Why Cocaine Is So Incredibly Dangerous
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Why Cocaine Is So Incredibly Dangerous
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In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses the devastating toll cocaine consumption has on the body.
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Video Timeline
00:00 - 00:34 Intro
00:35 - 01:14 Different Forms of Cocaine
01:15 - 03:30 The Nasal Cavity
03:31 - 06:32 The Destruction of the Nasal Cavity
06:33 - 07:17 The Blood-Brain Barrier
07:18 - 09:41 Cocaine & the Nervous System
09:42 - 10:34 Cocaine Addiction/Dependance
10:35 - 12:28 Overdose
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Amazing stuff ❤
Già letto la reazione al mio commento, grazie per avermi considerato,vi seguo da tanto,non so scrivere in inglese.e vi saluto da Genova❤️💙🏴
Mai sentito parlare di questo che ho scoperto qui
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I was addicted to cocaine since I was 14 years old. I have been clean for 2 years now(also quit fentanyl) and I have never been happier. I always thought being sober would be miserable, but it is the complete opposite. I work out every day, I feel energetic and confident, I sleep 8 hours a night, and my severe anxiety is completely gone. To anyone struggling with addiction I promise you the hell of withdrawal is a microscopic inconvenience compared the reward you get at the other end. Just know the pain ends and happiness begins.
That’s scary how easy it is to get at that young of age. Stay sober.
you are loved
Kudos to you buddy, stay safe and healthy. Progress, not perfection.
Got damn, 14?
@@michaelbrandon1222 late bloomer 😂
Hm, I was an extreme addict for 4 years in my early 20’s, luckily I never had permanent damage to my nose or facial bones. Of course, I don’t know what it did to the rest of me! Good riddance to that lifestyle
Yeah, as much as it's bad to do this stuff consistently, this is a very grey subject which I wish so many "medical professionals" didn't criticize and demonize repeatedly. Methamphetamine to it's purest form is actually not bad for you and provides wonder antidepressant effects. Cocaine is harmful, but still, isn't as dangerous as people deem it to be. When I say grey area, I mean there is a lot of variables which make these drugs deadly. 1) Genetic predisposition to addiction 2) cut substances 3) method of administration 4) Reliance on street drugs because medical industry pushes out medications that don't work and sometimes make conditions worse. This could be a long discussion, but that's a few pieces of information I wanted to get across.
Oh, and another thing..a lot of the cases where they blame people's bad teeth, skin, mental problems, etc on these drugs I believe are misleading because the ones they observe with these drugs have bad preexisting conditions, are homeless, bad access to hygiene, terrible diets, etc etc.
@@Rochester92G yeah, those are a lot of compelling points. I was dating a low-stakes dealer (what I mean by that, was he mostly just sold to his friends or rich university students), but of course we had a hook up for it in Denver. The quality varied DRASTICALLY and you could tell the second it went up your nose by the taste. Sometimes it tasted chemically sweet, like artificial watermelon so we assumed it was cut with absolutely horrible chemicals. Ecstasy was the other drug of our choosing, sometimes consuming 20 pills each in one night, and of course they are also cut with different things. And I have bipolar, was diagnosed years before the addiction, so there was a self-medicating aspect to what I was doing as well.
I used to be prescribed dextroamphetamine for ADD, and that’s literally just legal speed.
Hope you know Lord Jesus ?
surely they told you all your life how bad that thing was and you agreed to try it anyway, don't try to be sorry
Man it’s all fun & games at first. But when it’s 930am & people are on their way to work while you’re on your way home shìt is not fun at all. When u get home & u have to tie a shirt around your head to cover your eyes because it’s broad daylight outside & you want darkness. When it’s bright as shit & everybody is awake & moving & you’re “sleeping” but your still hearing every single noise around you. Nah man. That shìt ain’t fun. & it’s not worth it. Once the suicidal thoughts start creeping in while your laying there trying to sleep that’s when you know it’s time to stop. I pray that anyone still hooked on this gets the help they need. IT GETS BETTER I PROMISE. DONT EVER GIVE UP ❤
That's a fact🙏🏻 Blessings
Yep 3 day coke ,crack and booze binge.....7am walking sweat soaked jittery drunk ugly dirty feeling.....world spinning around you ......
@PatrickSantos-sn8ox truly is the worse..
I was on cocaine on and off, more on, from 13 to 38. I also was on meth, heroine, and methadone for years. I've been clean since 2012. I love being sober and can't believe I survived all those years of drug use. My nose seems to be ok,unbelievably! I use to fall asleep behind the wheel on heroine and methadone. I crashed 8 cars into trees. Thank God I never had passengers or ever ran anybody over! Man, for anybody still fighting the addiction battle, NEVER STOP TRYING ! We have so much power to help so many people once we get sober!
But still on the pole I see.
woah! I crashed multiple cars too Im so happy for you
I crashed 4 . Majorly. But I was also doing a lot of Xanax and drinking at the same time. That’s a recipe for disaster
Cap
sounds like we’re the same other then i’m still in the middle of everything as 18 year old i love opioids 😭💀😂
The worst feeling in the world is when you hear the first birds start singing at 4:30 and know you have to be at work in a couple hours.
No bull shit. I’ve been clean for about 2 years now and I still have nightmares about those days. Those workdays were miserable as hell
💯💯🤦♂️
For real lol don’t miss those days atall 😂
I know that feeling. I never used cocaine but in the early to mid 70's I like to take speed on a Friday or Saturday night. When the birds would start singing and first light crept through the curtains, I knew that the crash was imminent and I would be depressed all day but unable to sleep it off.
Don't get a job.
For anyone struggling with alcohol AND cocaine addiction, i can tell you from my personal experience that quitting alcohol is an important step to quit (or reduce) cocaine usage.
Yeah I just figured this out I been trying to quit for 3 years now but it’s so hard especially when your drinking and everyone drinks at social gatherings. It’s so hard cause everyone in my family does it. It’s so hard to quit when everyone starts calling when I’m not at family gathering. Then I feel left out. I also have a bad habit of smoking cigarettes. I only smoke cigarettes when I do coke. I only do coke when I drink. So the main problem is drinking.
