Cocaine addiction

Cocaine is considered the most powerful natural stimulant. It is extracted from the leaves of the coca plant that grows in South America, where the people chew it and it has been known to them for 5,000 years, especially in Bolivia and Peru, or they put it in tea and drink it to refresh themselves and overcome fatigue. Pure cocaine was isolated from the plant in 1880 by Alfred Nieman, and it was used as a local anesthetic in eye, nose, and throat surgeries because this substance constricts blood vessels and prevents bleeding.

Doctors used it at the beginning of the last century as a treatment for depression, including Sigmund Freud. Coca leaves and cola plants were also mixed to manufacture the Coca-Cola drink, but as of 1906, cocaine was prohibited from being sold in pharmacies and added to drinks, and currently cocaine is not used in treatment. Cocaine is a white powder, and powdered sugar or the topical anesthetic lidocaine is added to it to dilute it and adulterate it. Cocaine hydrochloride is inhaled as a powder, dissolved in water for intravenous injection, or smoked and gives the effect of injection through the lung. Those who smoke cocaine suffer from shortness of breath and excruciating chest pain as a result of lung injury and bleeding. Cocaine reaches the brain in 3-5 minutes and intravenously in 15-30 seconds. Cocaine stimulates the brain to secrete a substance called dopamine, which makes a person feel physically satisfied and euphoric.

The main cause of addiction to cocaine is dopamine, as the body requires resorting to cocaine use (especially in addicts) to stimulate it to secrete dopamine, which is the substance that gives people a feeling of satisfaction and happiness. Dopamine is the main cause of cocaine addiction, as the body urges the user to take a dose of cocaine to stimulate him to secrete a dose of dopamine. Cocaine is a stimulant, meaning that it increases the activity of the nervous system, and cocaine abuse causes a sudden increase in heart rate and blood pressure. It also creates a feeling of imaginary happiness. It gives the user alertness and strength. It seems to him that his thinking is clearer and better than before. From time to time, the user experiences a strong feeling of fear and discomfort instead of the expected feeling of euphoria and happiness. Cocaine use may be habitual. When the effect of the drug fades after 20 to 40 minutes, the user is overcome by a feeling of frustration, so he takes another dose in an attempt to regain the feeling of happiness. Someone who is accustomed to using cocaine may end up feeling that there is no pleasure in anything without the usual dose of cocaine. Then some users resort to returning to the drug continuously.

One of the effects of cocaine addiction on public health is depression. And weight loss. Disturbances and increased heart rate. Lung disease. Feeling chest pain. Weakness of the body's immunity and the occurrence of convulsions. And stroke. . Infection with hepatitis.

Its devastating effects include depression and constant anxiety, with thoughts of suicide, loss of self-control, and spending a lot of money in order to get a dose while continuing to take it despite being exposed to risks. The person pays the price for that slope by losing a comfortable family life, job, and work.

Treatment for cocaine addiction begins with treating the symptoms of withdrawal, because during this period the addict feels lazy, stressed, and depressed, and may think about suicide. Among the most important treatment methods are:

Medicines : Medications can be used to treat physical symptoms, or treat psychological conditions that may be the cause of addiction, such as depression.

Psychological treatment : One of the most important methods of treating addiction is psychological and behavioral therapy, and it depends on rehabilitation programs and is applied either inside the home or outside in the sanatorium or hospital depending on the condition of the addict and the decision of the treating physician. Therefore, the addict needs the support of family and friends and rehabilitation to be able to return to his normal life, get rid of cocaine addiction, and enjoy a healthy life free of risks and suffering, and this is what we do at Hayati Center for Women's Psychiatry

Heroin addiction

In the year 1874, diacetylmorphine, or heroin, was manufactured for the first time in a hospital in London and was marketed by the German company Bayer in the year 1898. The natural form of heroin is white powder, but in most cases it is mixed with other substances before selling it in the markets. The name heroin was given from the German label heroisch. Cocaine is considered the most powerful natural stimulant. It is extracted from the leaves of the coca plant that grows in South America, where the people chew it and it has been known to them for 5,000 years, especially in Bolivia and Peru. Or they put it in tea and drink it to refresh themselves and overcome fatigue. Pure cocaine was isolated from the plant in the year 1880 by Alfred Nieman. It was used as a local anesthetic in eye, nose and throat surgeries because this substance constricts blood vessels and prevents bleeding.

Heroin withdrawal symptoms

Many dramas and cinematic films have shown the symptoms of heroin withdrawal, which are familiar to many people around the world, but usually these symptoms are not life-threatening, but it is certain that these symptoms are not easy, especially if you are not under medical care for days. There are a number of withdrawal symptoms. There are quite a few techniques for withdrawing heroin and expelling it from the body. Usually, the symptoms of heroin withdrawal appear several hours after the last dose of abuse, and they peak between 48 to 72 hours from the last dose of abuse. Within 5 to 7 days, these symptoms begin to subside, and even though the patient He may suffer at this time from some weakness and residual pain as symptoms of drug withdrawal from the body, but the psychological symptoms of withdrawal remain, which may be the most difficult after this stage. Drugs, especially heroin, may be brain chemistry, as they say. Withdrawal symptoms include: vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, chills, With a runny nose, body and back pain, tears, sweating, insomnia, muscle and joint pain, headache, severe insomnia, yawning, abdominal cramps, and dilated pupils. Many patients suffer from psychological symptoms, including anxiety and depression, with an intense and excessive desire to use drugs. These symptoms can also develop in some cases into convulsions. Therefore, it is always taken into account that withdrawal symptoms are under the supervision of a medical specialist who specializes in expelling toxins and drugs from the user’s body. .