives

Answer 6

They will get mad an angry then depresed. Hot flashes an sleep up all nighters, the that basic symtoms of withdraw. If need be go and have them checked into a rehab center. They will help him and then After time he will be free of the addiction. But it depends on the person. How much they took how long they have been using. Best idea? Take them to a drug rehiblitation center. They will take the bast care. Sorry about the misspelled words.

Answer 7

if said person stops, they'll have a strong craving for more cocaine and things like fatigue, lack of pleasure, anxiety, irritability, sleepiness, vivid nightmares, increased appetite, and sometimes agitation or extreme suspicion happens too. but thankfully, they won't have convultions or vomit... said person might be in a bad mood for awhile when craving cocaine. cocaine is very addictive and people most time underestimate the power of addiction. medications like amantadine and bromocriptine may help increase energy and normilize sleep also it might decrease craving towards said drug. it might help to try those. but said person to stop cocaine intake should really confide in their docter before doing anything rash.

Answer 8

i had problems in past with rpg games.. some ppl think isnt the same but it does can ruin ur life just like a heavy drug.
well, all i can say for u is u need to find a healthy addiction, like something to fight for, a love, a life plan, a career, dream about how would be a perfect life for u(possible life of course) then write down all u need to do to reach that point and then do it, try to moderate ur workload, get out a bit, enjoy nature, read books of people who succeed in life.

but now i think u need external help if this guy is u then later u can put in practice what i said. i know its hard to see the light when we are at the bottom and nobody seems to be going to help us but if u reached the bottom the only way out is to the top.

good lucky.

Answer 9

withdraw from cocain is really hardcore he will feel completly like **** for at least 4 days and he will never be free completly from the addiction its a daily battle but it gets easier with time

Answer 10

Chills, sweats, basically a nervous breakdown (this is right away).

The withrawal symptoms can last weeks. (not the chills, sweats symptoms, but the weak craving shaky symptoms can last a long time.)

And you can always return no matter how long it's been. But you need assistance and accountability!!

Don't do it alone.