Absolutely true. I quit working in bars and stopped drinking and the cocaine use just kinda fell off. 3 months cocaine 5 months no booze
True. Every time I drink I end up buying a bag
@@ryanfowler3285 thats awesome, i have beers every day but not too many. I need to stop asap
Losers! Who wants to go thru life sober? 😂 Fk you guys....I'll do a line to that.
Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.
Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Germany. Really need
Yes, dr.porass. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
I wish they were readily available in my place.
Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He is 59 & has so many mental health issues plus probable CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac.
He's constantly talking about killing someone.
He's violent. Anyone reading this
Familiar w/ BPD know if it is common for an obsession with violence.
Is he on instagram?
Yes, he is dr.porass.
I’ve been around cocaine since my early twenties. Seemed like it was everywhere all the time and it was normal. In my early 30’s now, and clean from alcohol and cocaine. I have watched this destroy so many lives and I decided I wasn’t going to be one of them. Working out, staying sober, and trying my best to be a good dad! It feels great to be free from this shit.
This crap caused me to have kidney failure back in 2015 when I was still struggling with drug addiction. I almost freaking died and had to be on dialysis for 3 months, and I was one lucky SOB that my kidneys bounced back and recovered. It's memories like this that remind me why being addicted to drugs is no life to live.
I'm so happy your kidneys bounced back. We do so many stupid things we KNOW could hurt someone, but not us, until it does. Best wishes.
I’m glad you bounced back! I was a fairly extreme addict for four years but luckily it seems I dodged a lot of bullets (minus some sinus issues). How long were you an addict for?
could i ask how much you were using per week or month? with alcohol? thanks for any advice, have a friend thats clean and i want them to stay that way. blessings steve
Glad you dodged one Brother ...
@@vanessaaves3271 thanks for sharing it and let others know what is it like to be addicted on Drugs ❤
I was 20 years old when my friends introduced cocaine to me. We were in a hotel room excited for our first rave. I was hooked on it for 8 years since then. I moved out of state last October and I’ve been clean ever since. 7 months sober and I’ve lost 55 pounds and look a few years younger now! I’ve never been so healthy as an adult and I appreciate life so much more.
I've used it many times, had a great time every time, never had any addiction issues, never hurt anyone, never had any problems. Each to their own I guess.
Congrats on sobriety!!!!!🎉🎉🎉
I was in my mid 20s when my friend introduced me to cocaine, I got hooked on it for 10 years, In September I will hit a year sober!
I can go on forever on how this drug affected my life a lot mentally and physically. When I had my daughter is when I decided to go forward and try to quit and I did it cold turkey!
Wow, this inspires me... i'm addicted myself... i want to try to stop using by stopping and taking microdose psylocybine truffels. But you stopped and losed 55 pounds?! That sounds real good tbh... you can give me any advice maybe? Cause i use when i drink, and i drink daily so snorting lines of cocaine daily too, but i want to stop... i did stop tbh for 1 month with both but then they stop giving me enough diazepam so i started again...😔 i am now 29 years old and i want to finally start living in stead of this right now...
@@leavemealoneandbyepleasedie To me drinking seems like the underlying issue to be honest. Maybe lay it off, and try to supply the body dopamine with exercises and things you enjoy. even masturbation lmao
I had a long year of being hooked on coke from 2000-2001. I honestly have no idea how it spun out of control so far. The worst was when I would come down after a day long binge I would crash so hard, feel like complete garbage and have depressing suicidal thoughts. I woke up one morning and said "That's it.. Im done" I not going to live long like this. I'm glad i made the best choice of my life that day.
It was the people I hang out with for me, what about you?
I lost friends because of this reason. But I'm happy I'm nowhere near these users anymore.
@@archersterling4044 likewise. Friends I had or so called friends. Take away the drug and there's nothing there. It's a very fiendish drug. What the scariest part was even if I did it alone and I was out somewhere, somehow I'd always attract or meet people who had it too without even really talking about it. Its sort of like a big tornado. It just picks up and attracts everything around it. I'm glad to hear you're in a better place. I've been offered it to me in my face for the past 20 years and my will power is still strong. Plus I'm 50 years old now, if I did that I'd probably have a heart attack and die. Ain't worth it!
🙏🙏
An old friend of mine has been coked up for over 30 years. He’s got a hole burned through the roof of his mouth. He got extremely violent, mean, belligerent, just miserable to be around. I haven’t seen him in almost 17 years as his outbursts and chronic lies almost got us killed one night. I had to walk away and turn my back on him for mine and my family’s safety. Sad that such a gifted and talented man completely destroyed himself and ruined every relationship he had with family and friends.
I know someone who's been doing it that long and who acts that way. How do people do it that long and still seem to thrive still?
@Brendon Lee O'Connell
Stop what crap? We are talking about cocaine abuse here, not alcohol abuse. Nobody is disputing the dangers of alcohol, but that’s not the subject matter.
@Brendon Lee O'Connell stop the crap?! Where that come from?
@Brendon Lee O'Connell put the coke down Brendon!!
@Brendon Lee O'Connell cope
My brother was a cocaine addict. His personality changed totally. He became paranoid and caused irreparable damage to the family. It was as if he revelled in chaos and friction. Deeply unhealthy, it killed him in the end. Yet he was a man who had everything, the world at his feet - it was painful and sad to watch his self destruction.
R u married
I had a brother like that too. Hopefully he went to rehab for six months and now he's been clean for 1 year. I hope he really dropped using that. It was really harmful for our whole family
I´m so sorry to hear about your brother and the horrific effect his addiction had on your family. I, too, abused cocaine for many years, and I will never forgive myself for the damage I did to the people I truly love. Luckily, I got out of it eventually. I hope you can recover from this tragedy and would humbly ask you not to think too harshly about your brother. As human beings, we are all prone to making mistakes, and some of us make pretty bad ones. However, they are mostly not done out of malice, simply out of confusion and fear.
I'm scared I'll be writing this in the possible future. I fucking hope not.
