In this post, we will look at the addictive qualities of heroin and cocaine separately and then together in an essay. The addictive element of each drug molecule appears to amplify when used combined, giving the consumer a ‘1+1=3’ effect.
This fact is related to opioid medications’ ability to mimic endogenous endorphin molecules in the brain. This is because opioid medications connect to the same receptor sites as endorphins. As a result, the brain knows that it is no longer necessary to create what already seems to be abundant. These diseases, sometimes known as withdrawal or ‘dope-sickness,’ are caused by incorrectly regulated body mechanisms caused by a lack of endorphins. This are the main dopesick symptoms.
Of course, the length of what will go to gain more of the drug is mostly determined by the user’s brain’s dopamine system. However, a person can get addicted to cocaine in the same manner that they can become addicted to opiate narcotics like heroin. Addiction becomes more obvious as the user begins to believe that cocaine is required to function normally. A real cocaine addict will experience severe flu-like withdrawal symptoms, similar to how a heroin addict does when deprived of opiates. Cocaine withdrawal is marked by irritability, restlessness, profound sleeplessness, extreme anxiety and sadness, and overwhelming cravings for more of the drug, despite being primarily psychological.
While both common sense and science agree that heroin and cocaine are highly addictive on their own, those who combine the two substances have addictive behaviour that is extremely difficult to treat. The energizing effects of cocaine, for example, counteract the extreme sleepiness frequently associated with heroin consumption. Similarly, the relaxing pleasure of heroin counteracts cocaine’s tendency to cause unwanted anxiety and restlessness in its users. It’s also known that heroin (and other mu-opioid agonists) enhance the pleasant effects of cocaine when taken together. High doses of heroin, on the other hand, have been shown to reduce the frequency of cocaine self-administration in rhesus monkeys when administered separately. This finding implies that certain opioid management drugs may also aid in the control of cocaine usage.
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