Benefits of treating cocaine addiction in a specialized center

Cocaine addiction is one of the most prevalent addictive disorders in Western societies, since this substance is among the illegal drugs that are consumed more frequently in countries like Spain, where it also has one of its main routes of entry to Europe.

Its popularity is such that despite being bought and sold underground, it enjoys a certain level of acceptance and normalization in many social spheres and its presence is common in almost all segments socioeconomic.

But this normalization process should not be misleading: the effects of this psychostimulant substance are very harmful for physical and mental health, so at the first signs of addiction it is essential to seek professional help as soon as possible. In this sense, here we will review the main benefits of treating cocaine addiction in a specialized addiction center, the type of health center best equipped to intervene in these cases.

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Why is it important to go to centers specialized in addictions when dealing with cocaine?

Below we present the main benefits that exist when treating cocaine addiction in a center or clinic specialized in chemical addictions.

1. Possibility of having specialized professionals

The first benefit that we find when treating a cocaine addiction in a specific center for this purpose, both in the modality of residential treatment, as in periodic therapy sessions, is to be able to count on professionals of all kinds specialized in our problem.

Your treatment should be global and methodical, carried out at all times by specialized professionals who can have full control of the addicted person during the process. Cocaine addiction is not a "health problem" in the abstract, but a pathology with its own particularities and on which specific research has been carried out for decades.

That is why it is highly recommended to treat cases of cocaine addiction in detoxification centers specialized in addictions, where professionals with years of experience in applying the best therapies with proven efficacy work together.

The intervention in this type of centers is usually carried out jointly by multidisciplinary professionals who will attend in a totally individualized way and adapted to the needs of the client any of their needs or deficiencies.

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2. Possibility of having access to income

Admission to a specialized addiction center is one of the most effective treatment modalities that exist. in cases of cocaine addiction, as well as in any type of chemical addiction or addiction associated with the consumption of substances.

Admission allows anyone with addiction problems to disconnect from the routines that kept the addiction alive and gradually incorporate all kinds of healthy habits and new routines that allow you to overcome addiction little by little, in the framework of a supervised context, designed to meet the specific needs of people with addiction, and in which there is support constant.

Income is also an essential tool to disassociate the person from the physical and social environment in which they previously lived and which helped them continue to maintain the addictive behavior; that is, all those contacts and environments that exerted a bad influence on him by offering constant incentives to continue consuming.

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3. Learning routines with therapeutic potential

Going to a center specialized in addictions also allows us, especially in the residential treatment modality, acquire a series of activities with therapeutic, stimulating and motivating potential that help to overcome addiction.

These skills, activities or habits are taught by the center's professionals, where we will be able to train them daily until we incorporate them daily into our daily life outside the center. They offer a transition path towards a lifestyle in which the drug is no longer the main source of motivation, offering motivational elements that are not based on avoiding discomfort (abstinence) but on promoting one's own personal development: learning a sport, getting involved in artistic activities, etc

4. Allows family members to be involved

In detoxification centers it is common for professionals to work closely with relatives of the person who presents the addiction, to achieve a much more global detoxification process and deep.

The communication protocols applied in these types of centers involve family members so that they can also help and do their part from home with your loved one who can file addiction cases.

The patient's families also receive a series of behavior guidelines and daily behavior habits with which they can help the addicted person to overcome their addiction on a daily basis.

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5. Possibility of establishing friendships and social ties

If so desired, in professional detox centers it is possible to meet other patients with similar problems, with whom we can establish friendships and lasting affective bonds.

The friendships that are established during a drug withdrawal and detoxification process They can be given both in the modality of residential treatment or through the psychological therapy of cluster.

These bonds between people who have the same problem in their lives usually end up being very deep and significant, and regardless of whether they end up generating lasting friendships, offer a context for mutual motivation and exposure to self-reflection examples and advice.

6. Possibility of accessing medical and psychotherapeutic treatment

Another benefit offered by specialized treatment for cocaine addiction is the possibility of receiving a mixed intervention both in the medical/psychiatric field and from psychotherapy classical.

This two-way intervention offers a greater chance of success, since the professional addresses the client's problem in the most global and inclusive way possible, applying updated therapies at all times and based on scientific evidence.

7. Group therapy benefits

In a drug detoxification center specializing in cocaine we can also have access to group therapy with other patients with the same problem as us and directed by a qualified professional.

Group therapy has more than demonstrated its success in addiction cases and some of the benefits it offers are: the possibility to learn techniques and guidelines from all kinds of other patients, to take other people as a model or example of inspiration with our same problem and the establishment of social and affective ties that promote a therapeutic effect in each one of the members of the cluster.

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In Liberadict Therapeutic Center we will be happy to attend your case. We can help you through residential treatment or through the outpatient assistance service.