@@goldenfrog6EsCoSes I adored my brother. He was supportive, helpful, organised, loving, playful, highly intelligent and very witty. He was also good looking and charming. I miss the man he was and it really breaks my heart to contemplate what he became because of cocaine. He was demonic, set my dad against me and caused irreparable damage and heartache which none of us deserved. I have days of anger towards him which I have to reign in, I know his situation developed over many years and obvious inner turmoil so I don’t judge him and remember him as he was, my fantastic younger brother who gave me and my kids so much. 🕊️
I'm in my 20s and I've been a moderate coke user for about a year now. When i say moderate, I mean I do it 2-3 nights a week. Even at that pace, I've started noticing some adverse effects. Doing a bump used to bring me from baseline to having higher energy. Now, I feel like a walking zombie most of the time, and "need" a bump to feel a normal baseline level of energy for someone my age. Also, whatever energy coke gives me in the moment, I end up needing to pay back two-fold. I'll sleep up to 16 hours some days. My eating and sleeping habits are totally out of whack. As a result, I'm weaker and have a harder time exercising, which is something that's important to me and my mental health.
It also really alters my perception of reality. It'll make me more confident but also terrified to be alone, and makes me feel disproportionately depressed if I end the night earlier than the coke makes me want to.
I was home for the holidays and had 5 days where I had no access to it. I didn't crave it that whole time, but I'm scared to think what it would be like if I let my usage get to that point. That, and this video, made me realize now is probably the best time to stop, before it gets any worse. Thank u for putting this out there!
Thank you for sharing your experiences. I connected with all of this and have seen the same effects on friends and my girlfriend. My advise is to get rid of it! Perhaps only use it for a special occasion, like a friend's birthday or something, and avoid using it as a 'normal' way of having fun. I wish you luck brother
I really hope you don’t use again. You don’t need it. It’s bad for you!
If you continue to use it moderately, it will consume you. I recommend going to NA or CA as soon as you can. Get yourself in the rooms so you have that help there
I appreciate your comment. You are not alone. ❤️
Can I have your cocaine mister😁
Highly informative. I've never touched the stuff or wanted to, but I've seen what it has done to others.
Well, it doesn't adversely affect everyone who uses it. And before you say eventually it will, I'll tell you you're wrong because I know many people who are seniors now and still haven't made a mess.
@@ravenesqueone3033 I'm guessing so as well.
@@ravenesqueone3033 yeah most people are not getting addicted but the chance of getting addicted is pretty high on cocaine. And it is not healthy as well, i mean yes alcohol is not healthy either but cocaine is pretty aggressive on the heart and even if you only take it like once a month the risk of a heart attack or stroke is getting pretty high over time, there are not many drugs that are as dangerous as cocaine, in combination with alcohol even more because it combines and the cardiotoxicity rises on extreme levels. I mean i took it too a few times but if you want to party then rather take amphetamine (no meth) sometimes, yes it is different but it is cheaper, the effect is way longer and it is not as harmfull. But other then the cardiotoxicity of cocaine it is not as bad as people say, i know atleast 8 people who took cocaine more then one time me included and no one got addicted, it is fair to say that it depends on the person (if you are prone to addiction allot of drugs can get you hooked pretty quick) and your life circumstances, taking drugs because of bad feeling will result in addiction in most cases, so only take drugs to have fun while already in good mood and the last point is the living environment like friends with bad influence. If you have a stable live and do not try to forget problems with drugs you will most likely not get addicted.
As an older teenager, I discovered cocaine and quickly became highly addicted. I have been clean since 1994, but the damage to my body had already been done and is permanent. I have Chronic Migraines (15+ headache days oer month), anxiey disorders including panic disorder, nerve damage, and damage to my septum. It was definitely not worth it and if you're an addict, please get help. My life is forever changed as a result of my addiction, even after being clean for so many years.
A don't like it it's just the smell a lijke
Sorry.
I used to have headaches often too. I was not doing cocaine or anything else. I just thought it was normal for me. Then I found out I had high blood pressure. After starting treatment I rarely have headaches now. Just a thought. At least you were smart enough to get off of it.
THIS is the REAL problem with drug addiction: the permanent damage it causes to the brain, heart, lungs, etc. I've known many current and recovered addicts. They have all exhibited varying degrees of psychoses and/or degraded mental ability as well as heart problems due to long periods of malnutrition that often accompany severe drug addiction. It is always very sad.
Thats not cocaine. You're just a loony
I really enjoy the drug topics. I think it further helps peoples choices to actually avoid, or at least limit consumption of dangerous narcotics. I also just find it fascinating how the body responds to different chemicals. Please do more of these.
How about weed and lsd? cuz i heard about questionable advantages if u use it but small doses regulary
@@arnoldasbucys7786 they have a video on cannabis
All drugs should be decrimilaized. Zero are " bad " for you. They are all tools if used responsibly. Fear mongering is what causes curiosity cartels and death from ignorance
Yes
I love the drug topics too. They are really interesting.
Love these interesting topics you guys cover. Very educational. Great job and please keep up the the teaching about our bodies and how to live the healthiest way.
Thank you very much for this. I wish I had watched this 20 years ago.
When I first and last tried cocaine.
I felt unbelievably amazing, I loved it more than anything I’d ever loved in my entire life. I looked at my friend and said “this is the most dangerous thing I’ve ever done, no person should love a powder as much as I love this. I’m never doing any cocaine ever again.”
I’ve always been grounded even in my most impaired states… I’m so grateful I never touched it again.
Wow! My exact experience.
I said the same exact thing and kept going. Had some fun but a whole lot more pain and misery. Thankful to be in recovery. God bless.
It is so good
I've always been too scared, I'd like to try, but I prefer don't risk my health (and not only) for half an hour ride.
I also watched my friends initial enthusiasm fade in a miserable junkiness in a couple of months and I don't want to end like them.
Not worth it imho
Wow. You're so cool.
I first tried coke in first year of university. Started doing it quite regularly, and for a time period between junior and senior year almost weekly (EVERYONE was doing it). I stopped doing it cold turkey after the "come down" phases became unbearable, like I literally got extremely suicidal.
Not a regular coke user, but I honestly don't get the big deal about the comedowns. Just drink some alcohol and pass out. Come down issue solved.
