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Cocaine dependence potential

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Just out of curiosity.

How often a week doing coke up the nose will be heading for a serious habit?

I’ve found my cola usage is going up a bit now I have found some decent quality gear & I’ve been using 1mg Xanax to ease the comedown & help me fall asleep which it does perfectly.

I understand that everybody’s different with regards addiction & tolerance levels but any imput from you would be really appreciated

I’m going through about a gram per week, spread out from the weekend & a session midweek sometimes, would it be a good idea to slow down for a while as I find coke very moorish just lately which has got me thinking…

Thanks Doctor X, your a very worth while addition to the forum

Originally posted in SR 17/5/11 . Reviewed 9/2/23

The question is very difficult to answer…. How much sex is too much sex? How many drugs are too many drugs? In some situations there are objective parameters to measure normality versus disease (from obesity to hypertension). But in drugs things don’t work like that…..

In my opinion, it is not always the professional (doctor or whatever) who has the final say on whether someone is using or abusing drugs. There are scales and classifications that change every few years that can serve as a guide.

But at the end of the day, it is up to the user to measure whether his or her own drug use is appropriate for the personal, social, work or family activities he or she wants to pursue. It is also important to do the exercise of not using for a period of time and to see to what extent one feels (or not) the need to use substances in those circumstances where use is habitual.

In general, routine or cyclical patterns of use of substances with high addiction potential (in the case you mention, cocaine and benzodiazepines) end up causing problems of abuse or dependence (or «use disorder» according to the latest fashions). In my opinion, «a gram of cocaine every week» can cause problems in the medium term if it becomes routine. In your message you suggest that you think/feel you need to curb your pattern of use, follow your instinct….

By the way, this is the correct way to make a coke line.

Cocaine snorting technique

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What is the correct cocaine snorting technique?

I wanted to ask if I should be worried about itchy nose after using cocaine.

At the time of snorting I had some nose bleed. It stopped fairly quickly within half an hour. Since then only once I had some blood coming out on a tissue but just once, two days after my first cocaine intake. Then, 5 days after the first intake I snorted again the same shit. But this time I didn’t have any nose bleeding.

However, since then I have felt my nose fragile and sort of itchy. In the last few days it has become increasingly itchy and I would say it even hurts a tiny bit. No bleeding, however. I have also been sneezing a lot and having runny nose for the last two days, sort of flu symptoms.

Timespan:
1st snort 14th of Feb (with bleeding). Second bleeding 16 Feb.
2nd snort 18th Feb (no bleeding)
27th Feb until now – increased itchy-ness and flu sympthoms like sneezing, feeling down, runny nose (not sure if actual flu or just the nose)

Unfortunately, it wasn’t the purest of cocaine… Do you think I should be worried?

Originally posted in SR 2.0 7/6/14 . Reviewed 4/2/23

It is uncommon for snorting occasional moderate amounts of cocaine to result in severe-chronic health problems.  To help recover, it is recommended to wash your nostrils with a warm saline solution twice a day for 7 to 10 days using a syringe.

So, in terms of the snorting technique, you should crush the substance into a fine powder before sniffing it. To avoid irritation in the same nostril, it is recommended both for snorting.

When using a snorting straw, it is important to direct the straw towards the lateral part of the nasal turbinates instead of the nasal septum. This is because the nasal turbinates have better blood flow and therefore better absorption.

Some symptoms that may indicate a complication and suggest medical evaluation are:

  • persistent bleeding, continuous and persistent nasal congestion,
  • thick white and foul-smelling nasal discharge
  • intense pain in your cheeks or forehead
  • fever

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Cocaine and nose bleeding

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I wanted to ask if I should be worried about itchy nose after using cocaine.

At the time of snorting I had some nose bleed. It stopped fairly quickly within half an hour. Since then only once I had some blood coming out on a tissue but just once, two days after my first cocaine intake. Then, 5 days after the first intake I snorted again the same shit. This time I didn’t have any nose bleeding. However, since then I have felt my nose fragile and sort of itchy. In the last few days it has become increasingly itchy and I would say it even hurts a tiny bit. No bleeding, however. I have also been sneezing a lot and having runny nose for the last two days, sort of flu symptoms.

Timespan:
1st snort 14th of Feb (with bleeding). Second bleeding 16 Feb.
2nd snort 18th Feb (no bleeding)
27th Feb until now – increased itchy-ness and flu sympthoms like sneezing, feeling down, runny nose (not sure if actual flu or just the nose)

Unfortunately, it wasn’t the purest of cocaine… Do you think I should be worried?

Originally posted in SR 2.0 7/6/14 . Reviewed 4/2/23

It is uncommon for snorting occasional moderate amounts of cocaine to result in severe-chronic health problems.  To help recover, it is recommended to wash your nostrils with a warm saline solution twice a day for 7 to 10 days using a syringe.

In terms of the snorting technique, it is advisable to crush the substance into a fine powder before sniffing it. To avoid irritation in one nostril, it is recommended to alternate nostrils for snorting. When using a snorting straw, it is important to direct the straw towards the lateral part of the nasal turbinates instead of the nasal septum. This is because the nasal turbinates have better blood flow and therefore better absorption.

Some symptoms that may indicate a complication and suggest medical evaluation are:

  • persistent bleeding, continuous and persistent nasal congestion,
  • thick white and foul-smelling nasal discharge
  • intense pain in your cheeks or forehead
  • fever