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The Pleasures of Cocaine

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This is a good book. Not really fine, but serious, alt. lite and even fun. In short: honest book. Reading it is a good way to self-help people who are into cocaine pleasures. Many people I know who are into coke, change some bad habits to less-destructive behavior with the drug. I don't think cocaine is nice, but when someone is into something, it's better to show him/her a smarter way to live his/her own lifestyle. I really don't like the topic, since coke's not for me, but liked the book. As I said, a good book.

I know a thing or two about cocaine, seeing as how I am related to several addicts. This book is dangerous, because it presents the view that cocaine is great, not addictive, and that very few people will ever abuse it. These days, we know that approximately one in 10 people who ever try cocaine become addicted to it. I am all for responsible drug use, but assuming that most people can use a drug like cocaine (daily, no less!) and be okay is a dangerously outdated concept. We realized in the 80's with the introduction of crack that cocaine is extremely addictive, even without strong physical withdrawl. Many, many lives have been torn apart by this drug, mine included, and there is a recklessness in assuming most people can just handle it.

However, if you would just like a trip down memory lane in the way we used to view drug use, this may be the book for you.

I found this book to be very helpful, but the chapters were shorter than I would have liked. Also, most of this information can be found on the web. Probably easier and no doubt cheaper to just surf around for a while.