Bro that wear off phase same with molly i hate it
@@deedsofdecapitation7477 replacing one addiction with another one isn't that helpful
That’s exactly why I stopped.. crazy how you can go from feeling so good to feeling like shit in the matter of minutes
@@nickando1734 yep lol, eventually you can't even afford all your addictions and they're all associated with each other in your brain. I'm coming down from coke so I need a drink and a cig, and then some uppers so I can feel good again, blah blah
That was a fantastic video, I love the straightforward scientific approach to it while not hiding the fact people do this, lots of people do
7 days clean. I never used to care about what I was putting into my body. One day I just wanted to stop using it. I’m interested in learning the dangers before it’s too late for me
In the early 90's many friends became addicted.
Some are now dead.
You can do it! Just take it one day at a time.❤
hope you’re doing well ❤️🩹 we do recover
my uncle is addicted, when he does it he turns into a monster. he has almost murdered my aunt and grandparents many times when he’s on coke, and it’s horrifying.
I work in an ER, so i’m always seeing people come in due to cocaine symptoms, i’ve seen patients die from cocaine as well. truly a horrific drug
Cocaine tends to make a person selfish and mean. I'm sorry your aunt is having to go through that.
Hahahaha
I’ve never been angry while on it lol
@@garrettecstasy1568 Yeah, people under the effect are usually sooo self-aware...
I'll snort to that ❄️
I beat my two year addiction six months ago. I feel more alive now than I ever did on coke.
Keep it up! ur doing great ^^
Were you any close to winning a Darwin award?
@@byokenCloser than you
Why even start using? The information have been around us for ages
@@byoken Not super close, but I did have some big panics over unrelated problems that I conflated with coke. Ultimately the anxiety got bad enough that I just decided it wasn't worth it and I didn't want to be afraid anymore.
Watching this high cause you havent sleep in 3 days and dont know how to stop is something else
Please put it down
Please get help before you ruin your life or your life is ended by this drug. Life is precious.
i just need to say, as a 16 year old girl about to struggle with this addiction, this video helped me SO much. nobody has ever talked to me about the effects of doing it and i wouldn't have known if it weren't for this video. so thank u so much im really really grateful for this channel and everything i learn from it. i just really need advice and finding people who are going through the same things as me in the comments makes me feel so much better. thank you!!!!!
I haven't gone through it but my advice is to nip this in the bud/stop cold turkey. You're only 16. Would be a shame to risk an entire lifetime gone to cocaine addiction. It's up to you. Do you want to stop right now and live a regretful free life or are you going to say "yes" to addiction and risk losing everything you have, including friends and family?
Thanks so much for this informative video. I’m 63 years old I’ve been clean and sober for 39 years. In my youth I drank booze smoked a ton of refer and dabbled with LSD but nothing had the hook that Cocaine had. I loved the smell of it. After a 4 year addiction I knew I was running out of road and signed into a rehab. I never looked back. I’m blessed I stay in the company of sober people
Are you Happy now? Often people feel empty without the Impuls Intensity of the drugs
DId you ever freebase tripping? What a rush!
This video is so meaningful. I wish there was less of a stigma against discussing such topics. Thank you for making it. I've been sober from cocaine for over a year, and it means a lot to me you guys posted this! A person's health can really deteriorate because of addiction and its important for people to know and understand.
I don't think there is a stigma at all. As a matter of fact, I think there is a stigma against speaking about the harmful effects of hard drugs like coke, particularly among those who are in their high school years, 20's, and even 30's. If you talk about the harmful effects of drugs with those people, you're a "narc", a person who is no fun or too serious, a party pooper, and etc.
Partyyyy yayoo all in a nasalllll
"A person's health can really deteriorate because of addiction and its important for people to know and understand"
...Every fucking body knows that already 😂
@@ThugNerd I doubt it, because it really depends on the substance and who produced it/prepared it for sale.
Clean heroin for instance is a very different beast from street heroin.
The more chemical processing, the more this rings true for illegal drugs in general. When gov clamps down, it tends to get even worse as substitute precursors are used.
The war on drugs has always been a war on rights. The only succesful drug policy is one that understands both sides of the coin, and chooses respectfully to limit damage to people and society.
A war on drugs will never, ever fit that bill.
@@jibberism9910 all party/recreational drugs are bad you stupid human - the body does not need em.
Hearing birds in the morning, I used to hate it.. Was another night I was not myself.. When you hate something so beautiful - that is your first sign... Now I love to wake up early just to hear their greetings
Its incredible the work you guys are doing, big up
Thank you for this information.
As an recovering addict, getting this knowledge out there to the kids is a milion times more effective than the fear tactics we usually use.. just talk about it openly and surely less kids end up like me, addicted to drugs for 10+ years.
I thought champions club members don't do drugs
@@thewholething430not true
This makes me so sad knowing how much damage I was doing to my body in my late teens while partying hard and "experimenting" with all sorts of these substances. I just turned 40 and you definitely start feeling lots of regret once you get older... For anyone younger and still in those experimenting stages of life, the sooner you stop the less regret you will have when you' get to my age later, trust me.
I’m in my teens and just did coke for my first time about 60% of a gram
Have I damaged my body for the future
Also what problems do you have?
@@behindyou3689seek help but NOW
@@behindyou3689no lol you will be absolutely fine
@@behindyou3689yeah you have, youve also opened a door to become a coke addict, but you already know that
@@behindyou3689 😂
Thorough and informative video!
When I started nursing in the ER I was shocked at how many highschool/college kids ended up in one of my beds because of heart problems from cocaine use. I was very naive and thought it was specifically a rich person drug.
I always tell my patients that I'm not here to judge them, no one is going to call the police, I need to know what they took so I can help them. So far we don't have a proper antidote for cocaine so we have to treat the symptoms or do CPR.
Please stay safe everyone! Never use substances alone and make sure you get your drugs tested. Nothing scarier than getting a patient who thought they consumed one thing but it ends up being something else.
What Kind of Heartproblems they Had?
Was it because of Overdose or was IT a longterm issue?
Definitely not just rich kids in the hoods we did this shit for fun for no reason at all its on every corner, but yes glad you can help lots of people. It isn't fun and can take your life real quick
Hello, what kind of heart problems can you have because of cocaine? I’ve heard it’s only panic attacks or things like that
@@rodrigomunoz9217 arrhythmias or a myocardial infraction (heart attack)
Yeah, it ate a hole through my septum.
Weakened it to the point where it deviated and now I basically have one functional nostril and one that's just for show unless I undergo rhinoplasty.
