When someone has been on drugs most of their life and goes to rehab and hasnt touched drugs in a couple of years can they still have symptoms like they did when they were doing them? If someone has done cocaine can they still have that "runny nose"?

Submitted by jamie31 Sun 02/20/2011

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I take it you're asking

Submitted by KopperNikki on Sun, 02/20/2011 - 21:26.

I take it you're asking because you suspect someone of having relapsed? I think the general answer to your question is no-- drugs produce physiological symptoms when on them, and they don't when you're not on them.

That said, Coke can really tear up the nasal passages, and maybe cause long-term problems. Still, I would be suspicious.

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Nikki

Why still be suspicious if it

Submitted by jamie31 on Mon, 02/21/2011 - 16:41.

Why still be suspicious if it can cause long term problems? Im confused.

Because I say it 'can' not

Submitted by KopperNikki on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 22:33.

Because I say it 'can' not that it does. Besides, that was only in references to sniffling. Other things like jittery behavior are not long-term symptoms that someone necessarily suffers years after the fact. Rather that would point to acute use, i.e. very recent.

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Nikki

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