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July 11, 2007 - Most people now know somebody who has either used cocaine or has a friend or family member who’s tried it. First time users can quickly become addicted to the feeling that they have an increased energy level. The quick high they experience keeps them feeling energetic and able to endure longer physical activities; they really believe they can party till dawn. Many people use it to increase productivity at work and in other areas of their lives.
Whilst these feelings may seem promising in the beginning, increased tolerance and dangerous life choices are often just around the corner. When mixed with alcohol the effects of cocaine can become sinister, if not deadly: when metabolised with alcohol in the liver it produces a potentially lethal substance called cocaethylene, and it is this third product that is often the cause of cardiovascular problems, such as seizures.
Cocaine is presently the most abused major stimulant in Europe: it has become the drug of choice and the one most frequently involved in hospital casualty department visits. But as many users already know, the problems are not just health-related. Many people start out as just occasional, recreational users, but then go on to discover, too late, that they have managed to become addicted and often find themselves losing their job, wife and children as a result of their excesses.
Tackling an addiction is certainly no easy matter, but success is possible, as long as the user is really committed to change in their lives. Many will have tried to quit before, however, sadly on most occasions they will have found themselves drawn back into the habit by friends, at a party, or simply from a desire to re-experience that rush.
The widespread abuse of cocaine has stimulated extensive worldwide efforts to develop treatment programs; the top research priority is to find a medication to block or greatly reduce the effects of cocaine, to be used as one part of a comprehensive treatment program. Researchers are also looking at medications that help alleviate the severe craving that people in treatment for cocaine addiction often experience. In addition to treatment medications, a great deal of success continues to be achieved with therapy-based interventions, particularly Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, and for many celebrities this has become the treatment of choice.
At an English run clinic in Spain they have achieved a level of experience, confidentiality and trust, which has established them as professionals in their field, having helped many people from all walks of life to stop using cocaine permanently. In recent months they have received clients not only from across Europe but also from the USA. They utilise the combined approaches of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Hypnotherapy. Their own triple therapy method often succeeds in reconditioning the automated patterns of thinking, feeling and behaviour that originally led to the addiction, and unlike many other forms of therapy, this method can offer a normally rapid improvement and result in long-term non-use.
At the Elite Clinic they offer a completely free of charge and confidential initial consultation, phone 0034 951 311 591.
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