In hindsight, feeling like a god for 20 minutes at a time wasn't really worth melting my face from the inside.
How long and often did you use?
I did so for about a year and a half.. And didn t suffer any short or long term problems. However... I didnt do as much as some of my friends were doing as well.
Wondering this too
God, white people love their sniff, especially them white gals
@@yellowdayz1800 how much would you do? And every weekend?
I started doing coke at the age of 21 (2 years ago) I’m now currently in outpatient rehab for alcohol, and I can say with 100% certainty that cocaine has done damage to my nasal areas including a nose that runs everyday for the past year and before anyone says it, no it is not “just allergies”
damn, that sucks a lot, I really hope you'll be able to overcome addiction successfully
I actually have “just allergies” and “just allergies” actually is awful too and literally not just allergies. I would never have done this to myself, unlike you, so I’m very angry at you but still I feel bad for you too. Ask a doctor about medicated nasal sprays like Flonase, it helps a lot. it’s non prescription now (used to be prescription) but with your history you should definitely consult a doctor
My sinuses have never worked right. I can't imagine the cocaine would have done anything to improve that.
Yup you could say I know a guy that carries around a hanker chief every day all day because his nose is always running or it’s congested… Oh, and he’s been a long time user of this stuff for years..
@@M_SC how can you feel such anger to a stranger
After just 6months of constant first time use as a 1st time user, i developed a hole in my septum . Worst experience of my life, 1st and last time. This was 3years ago and i still have nightmares of that time... im still reminded by it every moment as im not able to hold water from my nose and always have tissue (& u know london is manily chilly) ... im getting a septum poforation surgery soon. Dont ever touch this or say let me just try it once, especially especially those with a addictive personality. Please dont 😢. Lesson learnt .❤
I used for 20 years. 2 years clean now. I call it regret powder. Another trophy for the hall of regrets.
One of the most stopping videos was one that documented the coca farmers who were processing it to cocaine. The old man said "nobody here farming uses it, we can't understand why any kid in Europe would like to use this disgusting poison".
Ya while there processing it cement, diesel or petrol and caustic soda
Farmers would make paste. Then they'd sell that paste to labs. But yeah the ways they made paste were pretty awful. I remember we were getting this stuff and everyone sniffing it said it was like stuffing magic markers up their noses but man did that stuff cook good.
They probably chew the leaves though lol but the leaves u think are harmless alone.
And all the residual toxic waste is poured into their own soil... They get almost nothing for producing the paste but they destroy their habitat.
Same goes for workers in Mcdonalds :)
Not sure whose gonna see this but the mixture of alcohol and cocaine is what ultimately took the life of my uncle, he liked to party hard and passed at age 37. All I can do now is advise people against the stuff to the best of my abilities thank you for helping me understand how this happened, and keep up the fantastic content
Limits and moderation
Agree. A few cheeky lines with a few beers at events a few times a year is mostly harmless.
@@llai8501 lol head 😂
@@EscapePlanSkateboarding no one on coke has ever thought hmm, limits and moderation… that’s a fact 😵💫
@@llai8501 my mann😂🤘🏻
I got offered this drug many times and refused it each time and discouraged it to the user. Why should I destroy my life
Great video man!
I was addicted until one night I drank too much and didn’t realize how many lines I was taking. I suddenly started to freak out and my heart was pounding like crazy, I started to walk back and forth and spitting for 2 hours because if I stopped I felt like I would’ve had a heart attack. Biggest tweak ever , and that was the last time I’m ever gonna do it.
I have barely taken cocaine but last time I did i felt something similar I was super jittery and felt my heart pounding out my chest and I could not keep still whatsoever because I felt like I would just collapse or something if I did. I didn't notice I was tweaking out until some rando girl pointed out that I was acting really weird and couldnt stop moving, when I sobered up I said to myself that I would never take that shit again because I legit felt like and was acting like a crackhead.
Iv sniffed loads in past blus i was born with congenital heart defects wich i had 2 surgerys for as a baby an will need another 2 in future life a few times i remember been sniffed up an zoning in on my heart mentaly googleing cocain heart attacks an stuff lol but i always fort fuck it if i die tonite i die lmao it got to a point where it made me withdraw from conversations an sort of shell up thats when i fought fuck this this isent no fun any more lol
Sounds like you did some coke that was stepped on with meth
why did you feel the need to spit? To get the drug out of your system? Sorry idk how it works.
@@lifeisawackything Because my mouth wouldn’t stop flowing with saliva, if I stopped spitting my mouth would be full within 10 seconds it was scary.
I was a severe IV cocaine and heroin addict for 7 years. Im 10 years clean from hard drugs now but I lost ALL of my teeth. They all had to be pulled out. I actually see the denturest finally on Tuesday. Dentures arent covered by insurance and they are $4000 for the cheapest ones. Ive been without any teeth for over a year trying to save up and as a 35 year old woman it has had devastating effects on my self-esteem, and social life. Not to mention my health. Because I cannot chew I don't digest food properly which leads to vomiting in the mornings. I also have heart problems. age 35 is SO young to be missing all my teeth and to have heart problems. Please if you have a problem with cocaine or any other substance get help. It is possible to stop needing the drug to cope with trauma and be happy. It takes a long time for the brain to reset but it does and now I'm happier than I ever have been. Its never to late to get better. you are loved. If you think no one loves you, I love you. You are worth it.
Sending you a hug 💗🧚🏼💐
10 years clean is amazing. Glad to hear that you are happier than ever before, best of luck to you
Wishing you great success on your road to recovery ❤️
I'm missing two teeth to decay and a bit older but even two teeth really sucks - two big ones upper and lower left. Still haven't had them pulled. I brush like a mofo twice per day now.
What were they signs they all had to be pulled
if anyone is struggling with coke addiction right now. you got this! my cousin went through it because she was into the party scene. she never been to rehab so it was cold turkey method. she stopped partying and cut ties with everyone she known from this "world" changed her phone number and went through therapy. she is sober since then, married with two beautiful baby boys :) there is hope ladies and gentlemen ❤️
I like the information provided. If I were a younger man I would definitely become a doctor. I understand everything that is explained in this video along with many other videos that I have watched!!!😊
Thank you for another great and informative video. As a pharmacist, i just want to point out that cocaine is actually used in some nasal surgeries, though at very specific doses and in very specific applications. The dose makes the poison. Stay awesome!
