Addiction to Drugs/acid and coke

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Expert: Caroline West - 1/14/2009


Question
one of my good mates does coke and acid and i was wondering how they make you act/the effects?
thanks

Answer
Hey Ben how you doing. The two drugs you mentioned act in very different ways. LSD is a hallucinogenic and makes the user see a whole bunch of stuff that no one else sees. Some people really enjoy it,they enjoy the things they are seeing and its a good trip. However,it is very inconsistent in its effects. The 'good' visions  won't always be there and the user can have what is called 'a bad trip' and when that happens there is absolutely nothing that can be done until the drug has worn off-about 8 hours. So if he/she has a bad one (and trust me it could be real bad like you are living in a horror show and seeing demons,witches,a mad man coming at you with an axe or whatever other horrors you can think of)so its a very stupid thing to be messing around with.

Coke makes you high and feeling full of confidence,happy,untouchable etc...but when it wears off the user feels like crap and that confidence he/she felt would disappear too and the depression from the come down is very bad. Also coke is very,very addictive and your mate will find he wants it all the time. People lose their entire nose from snorting coke. It will eat up all the users money and that could lead to crime and jail time so again its not a drug,like all drugs,to be messing around with.

Other symptoms your mate will have are very extreme mood swings and feeling like they cannot function properly anymore and neglect themselves. It seriously is not good. The best thing you can do for your mate is show him this e-mail and find out info about these drugs for him. Get him to write to me and I will help to get to the root cause of why he wants to escape so badly. It may not have come to being as bad as what I am saying but it will get a whole lot worse if he doesn't get help now and one drug usually leads to another and before he/she knows it they will get into crack and heroin and meth (I think you call it that in the states).

Ben you sound like your a very good friend so speaking to him about your concerns could help him and if you can, get him to write in.

All the best Ben and if you want to ask anything more than I am here. Take care, Caroline

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My expertise in this area is in illicit/street drugs as well as some over the counter and prescription drugs/meds. I can answer questions about most illicit drugs and prescription drugs. I can offer advice on Opiate maintenance drugs like Methadone, Subutex and Suboxone,and the process of going through a Detox and/or Rehab. I understand the problems Drug use can cause regarding convictions and debt problems. There is a difference between recreational drug use and drug addiction and can answer questions on both. Relationship advice if you or your partner is using and can offer help there too. Drug addiction is no joke and it can shatter the lives of the family as well as the user so I can also offer help and advice to friends and family. Drug dependency creates a great deal of issues both mentally and physically and left untreated can lead to poor Mental Health, Psychological and Physical harm and worse. Life can become unmanageable in many ways including work and schooling alongside breakdowns in relationships,risk of convictions and a reduction in personal care. I can offer advice and support in all these areas having been in them and now out of them.

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I have had multiple drug addictions in the past that have included Cannabis,Heroin,Crack,Benzo's,Codeine and over the counter tablets as well as prescription medicines and taken near enough everything. It caused a great deal of problems in my family and I also had suffered breakdowns,Hospitalizations,suicide attempts,convictions the lot. I had been in a 7 year drug using relationship which was tough. I've come out the other end now and haven't used illicit drugs for 5 years. I really do understand what it is like for the user and those around them.

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I am in 4 other categories here at All Experts: Abusive Relationships; Borderline Personality Disorder or BPD and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy or DBT which can simultaneously help those with BPD and with Drug/Alcohol Problems; and Teenage Problems. I also belong to Care2.com which helps various causes all over the world.

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I have schooling up to A-Level standard,College Diplomas and what I offer here is valuable 'life experience'.

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I have done this voluntary job here at All Experts for about 3 years now.

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