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Originally Posted by Nehkara
From my perspective as a health care professional, cocaine's danger lies not only in its addictive qualities but also in its very serious detrimental health effects.
Cocaine can cause heart attack, aneurysms in your heart and brain, and seizures.
It is nasty nasty stuff.
I read about a patient one time who had five aneurysms in his brain due to cocaine use.
Not only does cocaine predispose users to these conditions, outcomes are often worse in cocaine users than people who incidentally get these conditions.
Also, it does not take daily use to have the above effects, people who use cocaine only once a week are seriously at risk for significant detrimental health effects.
Anyway... I don't mean to preach, I just know what effect this drug can have and it is hard to be okay with people using it.
I realize that casual users are less likely to have the above side effects but I also know that it does not take much for a casual user to become an addict.
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Don't feel bad about preaching. I've heard some of the things that can happen due to cocaine use, and would rather know as much as I can, rather than bury my head in the sand (which is what a lot of people who do drugs tend to do).
I don't do it very often, but I still realize there are dangers, both short term and long term.
I've heard that heavy cocaine use over a long period of time can lead to schizophrenia in some people. Is that true, or is that fearmongering?