Pharmacist? Wow that is awesome! Pharmaceuticals is really interesting too! How long have you been a pharmacist? Very cool!
Yes, when we use cocaine in surgery, we use it topically. We soak a cotton pad in the liquid cocaine , then apply it to the nasal tissues to reduce swelling as bleeding during surgery. It works the same way as Afrin. Now days ,surgeons seem to just use afrin instead or an epinephrine solution
Where is the legal cocaine grown and how is it harvested and distributed?
@@dannydaw59 that's a great question. I would love to know too!
At the 4 minute mark, he mentioned that cocaine is still used medicinally.
Man I use it every now and then and I convince myself it’s just social or I’m not gonna get hooked. I need reminders like this to remember it isn’t worth it. Thank you for the helpful info and thank you for past users that have shared their stories of sobriety. Truly inspiring
I’m the same dude but I realised I’m addicted when I can’t go without it in social drinking situations even if I haven’t had any in six weeks I’ll crave it for that one night . Been like that for four five years now
@@Jamie-bg3zb That's cause the brain makes that link between alcohol and cocaine so everytime you drink the brain goes "So where's the other stuff?" At least that's how it was for me. I go out, didn't feel the need to do cocaine at all but 3 beers in and I was grabbing my phone. So I quit alcohol for a while as well, just to get rid of that link.
I’ve always thought it being addictive was very overblown (I know I am certainly wrong) because most people I know can take or leave it. However, I think it’s always important to really know what it’s doing to your body. I’m not a health freak, far from it, but I’m amazed at how human bodies even exist. It’s so complicated and highly evolved.
@@GangstarComputerGod Its not a myth, its one of the most addictive drugs. I know soooo many people that got addicted while they were already using other drugs before and not having addictive issue with it. People will spend 100€ on a g while in debt and having to go to work next day, just bc they had few drinks and suddenly cravings are crazy strong.
@@GangstarComputerGod It's all about the person. Some can dabble and others get swept up by it. Same with other drugs.
Didn’t know these facts, thanks!
Messed around with coke for years, was normal in the circles I moved in. At the time, I did not know the amount of problematic use those around me were experiencing. That is what stuck with me most.
It is a losing drug... One could argue most are, but coke is different. It empowers the worst in you and kills off what was left.
Also, cocaine disrupts your central nervous system in a way that puts you at a severely increased chance of cardiac arrest. This risk grows as you use more in one setting, but ALSO as you use more often on a shorter timeframe. Media stories about celebs OD'ing coke will usually not be about OD in the classical meaning of the term, but rather said creeping risk. These people are no incidental snorters.
As much fun as coke can be, realize that there are no snorters out there that can honestly say their habit has not crushed their soul more than once.
The father of my kids passed away last year. He had an aneurysm and then went into cardic arrest, but he'd been doing this horrible drug the night and morning of his death. My kids and I were devastated and we'll probably never get over his passing. We are moving forward with the pain.
i'm sorry for your loss :(
@@gabbymidd7 thank you.
I'm sorry for your loss. I lost my older brother to this drug 4 years ago. The pain never left, but me and my family are learning to live with it and live the best lives we can. I'm also an alcoholic and addict in recovery. I'm coming up 5 months clean and I'm 29 now, the same age as my brother when he died. I'm doing this for his memory but most importantly for myself! God bless you and your family🙏
@Brad-wl6de I'm sorry for your loss as well. The pain never does go away, but life must continue, and we have to be better people for them. Many blessings to you!
I’m so sorry for your loss, and I wish you and your kids peace, whatever it’s worth please know that you’ve inspired me and whoever else reads this to not go down this path. Thank you and I hope you’re having a wonderful day
As the saying goes ... Cocaine is a hella of a drug
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Literally
I'm Rick James bitch
Rich James !! B*tches !!!
I would like to add that returning to a sense of normalcy after abstaining from booze and blow was extremely challenging for me.
I quit a few years ago and finally "figured out" how to be normal in my own way.
Thank you for this video. Very informative. I spent many years dabbling with both Alcohol and cocaine while frequenting concerts in the Bay Area in the late 90s . Even just recently like a year ago, the last time I did it was horrifying. It was pretty much its own kind of heaven and hell. But I just wanted to put that all behind me and I have. I never thought about what it was doing to my organs. I just didn’t care I wanted to have “fun”. Smh all the time I lost and money as well. But you lose a lot of your soul as well. I’m so happy to be sober these days. Taking it easy.Going back to school. And warning others about the tainted cocaine currently on the market. Coffee is nice and being with my sweet dogs helps with my anxiety now
Thanks for making this.
You'd be surprised by how many people personally benefit from this video.
Watching this was both horrifying and relieving.
I quit before it destroyed everything I love and this video is serving as a solidifying mark that says "good choice".
I have 10 Gs I'm cracked and I want more:(
@@nesnahnevard4907 Bro you are so badass bro
Lies again? CDG Zig
@@NazriB ...what?
@@nesnahnevard4907 Lol, you could have 100 G's and you'd want more-- the nature of the beast. You'll stop when you're ready bro. Wish you the best man, forreal.
I used to take cocaine on payday weekends (so once a month I would buy an 8th between 3 of us). There was an occasion where I had severe heart palpitations and had to go and lay down. I remember trying to blow my nose to clear and try to get rid of it. That was a scary moment for me and was the turning point where I made the decision to stop.
I know that's happened to me a few times to that's why I won't touch that anymore I think part of the problem to that half the stuff is laced with fentanyl now and days years ago I never remember that happening
You know it's serious when you're trying to remove it from your body
An 8 ball between 3 people? What are the other two going to do? Get back, that's my blow!
@@1pcfred clearly sniffing has sozzled your brain
I have a heart issue and one of the nurses said to me about recreational drugs (she meant cocaine) being extremely dangerous in causing Arrythmias. I'm ex military so have never been in the habit of taking drugs so luckily it's not something that I'm into.
I've used coke on and off for about 10 years, intravenously. Have 4 years clean currently. I needed to see this. Wish you guys did an update more details about IV use.
Great video, much needed
Glad you think so!
