Cocaine in the blood stream

[Bagnal]

Can you give me an approximate length of time that cocaine will show up in an individual's blood stream?  For example, If an individual used cocaine 8-9 months ago, is there a possibility that it could show up now in a drug test?  Thanks for your help.

[Mark]

How long does cocaine stay in your hair? What can be done to remove it?

[RS,EdD,HVMA]

Cocaine is detectable by urinalysis for roughly 24 to 48 hours.

[nicky]

It's true what was posted as your anwser, cocain only shows up for 24-48 hrs.  Having been in a half way house where they did ramdom checking I know this to be true.  You won't have any problems with your insurance, Good Luck

[pete]

cocaine stays in your system for 2 to 3 days, and is detectable in urine for the same amount of time.  drink lots of water, 10 to 14 cups per day..  you will pee a lot.

[AnnMarie]

I am a cocaine addict (snorting) and have been trying for three years to stop.IT has been a very hard thing to stop because it is a mental addiction.Even when I try not to think about it ,some how i do.When trying to stop you have to change everything even the things you dont want to change. I have put together months at a time away from it but always relapse after a while. I know I want to stop and have tried A/A  and N/A. I  also have been in programs and all these things have not worked so far,my question is what else can I do? I am getting very tired  of going to all these programs. I want to go back to school and i am starting to do healthy things,I think I need to stop focusing so much on this drug and start to focus on getting my life in order. Maybe i am putting myself on ,thinking this will help but I have to start doing something different.Can you please give me you opinion?    Thanks, Annmarie

[annie]

What does coke do to your body after a long time?

[pete]

Annemarie..  Hello. i to am an addict.  snorting.  i have been using for one year.  3/4 to 1 gram a day now, almost every day.  I thought about going to meetings, but i would **** if i knew someone there.  i also, want to stop.  Actually, i did it for a year between 16 and 17.  wild teen, but stopped cold turkey...  I didn't even see it again until i turned thirty.  now 31, a year later, i,m back. i dont know why.  Maybe i'm not happy in my marriage or something.  I've only been married 1 1/2 years.  I know this stuff is bad, and i know that i'm a strong willed person.  I could quit if i really wanted.  But, i guess i dont really want to cause i'm a loser and still doing it.  Anyway, how much do you do and how often.  How does it make you feel.  it definitly doesnt make me feel like it used to.  my nose is always clogged.  and it doesnt make me feel confident when i do it.  it either exhausts me or makes me quiet.  and on top of that it makes me have racing thoughts... about everything..Im slacking at work, marriage, friendships, everything.  I used to work out.  no more.  It is really hard to try and change.  the easy thing to do is always fall back and say fuckit, i'll get a buzz... this is definitly not me.. lifting weights was my life.. so was making money and earning respect and admiration.  I have lost all three, not to say my drive for sex.  only with myself lately..  hopefully i have not overwhelmed you with all of this.. and you will want to write back..  i check almost daily..  hope to hear from you.

best wishes...

[stacy]

Hi, I've been thinking of trying cocain for the first time, I was wondering about its addictive properties, I was also wondering if it would interfere with the medication that I take now, which is Effexor an antidepressant

[PETE TO STACY]

STACY... DO NOT DO IT!!!!! you are on the med for a reason..  cocaine is a very shortlived high.  believe me it is not worth it.  it is expensive, and will definitly affect your med from working.  simply by making you eventually skipping your dose, and not eating right.  please,  try to explore other avenues for exitement...  i am doing my best to quit this ****...  i started lifting weights again, which is a big step for me and the adrenaline rush i get from that is as close to happiness as i have been in a while...  even sex is better.  i hope its not too late, and perhaps even if you have already tried it, you didnt like it.  there have been two people i know who went to the hospital the FIRST TIME they ever tried it...  BESIDES, COCAINE CAUSES ANXIETY, YOU DONT NEED TO BE DEPRESSED AND ANXIOUS DO YOU?

PETE

[To Annemarie and Stacy from Tina]

Okay Annemarie, I could have written your letter - same amount of time, same school goals, same frustrations. At least for me, when I'm not doing blow, I remember it as being much more fun that it actually was. I've been scouring the web for the past few days trying to find some reasonable way to deal, and one thing I found was Rational Recovery (www.rational.org/recovery). The site has kind of a goofy setup and they're really opposed to any 12-step program, but it definitely has some good ideas about personal strength in overcoming addictions. I hope this is the sort of info you were looking for. Tina

STACY - My boyfriend takes Lithium for depression and coke totally screws up any benefit he gets from it. You would probably love cocaine because the high is so great compared to taking an antidepressant at first. Please, please, please don't do it. It's just that much harder to have any meds work for you normally, and coke makes depression a lot worse. If Effexor isn't working as well as you think it should, talk to your doctor about your prescription. I've witnessed my boyfriend in extreme pain (worse than before he started taking Lithium) because of the antidepressant-cocaine combo. Please don't even risk it. Tina

[[e-mail]]

I messed around with some cocaine nine days ago.  I actually snorted what would fit under my nail into my nostrils twice.  before that I had never done it.  I just started a great job and found out that I have to take a drug test in a couple of days.  Do I need to buy a cleansing product or am I okay.  I could kick myself because I didn't want to do it and didn't even like it!

Thanks!

[Gina]

What are symtoms of cocaine withdrawls?

