Crack Cocaine Detox
Crack Cocaine Detox Following Crack Addiction
Crack cocaine detox is required for most people addicted to crack. Admission to a drug rehab in order to detox from crack is often necessary since crack addiction is extremely difficult for a person to recover from on their own. Crack cocaine detox, while it does not include an actual physical addiction, carries with it a very intense emotional withdrawal component. Due to the intensity of the cravings, agitation and anxiety, many people require inpatient crack detox to keep them away from the drug and become stabilized. Medications will be prescribed by the physician in the detox to manage and sometimes eliminate the symptoms associated with crack withdrawal. Crack cocaine detox, generally takes several days, with the patient requiring a great deal of rest, good food and medications to manage their withdrawal symptoms. Most people suffering from crack addiction would do well to consider inpatient addiction treatment after completing crack detox.
Crack Cocaine Detox Withdrawal Symptoms
Crack cocaine detox withdrawal symptoms include but are not limited to feelings of agitation, depression and an intense craving for the drug. In crack cocaine detox there may be extreme fatigue or anxiety, with periods of angry outbursts. Sometimes the person experiencing withdrawal from crack addiction will have a lack of motivation and often feelings of nausea with vomiting, shaking, irritability, muscle pain and disturbed sleep.
More About Crack Addiction
Crack cocaine is the common name for the chemical cocaine hydrochloride. Crack addiction involves some "users" chemically processing cocaine (freebasing) in order to remove the hydrochloride and make the drug more potent.
According to the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse…
- Approximately 6.2 million (2.8 percent) Americans age 12 or older had tried crack at least once in their lifetime
- 1.0 Million (0.5 percent) used crack in the past year
- 406,000 (0.2 percent) reported use in the past month
More Crack Addiction Facts
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Crack users who become addicted to crack will "crave" more of the drug as soon as the intoxicating effects wear off.
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Crack cocaine is an extremely addictive drug.
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Crack addiction is inevitable for the person who uses crack on a regular basis.
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Next to crystal meth, crack is probably the most addictive drug yet devised.
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Crack cocaine users need more and more crack to attain the same high and avoid the intense "crash" or depression that follows their high.
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Crack cocaine users become physically and psychologically dependent on crack, which often is a result of only a few doses taken within a few days.
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To balance off the intense lows, crack users often use other drugs.
If you would like additional information about crack addiction or admission to Stepping Stone's crack or cocaine drug rehab program or crack cocaine detox, please call 1-800-237-3150.
