Cocaine addiction can be hard to spot when you don’t know what you’re looking for. Here we’re breaking down the different signs of cocaine addiction.
Illicit drugs, or narcotics, such as cocaine, can alter the brain in many ways. While it can create a pleasant high that makes it attractive and addictive, it has negative effects that can have both short and long term repercussions.
Psychiatric disorders, heart muscle damage, and a range of other diseases are just some of the consequences of cocaine addiction. And, let’s not forget about death as well.
Signs of Cocaine Addiction
1. Mood changes
- restlessness
- anxiety
- overconfidence
- superiority complex
- euphoria
- panic
- irritability
- fearfulness or paranoia
2. Behavioral changes
- being extremely talkative
- hyperactivity
- stealing
- borrowing money
- erratic behavior
- impuslivity
- mood swings
- aggression and violence
- lack of interest in things they once liked to do
- recklessness
- risky behavior
- erratic sleep patterns
- losing appetite
3. Physical signs
- headaches
- muscle twitches
- nasal perforation
- runny nose
- nosebleeds
- abnormal heartbeat
- increased heart rate
- increased body temperature
- dilated pupils
- sexual dysfunction
- tremors
- risks for infections such as HIV, Hepatitis, and other blood borne pathogens
If you know of someone who has cocaine addiction, contact Bridges of Hope through our helpline: 09175098826.
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