For those who have recovered from cocaine abuse?!
For those who have recovered from cocaine abuse?
I have a friend who is trying to get help with his addiction. Actually I have quite a few number of friends. I've had my share of it before and have thankfully never been addicted. It seems as though this one friend has been experiencing insomnia. Obviously stopping would be the cure and in fact from what the parents have told me they have had the guy pretty much chained up (figure of speech). What are some cures to help this guy get the sleep? certain liquids, food, combination, etc.
Yes, they are having him check into rehab so don't worry.
Yet, for those nights that he's awake (maybe after doing it behind their backs) what can I suggest to the guy to help bring him down and try to knock out. I usually just turn my phone off bc otherwise he'll try to keep calling and talking senselessly early in the weee hours of the morning.
give me a tip.
thanks
Answers:
Unfortunately, if he is still sneaking it, the last thing he's gonna want to probably do is eat something...that was the case with me anyway! If you suspect he is doing it when he calls you - God, I used to call EVERYONE and think I was the most interesting person in the world lol! - just be honest and tell him you think he's still on it. sometimes shame will make him stop calling you!
Otherwise, he really has stopped, and is just feeling anxious and edgy..it is a very hard drug to get off of. You are a great friend for wanting to help him out!
As for natural sleep cures...I will give you a few sites that can help:
http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/conditio...
http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/conditio...
http://www.ctds.info/insomnia_treatment....
I hope these help..and don't give up on your friend yet! This is a tough time to go through!
It is very hard to sleep after you have done coke...I used to have to try to sleep w/a sleeping mask to keep any light out, if there was some, it was an ugly experience that I would never ever do again, but I ended up having to drink some beer to bring me down. Coke has you soo up, you need to be brought down or level out & beer works, to balance you out, soo to speak...so in order to fall asleep, I would drink a couple of beers prior to getting ready for bed, to mellow me out enough to get sleep...just tell him to stop using before bed, cuz it will keep you up all night, beer should help out seriously...but he needs to stop using for good, before he starts having other major problems that are far worse than insomnia...like a heart attack...good luck...oh & please please tell him to stay away from any pills that he thinks might help him to fall asleep...all that will do is mix w/the coke in his system & send him into sudden cardiac arrest!! Its not worth it...never mix any other kind of drug w/coke..it can be lethal!!
a detox center is your best bet for him. they would probably give him some benedryl.