Cocaine: Not Always a “Quick Fix” for Weight Gain

You may have heard all of the stories coming out about celebrities and their abuse of cocaine.  Lindsay Lohan, for example, is no stranger to this dangerous and sometimes deadly drug.  So, what gives?  Why are so many people turning towards coke as the ‘end-all-be-all’ for their problems?

Not Always a ‘Quick Fix’

According to recent reports, cocaine abuse is actually on the rise among women.  It seems that many people believe that using cocaine will help them to lose weight.  However, the truth of the matter is that cocaine has the particular trait of entering the bloodstream quickly thus having an immediate effect. So, you might feel great for a little while, but don’t expect this “good feeling” to last long.  Because of this, many people who use cocaine just once will tend to do it repeatedly in an effort to prolong the euphoric feeling her or she may have.

The Downside..

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter similar to adrenaline, and in excess or in shortage can create a range of metal reactions including the loss of rational thought, memory loss and creating a sense of paranoia. Cocaine interferes with the control mechanism that regulates the amount of dopamine that a person needs, increases the activity on the nervous system and because of its short term effect will provoke the use of this drug over and over again.

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