How can you tell if your loved one is subjected to cocaine addiction? Is it just teenage behavior or school pressure that is making them act “strange”? It can be confusing to watch someone and be uncertain about their behavior.
There are certain physical manifestations one can look for when someone is involved with cocaine addiction but what of the behavior manifestations? One thing to realize is that anyone using drugs – even medical ones – is that the majority of them have a mental affect as well. Basically, the drugs throw you out of present time into something else that your mind gets stuck on.
A person who is suffering from cocaine addiction can appear to be in the same room as you are, doing the same things as you are but he’s only partially there. There’s often a sort of glazed look about their eyes and they can appear to be a bit like a robot.
He’s there physically but he isn’t tracking with what’s going on. He does not “get” what you’re saying and when you tell him to take out the garbage, he may pick up the broom and start sweeping. If you scold him he thinks you’re...