Cocaine addiction is a serious condition that can rapidly take control of your life, affecting your health, relationships, and future. At Anuvia, we understand that cocaine use often begins recreationally but can quickly develop into compulsive use, and frequently co-occurs with depression, anxiety, or other mental health conditions. Our integrated treatment approach addresses both your cocaine use and any underlying mental health concerns, providing comprehensive support for lasting recovery from this powerful stimulant addiction.
Cocaine is a powerful stimulant that affects the brain’s reward system, creating intense but short-lived feelings of euphoria, energy, and confidence. This combination of intense pleasure followed by rapid decline creates a cycle that can lead to addiction very quickly, sometimes after just a few uses.
What makes cocaine particularly addictive:
Cocaine addiction is characterized by:
Cocaine addiction can develop rapidly and have serious consequences. Seek help immediately if you’re experiencing:
If you recognize these patterns, seeking immediate professional help is crucial. Cocaine addiction can have serious health consequences and often worsens rapidly without intervention.
Cocaine addiction often occurs alongside mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, or ADHD. At Anuvia, our integrated approach addresses both your cocaine use and any underlying mental health concerns simultaneously.
Comprehensive Assessment: We begin with a thorough evaluation of your cocaine use patterns, mental health symptoms, medical needs, and life circumstances to develop an effective treatment plan.
Medical Support: Our medical team monitors your physical health during recovery and addresses any medical complications related to cocaine use, ensuring your safety throughout the process.
Mental Health Integration: Simultaneous treatment for depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, or other mental health conditions that may contribute to cocaine use or complicate recovery.
Evidence-Based Therapy: We use proven therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Contingency Management, and other treatments specifically effective for stimulant addiction.
Withdrawal and Craving Management: Support and strategies for managing the intense depression, fatigue, and cravings that characterize cocaine withdrawal.
Family Support: When appropriate, we involve family members in understanding addiction and learning how to support your recovery while protecting their own wellbeing.
Our comprehensive approach includes intensive services designed for the serious nature of cocaine addiction:
Individual Therapy: Intensive one-on-one sessions with therapists experienced in stimulant addiction, focusing on understanding triggers, developing strong coping strategies, and addressing underlying mental health concerns.
Group Therapy: Specialized groups for individuals recovering from stimulant addiction, offering peer support, education, and practical skills for maintaining sobriety.
Intensive Outpatient Programs: Structured, frequent treatment sessions that provide comprehensive support while allowing for gradual reintegration into daily responsibilities.
Medical Monitoring: Careful monitoring of your physical health during recovery, with attention to cardiovascular and neurological effects of cocaine use.
Mental Health Treatment: Concurrent treatment for depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, or other mental health conditions that may complicate recovery from cocaine addiction.
Relapse Prevention Planning: Intensive focus on developing strategies for managing the intense cravings and high relapse risk associated with cocaine addiction.
Telehealth Options: Virtual appointments available throughout North Carolina for ongoing support, particularly valuable for maintaining consistent contact during recovery.
Crisis Support: Immediate access to support during difficult moments in recovery, ensuring you have resources when cravings become intense or depression worsens.
Recovery from cocaine addiction typically requires intensive support due to the powerful nature of the addiction:
Initial Assessment and Stabilization: Your first appointments focus on ensuring your immediate safety, understanding your cocaine use patterns, and beginning to address any medical or mental health concerns that require immediate attention.
Withdrawal and Early Recovery: Early treatment focuses on:
Active Treatment Phase: Once you’re stabilized, treatment focuses on:
Intensive Relapse Prevention: As recovery progresses, treatment emphasizes:
Long-term Support and Maintenance: Cocaine addiction often requires ongoing support due to the persistent nature of cravings and high relapse risk. We provide continued care as needed to help maintain recovery.
Cocaine addiction presents unique and serious challenges that require specialized understanding:
Intense Cravings: Cocaine cravings can be extremely powerful and persistent, sometimes lasting months or years into recovery, requiring ongoing strategies and support.
Severe Withdrawal Depression: The depression that follows cocaine use can be severe and prolonged, significantly increasing suicide risk and requiring careful monitoring and treatment.
High Relapse Risk: Cocaine has one of the highest relapse rates among substances, making intensive, long-term support crucial for maintaining recovery.
Cardiovascular and Neurological Effects: Cocaine use can cause serious medical complications that require ongoing monitoring and treatment.
Rapid Escalation: Cocaine addiction often escalates quickly, causing significant damage to relationships, finances, and health in a short period of time.
Recovery from cocaine addiction involves completely rebuilding your life around health and sobriety. At Anuvia, we help you:
addiction treatment is typically covered under most insurance plans as substance use treatment.
If you don’t have insurance or are concerned about costs, remember that Anuvia is committed to ensuring that no one is turned away due to inability to pay. We offer sliding scale payment options and can discuss ways to make treatment affordable and accessible.
If you’re struggling with cocaine addiction, reaching out for help is not just important, it could save your life. Cocaine addiction carries serious health risks and often escalates rapidly, making immediate professional intervention crucial.
At Anuvia, we provide intensive, judgment-free support that recognizes cocaine addiction as a serious medical condition requiring immediate, specialized treatment. Our integrated approach addresses both your addiction and any mental health concerns, giving you the best chance for lasting recovery from this dangerous addiction.
Remember that cocaine addiction is not a moral failing, it’s a serious medical condition that hijacks brain chemistry and requires professional treatment. Many people who once felt hopeless about their cocaine use are now living fulfilling lives in recovery.
Ready to take the life-changing step toward recovery? Call us today at (704) 376-7447 or visit our website to book an initial appointment. Same-day appointments are often available, and we welcome walk-ins at our Charlotte location. Your life and future are worth fighting for.
Our Integrated Approach to Cocaine Treatment