The cocaine addict is usually portrayed as the derelict in most situations.  This is only half true, many cocaine addicts are working and upper class people who do not consider themselves as addicts.  Yet when their body starts craving a high they think they can resist, but they can not resist for long.

Many of us were in that very situation.  Many of us started using cocaine or even amphetamines to give us a stimulation to do more work or to stay awake longer. Creativity is often heightened because of the narcotic intoxication.

The common phrase of “cocaine addict” is the normal phrase related to someone who can not control their desire for more cocaine (more high).  To be politically correct the substance abuse community has replaced “addiction” with “dependence”.  They base this change on the basis of conditions diagnosed mostly on the basis of behavior and not the bodies craving of the drug.  Although definitions vary widely, most include the core criteria of dependence to be the continued use of a drug despite the negative consequences of the user’s health.

Putting all politically correct terms aside, if you are addicted, are dependent or are just hooked …there is about a 90 % chance that you can not stop by yourself!

Help comes in different forms, there is no single treatment which will work for everybody:

  • residential treatment centers
  • outpatient treatment centers
  • self help programs
  • spiritual deliverance

The long term ultimate goal of any treatment program is to reach lasting abstinence.  The short term goals of any treatment program is to improve the patient’s ability to function positively. People in treatment will learn to alter their lifestyles to become more healthy, which helps minimize medical complications.  Many who become dependent also suffer from another disorder at the same time, such as bi-polar disorder, depression or attention-deficit disorder.  These problems work against the treatment of cocaine if not treated appropriately at the same time.