With cocaine being the second-highest leading cause of drug-related deaths in Texas, a local rehab center decided to use their knowledge to hopefully lower these numbers. Located on San Pedro Avenue, San Antonio Recovery Center recently posted a blog discussing how long cocaine stays in someone’s system. The goal of this is to provide education to their community so they can make informed decisions about their health.
After highlighting to readers why it is important to know this information, San Antonio Recovery Center dives into how the length of time a substance is in the system is measured. “One of the ways that this is measured is through a unit known as the ‘half-life’ of a substance. The half-life refers to the length of time it takes for half of the substance to leave your system. With that in mind, let’s dive into some further details.”
Next, the rehab center jumps straight into tackling common questions and misconceptions around how long cocaine stays in the system. “Contrary to popular belief, even if you’re no longer experiencing the effects of a substance like cocaine, it doesn’t mean that it’s out of your system. In fact, the duration of the effects is much shorter than the amount of time it takes for your body to fully metabolize the substance.”
“This is where substance use can get more dangerous.” The blog continues to emphasize. “Our bodies can only handle having so much of any substance or combination of substances in it at a time. Illicit drugs like cocaine are not healthy for the body to consume. If you continue to take more cocaine or other substances before it is fully out of your system, you increase your risk of experiencing a cocaine overdose.”
From there, the blog details how cocaine is processed through the body and what organs are involved in this process. It’s not as straightforward as many may believe, involving everything from the bloodstream to the liver as it filters through the system.
As the blog progresses, San Antonio Recovery Center next touches on what common factors will influence the time it takes for cocaine to be processed in the body. This includes everything from someone’s metabolism to what they ate in a day.
One aspect the blog does a great job of highlighting is polysubstance use. “Polysubstance use refers to the act of consuming more than one kind of substance at a given time. This can include medication, alcohol, and illicit substances.” The rehab center explains to readers. “If you have other substances in your body alongside cocaine, it can impact how long it takes to be processed through your body. Your liver has a maximum capacity. If it’s busy processing alcohol, it cannot process the cocaine that is also in your body. This means it will take longer to fully leave your system.”
To wrap up the piece, the local rehab center explains the relationship between cocaine and different drug tests, as well as if it’s possible to have a false negative for cocaine use. They also break through different myths surrounding how to “Get cocaine out of your system faster.” Readers can learn about all this and more in the blog linked above.
San Antonio Recovery Center, a Texas-based rehab clinic with locations on San Pedro Ave, has been a community partner for years. They utilize their extensive experience treating behavioral health and substance use disorders to take an education-based approach to treatment. With the largest alumni program in San Antonio, they offer support to all at their alumni events, including those who did not attend their center.
To learn more about San Antonio Recovery Center, call 866-957-7885 or visit their website.
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For more information about San Antonio Recovery Center - San Pedro, contact the company here:
San Antonio Recovery Center - San Pedro
Liam Callahan
210-361-5975
lcallahan2@baymark.com
7122 San Pedro Ave #114
San Antonio, TX 78216