[4ford]

I AM A 24 YEAR OLD MALE, WHO HAS BEEN USING DRUGS SINCE MY EARLY
TEENS.  FROM THE AGE OF 18-23, I was drug free(COMPLETED A TREATMENT PROGRAM).  I am also diagnosed with a bipolar disorder, for which I take zoloft and two other medications. This past    weekend, I bought crack ($600.00) and binged. I ALWAYS FEEL
DEPRESSED AND ANXIOUS. Are there treatment programs for people
who have dual disorders?  I work but I don't have any medical
insurance.

[dwayne]

I wanted to know if there was a good medication for staying off cocain. I have quit for about 1 month now which I am finding very hard. I get very depressed and find it hard to get modivated to do things, which i never had a problem with before.I also wanted to know if cocain effects the blatter or prostate gland which i have problems with now. I am 32 years old and hope life will get better if i stay off the coke.

[dwayne]

I wanted to know if there was a good medication for staying off cocain. I have quit for about 1 month now which I am finding very hard. I get very depressed and find it hard to get modivated to do things, which i never had a problem with before.I also wanted to know if cocain effects the blatter or prostate gland which i have problems with now. I am 32 years old and hope life will get better if i stay off the coke.

[chris]

A question was asked about how long cocaine stays in the blood but was answered by how long it stays in the urine. Could I please see the question answered properly.

[Mark]

Cocaine is by far the worst dependency drug to do. It is by far a mental addiction, I would consider never ever trying this drug, it should be called the white devil because that is what it is...

[CATUF]

You're boiling over a comment made by a stranger  7 years and 5 months ago.

[beachtowel]

I didn't realize the date with this new forum jumping all over like a jumping bean..........

But yes This post really sucks someone wanting to use Cocaine.........

[JoeW07]

If you have an addictive personality...reconsider trying coke. You'll be in for a long battle.
How to stay clean? It may be easier said then done. Yes, there are many programs out there but do they really work? That urge to bang another line just eats away at your mind and is always there. You may go days or weeks with out doing it but that voice is always there. The best way to discontinue use it to get away. Yes, get away. Take yourself out of the situation. If you're around people that do it or sell it, you'll fall back into it. If you want your life back you'll have to make the drastic change. MOVE if you have to. Get away from the entire situation. It will slowly get better if you get away...
I wish everyone well.

[[e-mail]]

I am a chronic pain patient who tested positive once for cocaine -and for all you experts out there I did one line 7 days before the test -will I be kicked out of the program ? If so , I am ready to die cause the pain is too great to live with-I only did the coke because my pain Dr. put me on Zyprexa for depression and I literally couldn't move .

[JustWeed4Me]

Cocaine is just not worth it for me because it makes me feel like hell.  I don't do well without sleep either.  My nose is stopped up one minute, and the next minute it's running like hell.  It also makes my throat sore - like having the flu or something.  In fact, it makes me feel like I do indeed have the flu - without being able to sleep.  It also causes me to have a major headache, and sometimes causes me to have nausea.  I just smoke weed and I'm content with that.  I am so thankful that coke made me so sick because I have no desire for it ever again.  I'm sure it doesn't affect everyone the same.  Plus, I have a fear of having a heart attack or something after snorting it.   I didn't even think about that when I was young - partying and stupid.  Now that I am in my forties I am beginning to think about my health.  I will admit that I am addicted to weed and have smoked since 1979.  I'm not sure if I could stop smoking cold turkey and will probably require some sort of treatment if I do decide to stop.  

[nuttymum]

sigh i'm an addict too, You know it should be simple to give up but its not, i've tried 12 step meetings, running away (yes drastic enough to move the country so that old m8s couldnt temp me) and what do i go and do? go clubbing and end the night snorting coke again after being sober for 9years. As above someone wrote its the white devil, you bet it is and the crack is even worse..........so far its been the 2 weekends in a row. Its so tempting i'm having a bad time struggling with the temptation to get it and now i know where as well makes it so much harder to avoid.
I'm trying to not do it again which makes me want it even more. arrrrrrrrrghhhh i'm sure you guys have all experienced the depression and the cravings too. Good luck to you all I really hope at least most of you manage to beat the white devil.

[Izhazel]

ok johny4000 yea i would bet n e thing i own(even my stash of coke):) that u will fail that drug test.....most of the time from what i read online and hear its usually from 2-3 days given that your metabolism is about the norm.......me personally when i do just i few lines, maybe 2 or 3, i still feel it several hours later......were u still kinda high when u took your test? just out of curiosity.....

[Izhazel]

also i have a question i have a deviated septum, therfore when i use coke(which is around once or twice a month give or take once or twice, in all honesty) i can only use the same nostril....for instance after doing several lines one night(by several i mean 4-6). As my heart rate declines i finally get to go to sleep and wake up the next day i fell good and all, on the other hand, that side of my face kinda f***ing hurts.. from what i taught(if you can call it teaching) u r supposed to switch nostrils after each line...while here is my real question, can the coke eat away at my nose to clear up my deviated septum??? if so then i can medically justify myself...kinda:) thanks u guys are awesome....o and one more question i know everyones body is different  and how much will the nasal cavity erode given its dam near pure coke...ive been using for about 3 years. o and my nose is smaller than most peoples....so i little more gets trapped up there..if u want to take that into consideration as well... dont know.....figured the more info the better
                         MaTtHew

ps dont know if age and health has ne thing to do with it put im 22 male 6' 185. in the best shape of my life..

