Long Term Effects of Cocaine Use

The long term effects of cocaine use are devastating. The longer a user does cocaine the more evident the effects become. Because of the very addictive short term effects of cocaine it is hard for users to quit doing the drug. It is extremely difficult to recover from but can be done. It is vital to get help from a drug treatment center as soon as possible if you have an addiction.

Some of the long term effects of cocaine that you may notice in an addict are:

• Heart disease
• Respiratory failure
• Strokes
• Seizures
• Gastrointestinal problems
• Chest pain
• Fever
• Muscle spasms
• Coma

As an addict gets deeper into addiction you will see an increase in lying, cheating, stealing, and being absent from work or school. The addiction leads paranoia, irritability, restlessness, moodiness and hallucinations.

Some cocaine addicts will tell you that they are always looking to get back to the feeling they had when they first got high. This never does happen and the addict gets further from that feeling as they grow tolerant of the drug. This tolerance causes the addiction to grow deeper and therefore it is very important to catch this addiction as early as possible before the tolerance begins as well as permanent damage.