Cocaine help?

theyre not your friends, make some new ones

The first step to getting well is admitting that one has a problem and is powerless over the drug (and/or substance), and you seem to realize that.  A person can be a "functional addict," for instance, which refers to possibly having a full-time job and seeming "okay," but the individual's life is still negatively affected in various ways by the addiction.  



Please seek outside professional help for the cocaine use, especially before something catastrophic happens.  Those who use cocaine, which is categorized as a stimulant, may be at risk for stroke ("brain attack"), for instance, which is a type of brain injury that may result in partial or one-sided paralysis.



There are different programs for those with addiction issues, which may include an outpatient treatment program for certain individuals.  The two credentials to look for in a substance abuse counselor is either a Certified Addiction Counselor (CAC) or a Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor (CADC).



Another respondent mentioned to consider making other friends, and that may be another step to leading a healthier lifestyle too.



The following website should have some local counseling and treatment programs for those with mental health and/or addiction issues.  Some people with a drug and/or alcohol addiction may also have a mental illness.  For those with both a mental illness and addiction (or if suspecting a mental illness as well), there may be a program referred to as MICA (mental illness chemical addiction) for those with a "dual diagnosis."  There may be an outpatient treatment program for MICA too:



https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/



Their toll-free 24/7 ** referral ** hotline:



1-800-662-HELP (4357).



Please also consider a 12-step program, such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), as a program of recovery, especially in addition to therapy.  (Some 12-step meetings may be online these days because of Covid-19 restrictions.)  If one doesn't have a drinking problem, he or she may attend an "open" AA meeting.  The only requirement is having a desire to be sober.



Here is their website for more general info:



https://www.aa.org



NAMI (national alliance on mental illness) is a non-profit organization that has more general info and resources for those with mental health conditions *and/or* their family members or caregivers, and their website has more general info re: those with substance use disorders too (however, *not* for self-diagnosis or self-treatment):



https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Common-with-Mental-Illness/Substance-Use-Disorders



This website has more general info re: those with "addiction" issues (though, also for informational purposes):



https://www.helpguide.org/home-pages/addictions.htm

That's not friends.  That's people who want to drag you down to their level.  And you soon will become an addict the same as they are. If you continue this , you will soon find yourself stealing, and in a life of crime or homeless like so many who started just like yourself. 

They're not you're friends they're enablers, stop hanging out with them. Join one of those anonymous drug / alcoholic counseling groups. 
If you stop doing drugs, you're not likely to die. Drugs and drinking are not a good combo.

I'll tell you the truth. You need to get new friends. Stop hanging with those low lives. Anytime you take a street drug. You do not know what it might be laced with. You could die from it. The coke of today is not good cocaine. ( I survived the 1980s) If you are not high right now. You are not going to die from it. You will not become addicted. Unless you do it for one week straight. You can quit if you want to. Right now. It's the influence of your friends that is causing you to do so. You said yourself. You say you are not going to anymore. That is your true desire. But you are being influenced by friends who like to do it. Lose the friends lose the desire. It's not what you want. Why follow them. Unless you are overdosing right now. You will not die.

Yep. It's called cocaine runnin all in my brain. Only solution is to fkg quit it. It sucks but thats the bottom line and then when you do quit it feels soo good to be free and feel naturally good again.

You can try na but you might need to hit rock bottom before your ready to quit. Or you keep useing and spend who knows how long being on and off homeless. Losing your family and friend. Unable to hold down good jobs even when  your lucky enough to get them. You have a very sad future ahead of you. Good luck.

Most quit after the lose their job and get arrested

No matter what your background is, not only will this keep you off cocaine, it will save and change you life--

http://www.hopereborn.org

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Well, DONT GO OUT AGAIN!!! Drinking is fine on a rare basis, but every week I dunno. cocaine is bad... dont have it w/ u.....duh

You  have done the right thing by asking for advice.

I took some years ago and I had awful pains in the chest and had to drink brandy to feel better. Never again.

My late boyfriend (bless him. R.I.P.) told me it was a mugs game but thankfully I have never wanted to take it again.

If you are drinking alcohol then it lowers your inhibitions and you think differently.

I have been in your shoes I can tell you your not going to die it’s the paranoia talking you need some rest before you drive your self crazy you have to remind yourself that’s the drug talking and your perfectly fine
But In all honesty those are not your friends and if your serious about not doing it anymore you should find a new group of friends and stay away from drinking for a while as that seems to go hand in hand with the coke

If youre serious about quitting, move to a new city. That's what I did, it sucked for a couple months, but made better friends and built a new life.

As someone here said, you  need new friends. I wish I could give you some easy advice for how to do that. Maybe this would help. You can contact people at SMARTRecovery.org. 

It's like a brainy version of Narcotics Anonymous, which I can't really recommend because I've heard so much about it. I admit though that you might find some good people at a NA meeting. The next thing might sound dumb, but I swear it's great. A best-seller for generations, this is still the best resource for making friends (video, below) -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgAIJw45hLw

What I do NOT recommend is those high-priced "rehab facilities. The experts agree that these are scams.

Go to a drug rehab center.

If you don't have the willpower to overcome the habit on your own, then make yourself accountable to someone else. Tell someone you trust that you have the problem, be open with them about how often it happens, and get them to keep challenging, nagging and supporting you. It might even be that if you talk seriously to one of two of your friends about this you'll find that they have the same problem and worries but had never felt confident enough to say anything about it.

Also, consider whether you need to keep going out with your friends in the same way as you do now. There's nothing wrong with a having few drinks, but scale it back and change the routine. For instance if you always end up using drugs when you go out at night, stop going out for all-night sessions and just go for a more relaxed drink earlier in the day - a few pints in the pub on a Sunday afternoon or something like that.

You have to try to get off of it. It can actually destroy dopamine neurons in your brain. It’s been hypothesized that’s why comedian Robin Williams developed Lewy Body Dementia. Because he did a lot of cocaine during a certain period of his life. It’s really nothing to mess around with. 

I’m pretty sure I have some dopamine damage to my brain as well, not that I ever did cocaine, but some stupid psychiatrists I went to had me on some antidepressants including one called Wellbutrin for a while which is known to have some of the same effects that’s cocaine does. It’s sometimes called ”poor man’s cocaine” because people try to get it from psychiatrists and then they grind it up into a powder and snort it. These things can destroy your brain. So I definitely have some drug-induced Parkinsonian symptoms because of these types of antidepressants that I took over the years. Parkinson’s disease is also the result of damage to the dopamine producing areas of the brain just like Lewy Body Dementia. You only get one brain. And when the brain goes, everything else goes as well. Because it runs the whole show.

If you have to do something radical to stop this habit like finding a new circle of friends who aren’t into cocaine, then you might have to do that. It’s just way too risky to keep a habit like that going. Not worth it. You’re young...don’t throw it all away.

You must stop it, it'll be hard at 1st, Do you have a friend to be with you for 2-3 days (just a long weekend) for your chemical withdrawal? There are also 'help' groups (AA etc. and better ones). 
I'm an ex addict. if what you say is true I am least 3 times your age. 
Tips....your only 19...hunker down for a 3 day weekend and don't use...it'll be Hell,.  but remember it is limited and will pass/ listen to music/ jump in and out of shower.
Hold the hand of a friend to get you through.