[johny4000]

no. thanks

[[e-mail]]

if someone had a blood test today and did coke 3weeks ago  will it show up

[playboybunny1979]

Does anyone know which kind of tests police use for their roadside random drug tests(urine/blood/saliva swab?) Also, if i took coke the night before and got tested the next day/night, would it still show up? I dont do a lot of coke, i work in a nightclub so take approx 2 lines per night 2-3 times a week but dont want to risk my licence but the coke keeps me awake as works an hour away from home:( Also, hate to go over the same questions that people have already asked, but if a person was to stay off coke and quit, would their septum return to normal and repair itself in some way? Thanks, Ang  xxx

[Dave W.]

Coke has destroyed my entire life. I had a ten year marriage with that garbage.
It gave me a bone disease,which effected my hips and had to have both of them
replaced at the early age of 30. I had a very well paying job as a mechanic and
now,after the replacements,have been in chronic pain,can't work and have lost
everything except my loving wife,Thank God. I'm now addicted to pain pills,go
figure. How ironic,since I was 3 months clean,just out of rehab,before I found out
that the drugs and alcohol had destroyed my hips.LOL. It's no joking matter,though.
I'd advise anyone thnking about even trying Coke once,to have someone slap the
**** out of them,just for their own good. DON'T EVEN TRY IT ONCE,is all I can
tell people. Do you really want to end up like me? God Bless.

[slideshow]

This is a drug that is a cold hard killer.  Very few medicinal purposes.  The Colombian peasants pick coca leaves for the cartels not the Pharma companies.  I worked in Miami as a boucer and bodyguard during the Cocaine Cowboy years, mid to late 70s early 80s.  It was not frowned upon quite as much in the mid 70s but it should have been.  It will kill you dead.  I quit many, many years ago, and I have my mind convinced if I ever snort another line I will die.......Do yourself a favor, don't do the first line.  There is NOTHING cool, glamorous, or anything else good about this drug.  I don't think addiction is the word, but certainly your mind gets a craving for the feeling......I just have one thing to say about Coke.  DON'T.

[Dave W.]

As far as the drug tests go,I have no idea as to how you would test the next
night,if you did Coke the previous night. If you don't do it at all,then you will
not have to worry about being arrested then,right? About your septum damage.
I have been clean for approximately 7 years,but when I got an Xray at a dentists
office for my teeth,they noticed that my left sinus was completely clogged. I
have had sinus issues ever since I started doing Coke,so if you don't want to
do permanent damage to your sinus,life,I'd have to say that the sooner you quit,
the better. We never think about our future when we do these things. The old saying
about "You Have to Pay to Play" is no Joke with Coke. That ryhms well,doesn't it?LOL.

[slideshow]

Coke literally destroyed my life too.  In 1981, I left Miami, with a bad of dirty clothes, a busted guitar, and borrowed the money for a ticket.  I had to live with my parents at 31 for while.  The sinus problems and septum problems not withstanding, the drug will simply kill you.  There is no moderate use.  Once you decide you like it, and you will, nothing will keep you from it........If there is one mistake in my life that I would pass advice to my son about (and I have passed this advise) in regards to Coke, simply DON'T.

[playboybunny1979]

I totally agree, there is nothing cool/glamourous about doing coke, especialy in a dirty toilet cubicle! I wouldnt say i was addicted per say....but i get addicted to the feeling i get while on coke. Saying that, if im having a major night out, i only take one gram and stop, as i cant handle much more, i've known people to take a lot more although im not condoning it whatsoever! Its not a good thing to need it but when push comes to shove and i have a night out, coke stops me from getting hungover(if i drank alchohol alone, id be f**ked!). I also have an autostic son, coke is an escapisim for me although i would be able to come off it if i wanted(which is prob what a lot of people claim), although i really dont think i have that much of a problem with it, it doesnt affect my day to day life, if i cant get it, i dont stress about it, i could NEVER  take it during the day(only socially), but my advice would be to anyone who was thinking of trying it, as SLIDESHOW says, Dont do it! xxx

[slideshow]

You don't say whether you still do it and please don't take this as preaching.  The years I lived in Miami were the years of the Cocaine Cowbows.  It was everywhere.  I tried it, I liked it and I was good a selling it, "until" it grabbed me by the throat and strangled the life out of me (theoretically speaking).  I got busted for a 1/4 lb of it at a major airport in the late 70s.  That was the beginning of my career as a bouncer and bodyguard, during the most violent years of Miami Cocaine history.  This period is what they named the movie Scarface for.  250 stiches later I limped from Miami with nothing, nothing.  I had lost it all.

I did it a few times after that.  As recent as 23 years ago.  I remember the day that my heart was pumping and I thought that I was going to die, I decided in my mind that if I ever took another line it would kill me.  And that was it.  I didn't want to die, and I finally made the specific decision to never do it again.  The urge is gone.  Only the fear of it remains..........You see if I ever snort it again, I will die.

