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Cocaine Addiction and Methamphetamine Addiction: A Comparative Study
The two drugs, Cocaine, and Meth-amphetamine, both fall under the psycho-stimulant category. Both these drugs lead to dependence and abuse and cause similar addict behavior. As a result they are often mistaken for one another; however, they are two very different drugs. Cocaine and methamphetamine are separated by several distinct differences.
Methamphetamine is purely a man made drug while cocaine is harvested and purified from the coca plant. Both these drugs can be injected, smoked, or sniffed. However, Methamphetamine can also be taken as a pill; unlike Cocaine. Cocaine has medical uses as an anesthetic, while Methamphetamine has no medical uses of any kind.
The high or rush caused by methamphetamine lasts for about 8-24 hours, while 50% of the drug is flushed from the body within the first 12 hours. 50% of cocaine is generally removed from one’s body in just one hour and the high lasts no longer than one 30 minutes. Due to the way these drugs are metabolized, there is a big difference in the steps taken for meth treatment and cocaine treatment. Unfortunately, most drug addiction treatment centers fail to provide successful cocaine and meth addiction treatment.