Cocaine Abuse is More Damaging to the Brain than We Thought

We always knew that cocaine abuse was bad for you, but we did not know it was this bad…

Cocaine AbuseIt is well known that cocaine abuse is harmful to the brain and body and can cause long-term complications and death, however a recent study reveals new details about exactly how cocaine abuse damages the brain — and the findings are frightening.

Cocaine Causes the Brain to Eat Itself

The new research led by Dr Gourav Malhotra, suggests that high doses of cocaine can cause brain cells to literally eat themselves.

Cells digest themselves through a process called “autophagy,” which naturally occurs to rid waste from brain cells.