[slideshow]

Sorry about my lousy spelling.  Maybe there are some folks that can control it, but I wasn't one of them.  It always starts out the way you describe, with us in control, then it increases, increases more, then it gets out of hand.  In Miami a friend of mine had a half million dollar home, when I first met him, did too much his product.  The last time I saw him was in 1981.  He was on his way to turn himself in for a 3 year sentence.  He had lost his home everything.  He stopped by the club I was working as a bouncer in to borrow $20 to eat.  I'll never forget him.  I was looking at prison too, but remember they were not quite as strict in those years, before crack (we called it freebase).  I was looking at 6 months at Eggland in Florida, but filed one last appeal.  That was the timing for getting into the bar business.  Had I made it back from that "delivery" I was to have taken over this Colombian family's North Miami operation.  Thank God I got busted.  Be careful and please, please at least consider stopping it.  You see, if I snort another line, I will die.

[Dave W.]

"Freebase" is where my drug addiction started. I was in high school and was
one of those guys that didn't play with drugs or alcohol. I was into cars and
spent my money on fixing them up. Once I met my first wife,while we were
engaged,her friend started her using "Freebase". I didn't even know what it
was until she offered it to me. Stupidly,I tried it once,and well the rest was
history. Everyday,running into NYC to score.I was hooked "hard". The high
was so great,that it consumed my every thought.I still kept my job,but my
boss knew something was up,since he saw my glassy eyes. We had a drug
test and well,he tricked me into spilling my guts by sitting me down and saying
that the drug test came back and I thought it was positive,but it wasn't,so he
played me good.I just said that I was at this party and "you know". Never told
him the truth.It always catches up with you,no matter how slick you think you
are.While trying to come up with a down payment for a new house,I looked back
and said to my wife,you know,if we never did thoses drugs,we could have paid
for this house,outright in cash,instead of scrounging for money like we are now.
Drugs are a waste of money and lives,it's that simple. Don't Do IT,You Will Someday
Regret It. Peace.

[playboybunny1979]

I dont think your preaching at all, i like other veiws on the subject and you obviously have a lot more experience on the subject so to speak. Yes, i do still take coke, i work as a dancer 3 nights a week and prob have 2 to 3 lines per night, if im having a big night out(which is usually only once a month if that...), il have a whole gram but prob be able to finish it, i usually know when to stop but id still like to be able to come off it, truth is though, i couldnt see myself being able to go on a nigt out without it now which is not good news, but when it comes to work, i can take it or leave it and wont actively seek it out, if someone offers me a line, il say ok. Being from Scotland, the coke isint strong here(as in sellers mix it a lot) but still not condoning it at all.

[playboybunny1979]

Regarding my last post, i meant i would be unable to finish a whole gram, not able to finish it!!! sorry. xxx

[slideshow]

Thanks.  Well it was a club, much like yours that a Muriel refuge from the 1980 boatlift of 1980 threw a Molotav coctail in.  I chased him out of the club with a 380 and he was trupid enough to get the cops to tell on me for pulling a gun on him.  Of course I showed the cops the fire damage and they took him away in cuffs.  If he hadn't called the cops he would hae gotten away with it.

One of the funny stories of Miami.  Hey just be careful with it.  It is the most psychologically addicting drug I have ever seen, done, experienced, whatever........If you are not going to stop then at least think of my plea the next time you do it.  I seriously have my mind convinced that I will "die" if I ever take another snort.   Just keep that fear of it.  You may be one of those that can control it.  In those days (my old days) if the Coke didn't kill you the Cocaine Cowboys did.  I was stupidly a bodyguard for my Columbian roomate, and a few other dealers of the days.  Please understand this is not bragging but admitting how DUMB I used to be.......Take care.  I've fogotten more about coke than a lot of folks will ever know and its knowledge I wish I didn't have.  The burn temperatures of each cut, so if you use a machine to determine purity.  Each cut and coke melt at a different temperature.  When whatever is in it melts you know what it is based on the temperature it melted at.  No telling what the stuff is cut with nowadays.  The coke I was busted at the airport was probably close to 90% pure, it had to be cut to sell on the street or people would die.  Heck, maybe they did.  I have always wished that I had made different decisions in regards to coke.

[slideshow]

If I could summarize, just DON'T. Have a nice weekend...Stay alive.  Sorry to bore you with an old mans stories, an old man who learned from way too many mistakes.  I am so very lucky to be alive, now married 24 years with 2 kids, 23 and 16.  God blessed me.

[playboybunny1979]

Glad to hear everythings good with you now, nice to hear good things can finally come out of bad experiences. Take care xxx

[slideshow]

Sorry to ramble.....My point is simply you guys don't need the boring part that goes with my past life.  Just DON'T when it comes to Coke.

[slideshow]

Yes they can.  Sorry for the preaching.  Take care

[PPhelps]

JUST DON'T DO IT. A friends daughter died last from cardiac arrest due to low potassium because of this ****. She was 19. It can and will happen. Please save your your selves before its too late.

[slideshow]

Sorry about your friends daughter.  I've said here tha Coke is a killer.  I saw the bodies in Miami, almost became of them......I dwelled too much on my past, it was a horrific, stupid past that I should be dead from ...DON'T

[candy25]

I am in drug and alcohol classes monday-thursdays i smoked crack the 17 of this month and got tested 2 days later and failed.Last night i did some coke i'm trying to decide whether or not to go to class tomorro since i know if they test me i will test positive,what i'm wondering is if i could pass it off that it was still in my system from the 17,does anyone think this is possible?

[candy25]

i've been reading what everyone has to say,i'ts comfortung to know i'm not alone.I get so much from hearing of others stories of sucess and hope.I have been strugglig with desease of addiction for seven years now,never able to really put together any clean time,just switching from one drug to the next.I am so tired of living like this,these drugs have done nothing but cause pain and mysery for myself and all who love me.sometimes i feel as if there's no hope for me.so please if you have hope and have found your way through this hell called addiction please share with me.
Thanks and Bless you.

