Cocaine Drug Addiction

The Sad Facts

Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant that has been abused in the United States for over 100 years.  Sadly, an untold number of Americans suffer from a cocaine drug addiction.  The effects of this addiction upon society are tremendous (source: National Institute on Drug Abuse):

• The National Institute on Drug Abuse estimated that cocaine drug addiction cost the United States $143 billion in just one year.
• In 2002, over 26,000 Americans died from cocaine drug addiction or drug induced causes.
• In 2006, 6 million Americans age 12 or up abused cocaine in some form.

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What is Cocaine?

Now that we know how much of an effect cocaine drug addiction has had on our country, let’s take a closer look at what this drug is. 
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, cocaine is “a powerfully addictive drug that is snorted sniffed, injected, or smoked.”  There are several different slang names for the drug, usually used by those suffering from cocaine drug addiction.  These names include:

• Coke
• Snow
• Flake
• Blow

The Dangers of Cocaine

Cocaine drug addiction can cause a variety of health problems.  Most serious of these, of course, is death.  However, any type of cocaine use – from trying it one time to prolonged use – can cause serious health complications.  Sadly, most people suffering from cocaine drug addiction fail to understand how dangerous the drug is.  All they can think about it where they are going to get their next fix from.
Here are some of the dangers of cocaine drug addiction:

• Heart attack
• Respiratory failure
• Stroke
• Seizure
• Bizarre of violent behavior
• Sudden death

Cocaine drug addiction can also cause some very scary mental effects, as well.  Consuming cocaine repeatedly in a short period (called “binging”) can lead the user to lose touch with reality and enter a complete state of paranoid psychosis. 

Getting Help

Fortunately, people who suffer from cocaine drug addiction can get help.  Stepping Stone’s drug rehabilitation program is one of the most respected and praised in the country.  People from all over the nation come to Florida to rebuild their lives with help from Stepping Stone.
No other cocaine drug addiction center in America can offer the comprehensive and caring services that we provide.  Among our offerings:

• Medical detox program
• Inpatient drug detox program
• Residential addiction treatment program
• Partial hospitalization treatment program
• Outpatient addiction treatment program
• Aftercare
• Recovery Apartments

We are committed to providing the absolute best cocaine drug addiction treatment and recovery care in the United States.  That is why people from all over the country come to us to break their addiction and rebuild their lives. Call 1-800-237-3150 toll free for more info or if you or someone you care for may need help.

Help for the Family

As part of Stepping Stone’s drug rehab efforts, we also offer a four day family recovery program.  This program helps the cocaine drug addiction patient and his or her family to heal the wounds caused by the addiction.  So while the patient goes through drug detox and learns to break his or her addiction, the family can get the healing help they need as well.

We know how much pain and suffering cocaine drug addiction can cause.  We know how addiction can tear families apart.  That’s why our drug treatment program includes the family recovery program, to help families move beyond those problems and into a new life together.