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- Sep 15, 2016
Looked up the health consequences of cocaine today, and it’s not pretty.@AltisticRight
You seem to be more versed in some areas of biochemistry, but Nick is really fucking himself healthwise. He’ll likely give himself an arrhythmia if he keeps abusing shit. Seriously, someone who’s fat like @Potentially Criminal (sorry to @ you again) will have a better time dealing with blood pressure and heart issues.
I think @Otterly is the resident biologist, but you don’t have to be a doctor to understand why fluctuating your blood pressure is a bad idea.
I’ll list what Nick was on and what it does to your blood pressure:
Cocaine - Vasoconstricter
Alcohol - varies upon use, but heavy use is linked to vasoconstriction
Provigil - Vasoconstricter
Adderall - Vasoconstricter
Nitrous Oxide -Vasodilator
MDMA - increases heart rate, not the worst
Rugieta - vasodilator, it’s effectively a stronger viagra
Beyond just drugs, Nick not getting enough sleep is also bad. It’ll contribute to a rise in blood pressure because a goods nights sleep helps drop it. His shitty diet and lack of exercise also could contribute to a lower blood pressure, but depending on what he eats (ramen and dorito) the sodium will jack it up.
I am not a doctor (I do have a degree in the field and did research in medicine), but Nick’s health even from a glance is shitty. You can’t and shouldn’t go between extremes. I’m not going into the fact that most of his drug use probably fucks with any chance of his body repairing itself (B12 issues, wet brain). Nick’s habits and behaviors basically guarantee that his body is fighting a losing battle.
Also, I am pretty sure Nick has AIDS.
*Cocaine in combination with alcohol is particularly toxic for circulatory system. (The two metabolize into a third substance, whose name escapes me, and which is really bad for the heart.)
*Using Cocaine has been tied to permanent brain damage and prematurely ages parts of the brain.
*Cocaine is of course also known for permanently fucking up your nose and the tissue there.
Just looking at Rekieta stream now it’s pretty obvious imho that whatever quick wit he had is gone. Much of the time he goes “ehm” and “ahh” in the middle of a sentence.
No. It’s not bad enough where you go: “This guy has drank himself dumb!”, but if you compare how Rekieta used to talk with now, you can see the difference.