[slideshow]

Which addiction are you referring to candy?  I have been through the Coke thing and lucky to be alive.  You don't specify what it is you are addicted to.

If its Coke, then its simple please simply STOP.  You won't have any physical withdrawals.   You will probably miss the crutch mentally.

As I stated above, I have my mind convinced that if I snort another line, I will die.  Perhaps you will too.  Think about it.  

Have you EVER seen an old Cokehead?

[nanookb4]

We have a partner in our business who has been doing coke for over a year now..  My question is, we can only get about two days worth of work out of him and then he's gone for probably a week after that.  Is that normal for drug addicts?  Does anyone have any ideas we could use to help him break this habit.  He is losing everything and we are so worried it's going to affect our business..

[slideshow]

I don't want to say anything that would interrupt this mans income stream, however you owe it to yourself to confront him about it.  You apparently know that he is doing it, so talk with him.  Yes the behavior is indicitive that the Coke might be taking control.  OR he may be job hunting......Talk to him, then decide.  I was in a 3 partner business once and its hard, but if he is your partner you owe him the chance to come clean....Respectfully.

[toold4thiscrap]

As much as I hate to admit it, I'm an addict too.  Made it to 45, mother of 4, sucky marriage, but we manage to make it work.  To get to the point, last weekend I was popped for dealing.  The only reason I was selling was to support my habbit, about a gram a day for the last 2-1 years.  Make a long story short, not only did I have to fess up to my family, but now the neighbors and everyone that respected me have shunned me.  I don't blame them, we all have children (to which I would NEVER sell).  The question I'm really trying to ask, is how long does the sick to yoiur stomach and knives stabbing the legs last?  It's been 8 days since I've done any, and my mind is trying to convince me that "one little line won't hurt"  of course, legally it would, and the last 8 days without would have been for nothing!  Any suggestions to help?

[skankmo]

I've only had to try cocaine once to understand how it works. It hooks by giving you that good experience, that feeling that you could "take it or leave it" (but why would you ever leave it if you could take it?), the determination that "maybe" you'll do it again "one day". And, of COURSE you will, once the association between coke + GOOD TIMES is solidified inside your mind. But that association is an illusion! You could have had a good experience any other way, with anyone else, and without cocaine. Don't let it hook you! Don't even try it once! No one was ever lying when they said it was the most addictive drug out there. It is sneaky, sneaky, sneaky. It wants to ruin you, and it will almost certainly succeed. It really is The White Devil. (I love that.) STAY AWAAAAAAAAAY FROM COCAINE~!

[skankmo]

STAY STRONG! I believe in you! I am sending you so many good vibes right now and I KNOW you can do this! From everything I've read about addiction, the physical symptoms of the addiction WILL pass. Do everything you can not to think about the pain until then. Just think about what good you are doing for your body, for your mind, for your children, for your life. Keep a journal. Write all of your feelings, your frustrations, everything. Exercise... or just go for a nice, long walk with a discman and your favourite music. Take an hour-long bath. Do anything you've ever loved to do... besides cocaine. I mean, maybe there are things you used to love but couldn't afford to do anymore, because of your coke habit? Go shopping and don't feel guilty about buying yourself something beautiful~! Trust in the universe around you, it's supporting you in anything you want to do... and all of the badness will pass, I promise you, if you just keep believing in yourself. You know what to do, change doesn't come naturally but the payoff after the struggle will always be grand. It's been 2 days since your message -- I hope you haven't given in. Please don't. You don't need coke. You never did, and you never will. It tricked you, like it tricks everyone. You can still kick its ***, though!!

[skankmo]

And don't be afraid or ashamed to seek out professional help in this! You don't have to do it alone. I'm not an addict, but my best friend is one... I understand how it takes control of people. I've watched it in action. Some people won't understand and will shun you, yes, but many more will understand, and will respect you for what you're doing, and will be able to provide you much better assistance than little ol' me. Don't ever feel ashamed to ask for help...

[slideshow]

Please don't snort that next line.....You see, you might DIE !!!!!!!  This is a drug that may very well not wait until you are ready for rehab.....It will kill you at it's liesure.........I KNOW what I am talking about, I assure you.  You may not get the chance for rehab.....does you no good when you're laying in a pine box.

[slideshow]

I am not simply preaching here, I KNOW.  You see if I ever snort another line, I will die, and so may you........

[nanookb4]

We already confronted him and he has addmitted to doing it.  But he's not addicted and does not need help!!  We offered rehab and wages and he still won't go..  We get about 2-3 days a week out of him and thats it..  We already saw an attorney and he recommened fire him.  My hubby has  a really hard time kicking him when he's down.  I think he needs to, he needs to hit rock bottom before he comes forward.  Thanks

[slideshow]

If the cCoke really has him hooked he may never make it to rehab.....In this case, I would pay close attention to the attorney, but still not turn your back on the partner...Your hubby won't be kicking him while he is down.  He may very well be saving his life.  You can't let the man destroy the biz for sure.  Maybe offer him "rehab or the road"  He does not know he needs help but everyone else does, 2-3 days a week is not enough to contribute a partnership, and my bet is he is not "all there" during that 2-3 days.........Intervention.   Coke IS is a killer.  Look at it this way, if you do nothing, he might die...Then imagine how you would feel because nothing was done.

