Cocaine, a potent stimulant, significantly affects the brain and body. Its allure stems from the intense euphoria and energy surge it provides, but these short-lived
Addiction and drug abuse effect all parts of the human body. Each month we’ve been highlighting the impact on different body system. This month we’re going to discuss the impact on your eyesight and vision.
Eyesight is not something we generally think of when we’re thinking of the damage caused by addiction and drug abuse. Instead we think of the live, heart or lungs, major body systems which often show sign of abuse in serious physical ways.
It’s crucially important to understand that identifying someone’s drug use is not always as apparent as it looks when dramatized in movies and on TV.
Robert Downey Jr.’s 20-year-old son Indio Downey was arrested Sunday July 29th in West Hollywood, CA for cocaine possession. The 20-year-old was a passenger in the car that was pulled over after officers allegedly saw Downey smoking from a pipe. This is unfortunately not the first time we are hearing about substance abuse issues for 20 year-old Downey. Last year we wrote about young Downey’s struggle with pain pill abuse and subsequently his stay in rehab. His recent arrest suggests that he is still very much struggling with addiction.
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