Meth is generally cheaper than cocaine and the high lasts longer, as much as ten times longer . With its long-lasting effects, meth binges may last up to a week, while coke binges last about 3 days. When heavy cocaine users experience paranoia, it almost always disappears once the binge ends. For meth users, however, severe disturbance of mood and thought may be sustained well beyond the binge.
Not infrequently, they persist for days, sometimes weeks. Similarly, the meth crash is more prolonged, and the drug-related depression some users experience upon awakening can be more severe than any experienced by cocaine users.