Yes he may be so hooked by now that he has to hit rock bottom.  I know that I had to years ago, and I still didn't quit, until the lightbulb went off in my head that the next line would kill me.....You can't let him take you and your hubby to rock bottom with him.

[slideshow]

I hav ea soft spot for the guy, but don't let him drag ya'll down......Paint this picture:

Do nothing, partner dies, and by then your biz is down the tubes.........

[toold4thiscrap]

Thank you for your support!  I did not give in over the weekend, thank God for that!  I have found myself becoming "me" again, and I love it!  I am in the process of making my oldest daughter's wedding dress, and now that I am "sober" I can see all the mistakes I've made on it.  Thankfully it can all be fixed, and I should be able to send it to her by the end of the week (we live in different states),I am taking it one day at a time, and it is getting easier every day!  I can laugh at stupid things again, instead of getting mad and ready to pick a fight with the people that mean the most to me.  I have talked with both of my daughters over the weekend, one is in Virginia, the other in Maryland, and they are behind me 150%.  The boys live with me, and are so elated to see mom back to the mom they love, and not the angry, get out of the house mom.  I know the charges against me are really bad, but I have done everything I can to eliminate as much as I can without turning anyone else in.  Since it is my first offense I am hoping for the best.  I welcome your prayers and good thoughts, every little bit helps!  Once again thank you for the good vibes, I really appreciate it!

[nanookb4]

Well I'm tired of babying this guy.. he needs to go and I'm working on my hubby with that.  He has kids who smoke pot and do other stuff so if he was to leave his girlfriend who is a addict also he would just go home to another crack house i'm sure.  We are protecting our business right now.  We took his company truck away and are now getting him off of the checking accounts..  I don't think he can hurt the business anymore since we are being proactive!  I just have so many questions about this drug and it's affects..  How long does it take to go through the withdrawals or does it vary with each person?  What are some of the withdrawal affects?

[slideshow]

I'm over 55 years old and thank God, I got busted (big time) in 78 or I'd be dead.  I was too stupid ever after that to stop doing Coke.  I did it until a "lightbulb" went off in my head and so will the partner....You can't let him take you and hubby down with him....Do take him off the checking accounts yesterday...

There are no withdrawals with Cocaine, except for mental addiction to feel that good again and again and again AT ANY COST..If anyone feels differently about the withdrawals, then speak up, but I know I never had any and went many nights without it in jail, when I was living on the street, and when I simply could not afford it, AND best of all, when I finally quit.  You see if I snort another line I will die....He has to know that to stop.  Sounds like the Coke has him by the balls right now.

It sounds like you are doing the right thing so keep it up....

[slideshow]

On a positive note, I've been clean for over 22 years from Coke.  I owe a home, several cars, have a wife that spends too much money and too very expensive kids.  I also just got a VERY good job offer at my age.

My point is, he can recover, but HE has to do it, you can't do it for him.  The bottom is NOT where you think it is, its where "he" thinks it is.  It may even be death, sadly.

[slideshow]

Make sure he does not have any keys to ANYTHING you and hubby own, home, cars, etc......

[nanookb4]

We have changed all the locks!!  He is pretty much off of everything now.  It's really sad to see someone you have known for so long go through this.  I have a friend who just got off of Meth and she has three kids and single.  I helped her kids through that mess and she has finally smartened up and got clean hopefully for good now!  It's nice to hear that you have gotten clean and stayed that way before something terrible happened to you..   I hope our partner does the same!  Thanks again

[slideshow]

To look at me today, no one would ever guess my past.  It was a long time ago and I was blessed by God to have survived.  I've tried since then to be a better man as I had a lot of mistakes to make up for....I don't mean to sound so tough and cold about it, but nothing is more tough than the Coke itself.....Put as much distance as you can between yourselves and his addiction.....

For what its worth I had it bad, but I never stole from my friends, even at my worst.  That said, it does happen.

[slideshow]

I had a good friend in Miami, who owned a half million dollar home (In 1978 now, so the value now would be much more), nice cars, good friends.  He lost it all....Last time I saw him, he stopped my my bar where I was a bouncer, on his way to prison, to borrow $20 to eat...........Coke has no friends.

[nanookb4]

I agree, thats why I have distanced myself from him and his drama..  I just wish my hubby would.  He needs to realize that this is not his friend, the one he has known for 20+ years, this is the drug addict now!  He needs to stop abling him and be proactive.  I hope he see's through the light and makes some good choices for this man soon.

[slideshow]

If you haven't already let your hubby read some of my posts on Coke.....I'd be happy to chat (so to speak) with him here.....I think its cool that he still wants to help his friend.  God knows he needs it, just help hubby, be careful helping the partner.  Actually I wish that I had a friend like your hubby in the old days.  Perhaps it would have gone differently........I'm not suggesting to abandon the guy, just distance yourself from him in the ways that count.....Good luck, really.   Don't let it affect your marriage.......let hubby do what he thinks he needs to do to help, it will help hubby feel better......I try to talk tough, but I'm really an old softy....