Two years sober and counting
My body was starting to send me some serious warning signs, and I knew then it's now or never. Once quitting, I battled for my health for the following year, and once I recovered enough, I decided that I'll be fitter than I have ever been in my entire life.
Long story short, I'm feeling great, looking great, and most of all, I am free.
Please update I’m hope your still sober🫶🏾🫀
@@d.m.djeanelle290 I'm doing great. Other than a drink or two every few months in social settings. I'm proud to say that I'm in total control.
Awesome. So happy for you. 🖤
I've never done drugs am I going to be praised for not doing coke like people praise drug addicts
@@Evilcsharper6474it’s harder to quit then it is to start
Thank you for this, I've just sent the link to a friend who had a huge seasure a month or so ago, she is now getting the help she needed, but to know exactly what happens to the human body is enlightening, and I hope others can benefit from this information x
Please give her our best
I would suggest not doing things like that.. I think it's pretty safe to say if she's getting the help she needs she's also getting the information she needs (and probably already knew) and does not need to be getting that same information from other people in her life. what she needs from you is simple support and an open ear to listen to what's going on with her and be there if there's anything you can do to help but sending her stuff like this video and telling her how bad drugs are will only make her resent you even though she knows you're factually correct. as an addict I can say even though I know people have good intentions when they do things like that, I simply cannot help but become resentful and upset with them for doing it because it at least appears to show you think they are ignorant to the consequences, and got into their situation out of stupidity and ignorance instead of any of the actual factors than lead hundreds of millions of people around the world to addiction through millions of different circumstances
@@nickromo8195 the Titanic is deep, his comment was not
Seizure
@@davidaugustofc2574 😂😂
AG1 is bomb. Great vid bro.
baked watching this, wondering what snorting AG1 would do, thanks!
This needs to be shown in the schools.
That's what the whole 40 trillion dollar "War On Drugs" was about. Didn't seem to work very well to protect people from harm, though.. for some reason. Just wasted 40 trillion dollars.
This won't do a damn thing lol where have you been the last 50 years lol ? War on drugs ... DARE ? I'm from America where are you from ?
this wouldn't work. it's very interesting and educational but too clinical for children to even consider the harm. even the scare tactics videos don't work on many. good parenting works best, but alas it's in short supply.
Thank you & not a pointless “say no to drugs” they making the youth curious smh
@@CorteumIt had kinda the opposite effect actually. #endthewarondrugs Make drugs legal, it's the 21st century.
As a teenager I got it from what I found out was a “Dirty Old Man”. Obviously he gave it to me for free since I was so young. Thank goodness I only did it a couple times. The last time I did it, I was throwing up everywhere. I was so scared I was going to OD but couldn’t handle telling my parents. It scared me so badly that I never did it again. I was 14-15 and that old man was my friends grandfather who was at least in his 70’s. 🤮 I also had an undiagnosed tachycardia at the time… I’m lucky I got the 💩 scared out of me!
Oh my god, thats horrifying. Who knows what contaminants that coke had when he gave it to you. Im glad you turned out okay from it.
Fear is sometimes a huge blessing
The young people lack all gratitude.
That's why I don't waste my drugs on underaged girls.
Let them hold down a job for a while and learn to appreciate drugs.
I'm a dirty old man and creepy too
Good speaker. Came off as a praeger institute Ad at the end.
Thanks for your education, 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I've made a lot of bad choices in my life, but quitting alcohol and cocain is by far the best one. Life has never been better and continuous to get better. Addiction is no joke and it took 6 months after quitting to realize I've been in a bobble of addiction. Great video! Hope it aspire people to stay away.
How much did you consume before?
Quitting alcohal 8s a body saver
Same here man. Not addicted to coke tho. Just like how it smells
@@Tombradyjockstrapmy man
One thing not mentioned in this thread is that traffickers cut the cocaine with different things like fentanyl, baby powder, drywall, concrete mix among other powder types.
Man drywall causes nose bleeds
Thank your government for that. If drugs were legal you could have quality checks and all that.
@@baph0met oh yeah I'm sure all of the bad health affects from doing cocaine would magically go away too. Let's just legalize other degeneracy like heroine too while we're at it so that the government approves of more degeneracy since they don't do enough of that already......
@@baph0met 💀 then if they’re legal, 99% of people will be killing themselves early, endangering others among many negative externalities
@@JustinWilliams-ed2ug Move out then, nobody wants your authoritarian state here, go to North Korea. You cause me more sickness than any drug ever could.
Haven’t done any for about 12 months now but when I did do it I’d only do once every 2 or 3 months as didn’t want to get addicted to it. Did it for years. Loved it though, is great buzz
I knew most of this, but I still am unable to stop😭
My uncle is an addict I don't know which drug but it destroyed him and his family, he is very impulsive . People who are on drugs harm themselves but the way their family suffers is what hurts me the most .
Wtf how do you not know? You can't tell from how he acts? I wonder if it's meth
I did coke a few times in my twenties. I remember once the day after doing some, I sneezed and my entire body hurt and I remember thinking “this stuff is really bad for you.” Haven’t even thought about doing it since. That was the last time
Did you sneeze blood
I usually did which made me stop. There was blood everywhere
@@cmd7930 nah never got to that point
I’ve been on coke almost every day since I been 17 I’m 19 and I can’t stop I’ve tried y’all I’ve went to meetings I’ve tried to quit I can’t man but the feeling is just too good
I read comments on addiction,all kinds, and what i see is opinions differ greatly .the differences arise between those who have lived the life and those wwho just imaginee.the best way i could describe kicking a habit,mine was alcohol,is being taken so far out of your comfort zonev that panic and anxiety threaten to overwhelm you.this is the mental process of your physical need crying out for a fix.if you get past this stage the journey becomes very manageable.to all those trapped in misery of addiction i wish peace and contemtment
One thing that wasn’t mentioned that I think is worth mentioning, is the fact that cocaine is often cut more with other impurities the further north you go. I was a daily cocaine user for a few years in my early/mid 20s. I still to this day have heartburn issues that are a direct result of the cocaine running down my throat and damaging my esophagus and stomach lining.
@@MatsuMatsu-nu9sp you sound like a real winner. And you seem totally normal. Everyone should be like you.
