To help you, we need to look at two key things:

1. Why have you formed this dysfunctional relationship with cocaine? How has it become your best friend and worst enemy all at the same time? What is underlying your compulsion to use? Your battered self-esteem, for example, must stem from an underlying trauma or a number of such traumas. We need to treat the root cause of your need to use this substance that is killing you. Take away the pain (effects of trauma), then you no longer need the ‘medication’ (lines, rails, bags, grams – so many names!).
2. What needs to be done about the other ‘comorbidities’ that you are struggling with? Ignore the fancy word – we are referring to things like an underlying depression, anxiety, or some other form of disorder that can be managed through much more sustainable means.

So to be technical (as an afterthought): Cocaine addiction treatments are often both behavioural and pharmacological. Behavioural therapy focuses on psychosocial issues to deal with the underlying motivations and psychological problems associated with cocaine addiction. Pharmacological treatment administers medication to alleviate cocaine withdrawal symptoms.

Cocaine withdrawal plummets patients into deep depression which is a traumatising process that needs to be managed carefully.

We help you through all of this. You don’t have to do it alone.

So what actually happens? Well, our Recovery Services Include
If you have a cocaine use disorder, you will likely need a therapeutic, non-punitive, carefully managed environment to heal in. The environment must typically have the following professionally attended services.

• Medical monitoring/medication
• Individual, group and family therapy (mainly individual therapy, as even though the problem is not unique, the person who is struggling has their own unique story and unique history and current life circumstances)
• Sober activities and psycho-education (once you understand whats really going on, its much easier to actually do something about it)
• Relapse prevention training and aftercare

We know that you have a life which carries on while you are receiving treatment. We make it work. If you have a business, keep running it. If you have a job, lets see how we can help you to keep doing what you are doing. Keep your cellphone, keep your laptop – lets maintain your communication with the outside world because treating you in isolation is really not an effective way to go about things.

Cocaine addiction can push families to breaking point. Unity, finances, and wellbeing deteriorate as sufferers manipulate, lie, justify and deny their addiction – this is not their fault, but think about it as them protecting the substance that is medicating the pain that they feel underneath all of it. “Don’t hate the person, hate the drug” are seemingly meaningless words in the face of an active cocaine addiction where so many life-altering things have transpired within the family dynamic. Understanding that families of people that are dependent on cocaine need as much support as these people themselves is an important part of the recovery process. Chat to us about how we can help you to re-establish a healthy family system, complete with open communication, new boundaries and happiness.

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In short: if there is someone that you know that is battling, struggling to cope or at all not living their life in the best possible way, then that person may need help.

This help can sometimes be provided before a substance use disorder gets into full swing, however it is often after the fact – both cases are completely manageable and at no stage should you lose hope.

We are skilled in providing services where we can help the person that is struggling, to understand that they are struggling – and that they need help. This is called an intervention.

Interventions are structured meetings that help people with cocaine addictions to understand how the drug connects to the problems in their lives. Interventions provide an opportunity for someone to accept help for the problem that they are facing. Interventions also serve to educate the family, friends, employers (and all the rest) on how to move forward in a positive and constructive way.

This process should be guided by an addictions counsellor, social worker, psychologist or psychiatrist in prior collaboration with the family. We have all of these resources at our disposal.

If you have been struggling with substance use and you require inpatient treatment, then an important aspect to look at is ‘What Next?’

Our aftercare programme is one-of-a-kind in South Africa. Its not according to the bare minimum of what we need to do legally, but rather it is what we can best do in order to make sure that you are looked after in the way that is best for you.

For an exciting conversation on everything that we can offer you, give us a call and we will talk you through it.

As a taster: our aftercare integrates with your life, to fit within your day to day work, family and social life so that you are kept feeling safe and guided throughout your reintegration phase. This comes in the form of……. (call us and we’ll explain!)

Are You Ready to Get Some Help?

Recovery Direct operates a rehab facility in Johannesburg designed specifically to support, uplift and help people suffering from substance use disorders, including cocaine addiction and all that comes with it. Our team have successfully been through the process of treating cocaine problems – many times..