Yes,coke can affect your heart,lungs and other vital organs.But,first off,good for you that you quit coke!You should have a complete physical and be honest with your doc about your past drug use.She/he will determine if you need futher testing to see if there is any damage done.You can't change the past,only look to the future and staying clean.Good luck to you.Patty

What coke does directly is it abruptly increases your heart rate and stimulates the brain to attain a short, but intense, sense of euphoria and focus and happiness, which disappears after about 15-30 minutes, as i'm sure you know. It also cuts the inner nose tissues, but do the numbing effect you can't feel this until the high/numbness subsides. Then you feel it all right and your nose gets clogged, sore, and often bleeds. If the coke "drips" (when u snort hard and make it travel down to your throat) you numb your throat up and sometimes little white spots collect on it and your throat will burn sooo bad, almost like tonsilitis. These symptoms are mostly prevalent when you are doing it all night, not a few lines (for most ppl I know).

With extended use, coke eats away at your nose and many extreme abusers had their noses literally cave in. Overall, it damages your nervous system to the point of developing chronic anxiety or depression in the more extreme cases. Mild abusers may experience long-term effects like panic/anxiety attacks from time to time and inability to control emotions like aggression or sadness. Of course, your organs suffer immensely if you used heavily that year- you could develop an irregular heart beat or even asthma. Your brain chemistry can also become irregular and imbalanced, contributing to conditions like psychosis and other personality disorders.

Even if you experience none of these symptoms I suggest going to a doctor and getting checked out. Tell him you are a recovering user so he knows what to look for- and don't be ashamed because doctors are sworn to confidentiality.

Good luck, and post progress!

I am 21 years old. I just got married to my girlfriend of 7 years in July. She has seen me get messed up on coke since I started doing it about 5 years ago. I quit for around a year or so, but right now I am high. I had some friends in town and they got ahold of it, and i was drunk so I decided to do it too. we came to my house and started to do some and she caught me. I feel horrible. I do not know why I even thought about doing it again after being clean for so long. She now is saying she wants a divorce. I got her hooked on it when i first did it and she has been clean for about 3 years now. She is going to hate me forever. I would never try to hurt her, I love her so much, but I can't get my things together. It makes me think I am not good enough for life, and I should just go out and end it now, before I hurt anyone else. I need help, someone please, help me find a second chance!

cocaine mostly effects the lungs sense you are breathing it in. but it can effect more than that.