Cocaine: A Double-Edged Weight Loss Drug

Cocaine is a dangerous and illegal drug that is prohibited in most countries throughout the world. But, many people have been using cocaine for weight loss. Users of cocaine testified that it effectively helps in losing weight as it suppresses the appetite.

This drug is closely associated to rapid weight loss, but there are negative side effects. Cocaine drastically changed the metabolism of a person, thus burn fat effectively.

How Cocaine Works in Losing Weight

For some people, using cocaine suppresses appetite. But for others, they eat more than they usually did. It also acts as a stimulant.

It increases the blood flow, heartbeat and other physical functions. Hence, speeds up the metabolism of the user. That’s why even though the user eats a lot, but doesn’t gain weight.

Likewise, cocaine users have less body fat in spite of the fact that they crave for fatty food. It’s because cocaine prevents storage of fat inside the body. This drug also affects the eating behavior of an individual that may lead to either gaining weight or losing weight.

Dr Karen Ersche, from the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cambridge, said: “We were surprised how little body fat the cocaine users had in light of their reported consumption of fatty food. It seems that regular cocaine abuse directly interferes with metabolic processes and thereby reduces body fat. This imbalance between fat intake and fat storage may also explain why these individuals gain so much weight when they stop using cocaine.” (1)

The Risks of Using Cocaine

Using cocaine carries a lot of serious health risks that outweigh the few benefits. The risks include the following:

• Overdose that can cause fatal heart complications
• Damage to the nose’ cartilage
• Increase in generalized anxiety disorder and depression

Cocaine is highly addictive that can affect psychologically and physically. The worse thing is that once you become addicted to this drug, it can ruin your life.

Side Effects of Cocaine in Losing weight

Cocaine is an effective appetite suppressant that help people to lose weight. Likewise, it also shows other side effects including the following (2):

• It makes the users malnourished.
• Long-term use of cocaine greatly affects the mental health manifesting symptoms alike to schizophrenia.
• It also leads to risky sexual behavior.
• Like other stimulants, using cocaine triggers heart problems and severe nosebleeds.
• Overdose may also result to cardiac arrest.

Cocaine is very appealing to many people aiming to lose weight. But, it shows unexpected downside after ceasing to use it. Many people who have stopped using cocaine found themselves gained weight again. Read how long does cocaine stay in your system?

Not only ordinary people were using cocaine for losing weight, but also celebrities. Most likely cocaine users have fast metabolism.

That’s why even if they over eat, fat is not stored in the body. It’s because regular use of cocaine enhances the metabolic processes, thus reduces body fat (3).

Indeed, cocaine helps in losing weight, but users must do exercise and follow good diet after abstaining to drugs.

Healthier Alternatives

There are many ways to lose weight. It doesn’t necessarily mean using cocaine to lose weight drastically. There are other healthier alternatives to choose from. Even a simple change in lifestyle will do and make you feel great.

Doing exercise is one of the healthier alternatives. A walk in the park is a great start your quest of shedding unwanted weight. Performing exercise program can be difficult at first, but it is extremely fulfilling in the long run.

Exercising can boost your metabolism, give you energy, build muscle and burn fat. It will also improve your mood that last for longer times unlike what you can experience from using cocaine. Aside from exercise, a healthy diet must also be considered.

All you need is to feed your body with a balanced diet rather than consuming substance that will harm your general health. If you want to suppress your appetite, look for other options instead of cocaine or other drugs.

To achieve your goal of losing weight successfully, choose the healthy alternatives.

Mounota

is a registered dietitian with over 10 years of experience in the field of nutrition. She has a Master’s degree in Nutritional Science from Dhaka University and has worked with various clients to help them achieve their health goals through personalized diet plans. Mounota is passionate about educating people on the benefits of a healthy diet and lifestyle and has written extensively on the subject for various publications.