@@TyaxCompIm very much not from North America and i had no issues understanding, must be a skill issue....
In the UK , cocaine is cut with strychnine, aka rat poison. It thins your blood and gives you a faster hit.
What's used to cut any drug can be, and likely is, more harmful than the drug itself
Mullein leaf will heal you and drink pure psyllium husks soaked in water for an hour or two regularly... there's also Triphala which is ancient Ayuverda it fixes digestive issues.
I was an addict for a few years to this, opiates, and various benzodiazepines. I went into a coma for two months on dialysis the whole time due to kidney failure, heart failure, lung failure, and severe nerve damage, leaving me with neuropathy along the entire right half of my body, all of which has been healing immensely since then. However, I still have problems like a drop foot. All of these drugs are great, not going to lie, but they aren't that good when they are killing you. Harm reduction is critical, not abstinence. I wish I had known that then; I have been sober for three and a half years.
Take care guys
Very informative
Why am I taking a line as I watch this😢
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Another wonderfully done video about a tough topic. Your videos are great for both personal interest and Drugs & Behaviour class. Thanks for making it so comprehensive!
When I was young some of the best people, and the people I liked the most, were doing drugs. I had to cut ties with all of them, cold turkey, because I did not like where things were going. We did most of the famous drugs, including cocaine, but not heroin. Looking back now as middle aged man, I know I made the right decision. I can see now that we were all trying to cope with emotional pain. Behind the mask happiness, we were extremely sad. That's my silver lining.
Heroin is nice after you've been freebasing. A little tootle will straighten ya out.
@@1pcfred not funny
@@alabamawyatt5490 it wasn't meant to be. I'm totally serious. When you're Jonesing after a run you do some dope and it'll even you out. You can just drink a box of wine too. That works.
Thanks!
It’s amazing that I took AnP and I understand all of the physiology
Greek medical student here, I just want to say how thankful I am for the Greeks subtitles! You caught me of guard, it felt so nice to have everything translated ( even if I know english very well ) it felt like I was seen. Thank you, keep up the amazing videos and work!!!
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As a licensed LADC/LMHP I absolutely loved your video. In fact I'd love to use it in my therapy groups if I could. Obviously not download it, but watch it straight from here so you get the views and the ad revenue each and every time. ❤
Watching this in hope it gives me more reason to quit 😫 struggling
This was really interesting. I finally had all that stuff from College A&P come flooding back like a bad acid trip, but I'm glad that I actually understood it. Do you have a video comparing the effects to rock cocaine (crack) on the human body? Or even better if you had a video comparing and contrasting? I know that in many states the rock vs powder debate rages at the state level in MANY states when it comes to sentencing people on simple possession charges. Just trying to link criminsl justice to science.
Started drinking every single night when I was 16, started doing cocaine every weekend when I turned 17, quit all of that crap when I turned 21. Best decision I ever made, don't put that crap in your bodies ladies and gentleman, the high is not worth the potential problems later on in life. Hats off to anyone who quit, it can be one of the hardest things to do.
Bullshit.
You were just doing it way too often.
Playing minecraft for 4 hours every day is probably bad - doesn't mean minecraft is bad.
I stopped doing coke once fent hit the market hard. I watched people drop left and right from bad cuts.
Been clean ever since, honestly never been happier.
I'm a recovering addict and all in all I'm.doing ok.but just ok,relapsed last night but learning from it ,what took me to that point etc,clean living an easy winner
i was addicted for like 10 years.. and now i believe i recovered, been out of it for 12 years now.. so i came to this video hoping for some explanation on long term damage i could have in my body but i belive the video is not exactly abou that, anyway, good video.
Thank you for making such an important video… I’ve witnessed so many lives destroyed by their cling to cocaine… I can’t stand anything about it and I’ll do everything I must to learn healing others away from that drug.
I'm not a native English speaker (I'm Brazilian) but I love your videos and how easy is your English to understand. Thanks for sharing such a valuable content. I'm father of two teenager kids. The scientific details you provide as well as the risks of drug abuse without any religious or moral bias are key for a conversation with my kids or any loved close friend of family member. Thank you so much and keep up the good job! ♥
Your English is amazing for a non-native speaker. When did you first learn? Also I agree this channel is amazing when it comes to unbiased info and education.
RESPECT! You are good father. 🙏
I had a bad IV cocaine addiction.. I've been sober since the beginning of this year, 2024. I had 9 cocaine induced seizures in December 2023, it was a big wake up call. The last seizure I had lasted 5+ minutes with angular breathing which nearly stopped completely. It was scary, my husband found me on the bedroom floor after hearing a loud thud while he was downstairs. I have many physical scars from my cocaine-induced seizures including chunks missing from my tongue
omg you better by being clean, scary wake up indeed.
The "re-up-take" response is interesting considering that is what SSRI'S are trying to achieve. Added to that many people are also prescribed Norepinephrine re-up-take inhibiting substances as well.
A study of the plant itself would be very intriguing.
These drugs are a slippery slope. I used to snort a lot, built up a tolerance and couldn't get enough effect. Then one of my mates showed me how to make crack. Well that was the last thing I needed, sent me down a road I'll never go back down. Life becomes a constant struggle to get a strong enough bit so you can convince yourself you feel normal, ok, or at least something. All the while that struggle, self induced was the barrier to myself. Tyring to feel normal when you forgot long ago what normal was.
I was addicted to cocaine since I was 10 years old. I have been clean for 2 years now(also quit fentany and heroinl) and I have never been happier. I always thought being sober would be miserable, but it is the complete opposite. I work out every day, I feel energetic and confident, I sleep 8 hours a night, and my severe anxiety is completely gone. To anyone struggling with addiction I promise you the hell of withdrawal is a microscopic inconvenience compared the reward you get at the other end. Just know the pain ends and happiness begin. Slava Orbánovi!
You taking coke at 10 makes me think you had a sh!t life to begin with... why else would you take drugs at such an early age?!?
As someone who's been years and years clean, I'm still not the same.... from almost 3 years of daily use , binges and alot of shit behavior that came along with addiction... I never will be the same. To anyone reading this... that first feeling of " this isn't fun anymore or this is alot of fun, I want more" get away from that whole lifestyle if possible save yourself years of torture and a lifetime of regrets