Tag: Cocaine

addiction, Withdrawal

We Asked Drug Users How They Deal With Comedowns and Crashes

The highs are often high, but the lows are often low. People who use drugs are familiar with their preferred highs, but they’re also familiar with the accompanying lows. When used recreationally, drugs come with comedowns, crashes, and other conundrums. All this depends on things like dose, set, and setting. For the casual user, the highs often invite lows that range from mildly annoying—like a … Continue reading We Asked Drug Users How They Deal With Comedowns and Crashes

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Too-Little Sleep Can Increase the Rewarding Properties of Cocaine, Paving Way to Addiction

A new study finds sleep-deprived mice find cocaine more rewarding. Sleep deprivation increases rewarding properties of cocaine through motivation peptide. Sleep deprivation may pave the way to cocaine addiction. Too-little sleep can increase the rewarding properties of cocaine, according to new research in mice published in eNeuro. Poor sleep and cocaine use go hand-in-hand. Both acute and chronic cocaine use disrupts sleep, and sleep disturbances can … Continue reading Too-Little Sleep Can Increase the Rewarding Properties of Cocaine, Paving Way to Addiction

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Oregon Is On The Verge Of Decriminalizing Heroin, Cocaine, And LSD

In a move we are sure won’t have any negative repercussions on the state’s quality of life going forward, Oregon looks slated to the be the first state in the U.S. to decriminalize “hard drugs” like heroin, cocaine and LSD. The move could come as part of a ballot measure that voters will decide on during election day.  The initiative, called Measure 110, could “drastically change” the state’s … Continue reading Oregon Is On The Verge Of Decriminalizing Heroin, Cocaine, And LSD

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addiction, Cocaine, Sugar, sugar addiction

Experts Agree: Sugar Might Be as Addictive as Cocaine

We reward children with it over the holidays or for a job well done in school. And we reward ourselves with it after a particularly stressful day or to celebrate a birthday or a special success. We add sugar to our coffee, bake it into our favorite treats, and spoon it over our breakfast. We love the sweet stuff. We crave it. But are we … Continue reading Experts Agree: Sugar Might Be as Addictive as Cocaine

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addiction, Alternative Medicine, anxiety, Benzodiazepenes, Benzos, health, Opioids

Staggering! As We Come to the Close of 2019, Here are 42 Mind Blowing Facts about Addiction

We’ve compiled the following list of addiction statistics from several verified sources to help educate you. Addiction is a big problem throughout the world, with a lot of people battling various forms of the disease. Because of addiction’s prevalence in the world today, it has become necessary to know the various forms this problem takes and the effects these substances have on us.  When measuring addiction, it’s … Continue reading Staggering! As We Come to the Close of 2019, Here are 42 Mind Blowing Facts about Addiction

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Graphic Images Of “Flesh Rotting” Cocaine Cut With Cow De-Wormer Will Put You Off Drugs For Life

Warning: This article contains graphic medical imagery. If the idea of heart problems, sweat-dripping anxiety, and environmental vandalism wasn’t enough to put you off cocaine, then take a look at this medical case report. Published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases back in 2016, doctors in the Colombian city of Medellín detailed 11 cases of people whose skin turned a deathly deep purple and began to die as a … Continue reading Graphic Images Of “Flesh Rotting” Cocaine Cut With Cow De-Wormer Will Put You Off Drugs For Life

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addiction, Cocaine, death, Fentanyl, opioid addiction, opioid crisis, overdose

‘CRISIS’: Surge in Cocaine Mixed with Fentanyl has Communities and Law Enforcement on Edge

FACT:  Before you read the article below, I want to tell you that Fentanyl deaths have increased 100% (one thousand percent) over 6 years!  ◊NationalAddictionNews.com The fear was the worst part for Ryan Fowler. The New Hampshire native spent 10 years addicted to heroin, which has been increasingly mixed with the synthetic opioid fentanyl to boost its potency. “I was full of a lot of … Continue reading ‘CRISIS’: Surge in Cocaine Mixed with Fentanyl has Communities and Law Enforcement on Edge

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Wendy Williams – Update On Her Addiction & Sober House Living

US daytime talk show host Wendy Williams, 54, has revealed she is seeking help for addiction and that she has been living in a sober house. Ms Williams did not offer details about her addiction, but said she had kept her sober house stay a secret from everyone except her husband and son. She has acknowledged struggles with cocaine addiction in the past. Ms Williams … Continue reading Wendy Williams – Update On Her Addiction & Sober House Living

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Nearly $18M in cocaine seized in donated boxes of bananas

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) found something unexpected in 2 pallets comprised of 45 boxes of bananas that were donated at the Ports of America in Freeport: Nearly $18 million worth of cocaine. The bananas had been donated to the TDCJ because they were too ripe, the TDCJ said in a Facebook post. Two sergeants from the Scott Unit were loading up the … Continue reading Nearly $18M in cocaine seized in donated boxes of bananas

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