[slideshow]

You're pat right and part wrong.  The real me, the now me, was down deep inside, even in the old days.....Maybe his friend is still in the shell someplace, so if your husband can and will help his friend, let him, but just be careful.....You see if the guy snorts just one more line, he might die.....I know your husband does not want that to happen

[toold4thiscrap]

One a happy note, I have not had any Coke in 280 hours, almost 12 days!  I know it seems silly to keep track of it by the hour, but right now I am going minute by minute fighting it.  Sometimes it seems like second by second.  The withdrawls are more mental now, but the benefits of not using far outway the thought of using again.  My kids are all happy to have "mommy" back.  I become more of the "old" mom everyday, and believe  me, it is far better than the Coke mom I was.  Not surprisingly my hubby and I are getting along better too.  

To anyone thinking about doing that first line DON'T DO IT!!!  If you do use STOP.  You may think you can control it, but believe me, IT controls YOU!!

Believe in yourselves, put your trust in God, and you can get through this too.  It's not a cake walk, but well worth the trip!!!

[slideshow]

Congratulations, really....Good work.....See if you can make that Lightbulb turn on in your head that says you can NEVER snort another line.  The next line might be the one that kills you.....That said, good work, and keep it up....

[toold4thiscrap]

I have 2 friends that stopped the same time I did, we have our own little support group, as well as attendig NA meetings together.  After seeing people that have been in worse situations than myself, I do believe that the next line could be the one that kills me.  I am not willing to tke that risk!  Thanks for the support!

[slideshow]

That is one of the most intelligent things I have seen on this forum......That's what it took for me, knowing, not thinking, that I would die doing the next line......Jail, losing my friends, losing my home and car, losing literally everything, didn't teach me.   The bottom on Coke is a really, really strange place.  Ananestheologist might be able to describe it best, very, very close to death........I lost everything except my life.  GREAT decision my friend, congratulations.

[tuanda]

For the past several years, I had suspected my husband had been using, ($ disappearing, lies, losing hours of unaccountable time daily, teeth breaking, grayish skin coloring, violent mood swings), but he would never admit to it.  Then back in March, after I had found him passed out on the floor covered in ****, he finally admitted that he had a drug problem.  He said that he had been consistantly using various drugs for the past couple of years, mostly coke...crack.......and meth & crank once or twice.  He promised to clean up & seemed to be a lot better for a few weeks, but then the old habits came back & I suspected he was using again.  He ended the marriage a month later saying that things just would never be the same between us.  He hated the term addict & wouldn't admit to having a problem with using.  I think he was tired of me questioning him on his habits & asking him to please go to a counselor or treatment because our kids deserved to know him for the parent he could be.  We had been going through the divorce process & he had visitation with the children daily for a few hours.  At noon, in August, while returning the children from a visit, he crossed the center line (he thinks he fell asleep), drove in the opposing lane, and caused a head on collision into an SUV.  Now I only have one child........my 4 year old was killed instantly.....& my baby survived, but has to undergo a lot of physical therapy.  They found a vial of coke on my estranged husband's keychain at the scene of the accident & drew his blood that evening for tox-screens.  My question to anyone out there is..........how long do any of those drugs stay in the blood stream?  And if he had taken one of those "cleansing agents", what are the chances of anything showing up in the tox-screen (it is a blood test & was sent to the BCA).  Do they really work that well?  I really don't know what he had been using, his frequency or dosage, but there was quite a bit of coke in that vial ($500 st.value).  Please give me viable info....I am going crazy waiting for those tox-screen results to come back.....& am looking for as much knowledge as you're willing to share.
Thank you.  

[toold4thiscrap]

I am so sorry to hear of your terrible loss.  Losing a child is the worst thing imaginable to go through.  While cleansing agents do work for some people, the person has to stop using for them to be effetive.  A blood test is more accurate, I'm not sure if the cleansers work as well on your blood.  If that comes back clean, they can do a hair folical test.  That will show up anything in the past year.  My prayers are with you and your family.

[toold4thiscrap]

It's been 26 days for me!!!!  I am so much better now.  Not even a fight anymore.  I do believe that God has done this for me.  Not to preach or anything.  It has been a lot of hard work on my part too.  

And yes, slideshow, I do know that the next line will be the one that kills me.

[slideshow]

Good man, great decision.  One day at a time, but your lightbulb has come on so, you won't do it again.  For the record, do seek out the issues that are deep within you that drove you to the escapist behavior in the first place.

Hey, with me it was a deal with God.  My heart was beating so fast I was scared that I was going to die that day.  I asked God if he would let me live that day, then I would never do it again...Well so far we've both kept our side of the bargain.

Sometimes, if you are lucky enough to survive the snorting, or lucky enough (or touch enough) to survive the almost always heavily armed folks that deal with the s h i t, it still shows up later in life.  Yesterday I had a complete physical including a Spirometer test for lung capacity.  With all the pot, cigarettes (I smoked cigarettes when I drank), and the coke and freebase I inhaled, I now have, at 55++ (a + for each additional year), the lung capacity of an 84 year old.  Well at least I know now and my trips to Amsterdam with not include the coffee shops anymore....

[slideshow]

Clean now from Cocaine in any form for "almost" 23 years.  I said above over 22 years, but as I look at the calender it seems that it was in late September.  The desire to do it has been gone for that entire time.  

This is one lesson my son has learned from me.  I've been very honest with him all along and he knows the trouble.  I'm pretty sure he will never do it....He is in the Music Industry so there is a LOT of temptation there.

