Drug Abuse and Addiction

Stubbornly Glamorous Cocaine Lures Us Into Addiction

RIGHT IN YOUR NOSE –

Nov. 3, 2024 – Cocaine remains a stubbornly glamorous and seductive drug and for many people its highly addictive qualities lie hidden in plain sight. Many are the “casual” or “occasional” users partaking every weekend for years on end, claiming they can stop at any time.  HAHA

Martha Gill’s article about the ravages of increased cocaine usage and purity raises important questions, and gives data that shows our thinking on the whys and hows of the use and treatment of the drug are out of date (“Britons are dying in a blizzard of cheap cocaine. Why is so little being done to save them?”). It is strange, though, that the article does not mention the word “addiction”, even while questioning why it might be that rates of usage remain so high among gen X users in their 40s and 50s.

Cocaine remains a stubbornly glamorous and seductive drug and for many people its highly addictive qualities lie hidden in plain sight. Many are the “casual” or “occasional” users partaking every weekend for years on end, claiming they can stop at any time, while glaringly unaware that they haven’t yet and won’t do anytime soon.

CONTINUE@Guardian

C Luke

Recent Posts

Where does that leave marijuana?

TIME WILL TELL – Nov. 11, 2024 - President-elect Donald Trump is expected to come…

2 days ago

Cannabis Use Linked to Epigenetic Changes – Cancer Risk

POT IS SO OBSOLETE – Nov. 15, 2024 -  Cannabis is a “genotoxic” substance because…

2 days ago

Vending Machines Offer Clean Free Needles and Narcan

NPR AUDIO – STICK WITH THE WINNERS!  – Nov. 14, 2024 - “I don’t shoot…

2 days ago

This Book Will Save Your Life: The New Medical Cure for Opioid Addiction

NEW BOOK! READING MATTERS – Nov. 15, 2024 - “This is a pointed and urgent…

2 days ago

15 Incredible Films With Gut-Wrenchingly Depictions of Alcoholism

DON’T MISS THESE – 2023 - 1. “Barfly” (1987) Directed by Barbet Schroeder and based…

2 days ago

My Mom Said 1 Word On Her Deathbed That Made Me Look At My Life In A Different Way

NOT WHAT YOU THINK – Nov. 9, 2024 - She reached out her other hand…

2 days ago