Thursday, July 7, 2016

Dangerous Risks Of Crack Addiction That You Have To Watch Out For


Crack, a form of cocaine has gained popularity among abusers because of its properties- fast-acting high, very potent and cheap. It is a powerful stimulant and can produce almost an instant euphoric high.

As a stimulant, it activates ones physical and mental processes. Crack increases the users’ attention, focus and energy. When smoked, it is readily absorbed into the lungs, bloodstream and finally into the brain.Crack delivers rapid “high” and peak that ends only up to 5 to 10 minutes.

Crack is popular for street names Nuggets, Jellybeans, Gravel, Dice,Candy, Piece,  Rocks, Base and Cookies. People use it to get intense “high” such as euphoric feeling, increased sense of self-importance, intense burst of energy, increased focus and sense of escaping reality.

With continued use, abusers develop crack addiction that makes them experience negative side effects instead of feeling the usual desired effects. This drug is very powerful that it is impossible for someone to use it for the purpose of recreation.


Any person who develops an addiction must have taken it seriously,leading him to be physically and psychologically dependent on the drug. The following are the physical, psychological and behavioral symptoms of someone abusing the drug:

Parents, families and friends of someone abusing crack should know the following dangerous physical signs of crack addiction, including insomnia, increased heart rate and dilated pupils. Abusers may also have hypertension, suppressed appetite and weight loss,nosebleeds and fasciculations / twitching of the muscles.

People who abuse crack can have disturbing psychological and behavioral symptoms such as hallucinations and paranoia; inability to stop despite a strong yearning; tenacious and compulsive thoughts about smoking crack;inclination to prioritize obtaining the drug and smoking crack despite its effects on relationships, finances, or other important features of the abuser’s life.

For sure, crack addiction sets in when someone is engaged in dangerous, risky, or problematic behaviors just to continuously receive and use the substance.Persistent abuse leads the user to crave for more amounts of crack to abuse. This is the stage where the user builds a tolerance for crack.

After building a tolerance, crack addiction follows. During this time, users do not care about engaging in any risky violence, sexual behaviors, and illegal activities especially when they around other abusers.

With an addiction to crack, users will become irrational. The family, spouse or partners of someone addicted to crack must think of plans to rescue the user before it is too late.

After achieving the tolerance stage, abusers will attain such withdrawal symptoms signaling a a riskier crack abuse. Withdrawal symptoms of crack addiction include severe depression, intense cravings for crack, the person is agitated and have high levels of anxiety, worry and stress.

Most of the times, crack abusers are involved in the following changes in behavior:

  • Involving in hazardous situations in order to obtain crack
  • Risky sexual behaviors
  • Breaking the law
  • Increased tendencies towards violence
  • Abandoning their responsibilities 

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