[Kristy_27]

Don't try cocaine.  I tried it for the first time 10 years ago and immediately wanted more.  I knew right then and there that it would be bad for me.  I haven't done it since.

[toold4thiscrap]

I have been honest with all of my kids, and they are proud of me for stopping, and dissapointed in me for getting into this mess in the first place.  I can understand their frustration, I am sooo mad at myself.  I spent 42 years straight as an arrow, then BOOM, all hell broke loose.  I have asked God to get me through this mess, and so far so good.  I know I can never do it again, even though there is always a temptation to do it, and I know where to get it.  I just don't want to anymore.  Guess that means I've grown a bit?

Thanks for your help and support!

[skankmo]

I am so glad that you are doing good, toold4thiscrap!! I think about you every so often and wonder if you're staying strong. My best friend is in the midst of a cocaine addiction that has changed everything for her. It's hard not to be upset with her for all of the ways she's changed (manipulating, lying, trying to convince me to do coke with her even though I've said no a million times now)... but logically, I know it's not her fault that this drug has taken control of her mind, body, and life. I guess I can fault her some for thinking she could do cocaine every weekend and -not- develop an addiction to it, but now it seems like... "she" is not even there. She's not the person I knew for 10 years. I have had to distance myself from her at this point.

I just feel so sorry for every person whose life has been (or will be) ruined by this drug, and I worry for the children who sometimes get caught in the crossfire. Your kids must understand the way these things happen... and I know they are proud of you. Don't be so hard on yourself. You stopped it in its destructive tracks! You are winning! You are amazing!! :):) Some days are going to be harder for you than others, I think, but the longer you go without, the stronger and more resolute you will be on those difficult days. Look at slideshow... 23 years is a LONG time to go... but his beliefs are FIRM now. Hard days eventually won't be as hard, because you will doubt yourself so much less after seeing what you're capable of!

I'm so happy that people like the both of you exist in this world... I'm so proud of anyone who believes in themselves enough to break cocaine's hold on them. It's truly awesome. Keep on winning!!

[yoohoo]

I have used and would like to stop.  In a few days I will be in a job interview.  I had a weak moment because it is always around and in my face.  I went against my own better sense and did two bumps.  I want to do another right now and I am struggling.  This **** is obviously bad for all of us.  I always thought I was a strong preson.  I was wrong.  Do your best and avoid trying it.  The effect is lame and short lived while at the same time the chemistry drives you to have a bit more, more, more and more.  I have seen friends lose direction when they had all their **** together.  It has hurt me, seeing such strong people lose their direction.  I hope that anyone looking into this will stay on course and avoid this ****.  The outcome will only be pain.  Stay on course.  PLEASE!!!!

[slideshow]

Like you say, PLEASE STOP.  It will kill you.  Who are you talking to yoohoo in your post?  Can I help you?  I do have a bit of experience with this drug (way too much in fact).  

God  allowed me to survice, perhaps only to make me suffer through that agonies that come later in life from our misspent youths.  If you live through the bumps, you will still pay down the line.  If you are reaching out for help sir, let me help.

[Troublex2]

Has anyone tested positve for the stuff and after how many days of use?  Just for a Urine test just a routine test.  I had a lapse in judgement and need to test in 3-4 days and need to be clean for it.  I am an addict and was clean for months but in a moment of weakness(i regret)i did 6 small lines and am terrified this will ruin my life.  I have learned my lesson and will remember this next time i am tempted.  I need to know from experience not the online way that says either 1-2 days or 2-3 days.

[Troublex2]

I am so happy i found this for some support to stay clean i wish i had found this sooner to have some support and with the current mistake I may need help so I dont ruin my life

[chapstickwoo]

i do 2 lines of coke everyday (for the past month), and i am not addicted?
i went on vacation and i could care less that i wasnt doing coke.
i am curious that since i do so little, i am not becoming addicted?
i am not going to buy anymore because i dont want it to become a problem
i just think its odd that i dont even feel like it is something i would become addicted to.
hmm

[toold4thiscrap]

Just because you "feel" that you can control your addiction, doesn't mean you don't have one.  We have all gone through phases where we could care less if we have it or not, but believe me, the first time you have it in front of you, you will use.  The slightest stress will bring about the biggest craving for it you cannot even imagine.  This is coming from someone who "was in control"  and I have now lost almost everything I ever had.  Please don't let the lie of coke ruin your life too.  Stop while can.  If you need help, get it!

[chapstickwoo]

thanks

[TrevBo]

I only do coke only on the weekens but dont find myself addicted to it..  i never want any until someone calls me and wants me to ge them some so i dunno

[helpmedoctor]

I HEARD IT CAN BE STORED IN YOUR BODY UPTO 27 YEARS!!!
IS THAT SOO??

COULD IT BE IN YOUR BODY FOR YEARS AND YEARS EVEN THOUGH U TRIED IT ONCE?

[helpmedoctor]

Sorry 4 the double post but....

noone seems to be answering the topic starters question properly

so someone please respond to my question (especially the doctors)

[flmagi]

this is a really old tread and may not get the attention you want. Start a new post with your question and some one will answer soon. There arn't any doctors answering on this forum...unless their addicts incognido.

[Killsat]

How do you stop cold turkey???? and stay clean, must you change everything ??

[PaleSeptum]

Killsat the only way I stopped cold turkey was because I noticed severe erosion of my septum and didn't want a hole there. You almost need a serious wake up call if you wanna stop cold turkey.