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Cocaine abuse takes a dangerous and sometimes deadly toll on a person’s life. Addiction to this drug can cause damage to a person’s physical and mental well-being. Even when someone in the throes of cocaine addiction knows they need help, they may not know where to turn to get the first-class treatment they deserve. Music City Detox created a cocaine addiction treatment plan that addresses each person as the unique individual they are. We provide residential detox and help each person we care for understand the cocaine withdrawal timeline. This helps them anticipate how the process of going through detox and follow-up treatment will go. We include therapeutic and medical support that helps ease withdrawal symptoms so the individual does not suffer needlessly.
A concern most people considering entering treatment have relates to the cocaine withdrawal timeline. Everyone going through cocaine detox will experience some withdrawal symptoms. Which ones they have depends on how long they have been addicted, how much cocaine they typically use, and their personal physical chemistry. Common cocaine withdrawal signs and symptoms include:
How long a person takes to complete the cocaine withdrawal timeline depends on a few factors. They include the length and severity of the addiction and the person’s particular physical chemistry. Most people take seven to ten days to finish detox and get past the initial withdrawal symptoms. When a person tries to quit abusing cocaine on their own, they usually fail. The withdrawal symptoms and constant cravings to use coke again cause them to give up and start using the drug again.
When people use a professional detox program, they find it easier to complete the process, which saves them from having to repeat it. The medical and psychological support they receive allows them to make it through the seven to ten-day detox process without giving up. Clinicians in the program help keep the individual safe and comfortable, which decreases the amount of time spent in detox for many. Once detox has been completed, some withdrawal symptoms may linger, although they won’t be as intense. These symptoms can be treated during follow-up care in a residential or outpatient program.
While everyone doesn’t have the exact same experience during cocaine withdrawal, many symptoms are common. A typical cocaine withdrawal timeline goes as follows:
Day 1-3: Symptoms begin within a few hours after last using cocaine. They include cravings, feeling tired, body aches, nausea, and moodiness.
Day 4-7: Previous symptoms increase in intensity and others start to develop. They include shaking, dehydration, sleepiness, chills, anxiety, and depression.
Day 8-10: Most symptoms lessen in intensity or disappear during this time. Ones that last past the initial detox phase tend to be emotional in nature, like anxiety and depression.
Cocaine withdrawal in and of itself isn’t fatal, but some of the symptoms can be medically serious. Left untreated, they can cause a risk for the person. For example, someone who experiences high blood pressure, an elevated heart rate, or dehydration will need to receive medical treatment to control these symptoms. In addition, someone who attempts cocaine detox on their own may white-knuckle their way through a short time without using the drug but ultimately start using again. While not using cocaine, they may have developed a lower tolerance for the drug. Once they start taking it again, they may take an amount that can be toxic, thus risking an overdose or death.
Part of what makes going through the cocaine withdrawal timeline easier to complete is the use of medications. While there are no drugs specifically manufactured to treat cocaine addiction, medications can be used to help many of the withdrawal symptoms people experience. Drugs that help with physical withdrawal symptoms ease medical issues like high blood pressure, flu-like symptoms, and diarrhea. As well, prescription medications can help people who experience anxiety or depression while getting off cocaine. In both cases, the use of medications aids in preventing people from suffering needlessly.
Treatment for cocaine withdrawal includes medications to relieve symptoms, but there is more to it than that. Attending different types of evidence-based and holistic therapies teaches a person about the power they have to overcome their substance use disorder. Psychological support helps people identify contributing factors to their addiction and tackle them. The types of therapy Music City Detox offers include:
We also provide an aftercare program to help people maintain the ground they covered in detox. Our therapy team believes in setting people up for success from the time they walk through our door until long after they complete our program.
Do you struggle with addiction to fentanyl or know someone who does? The damage this drug causes means anyone who needs help getting off it should seek the best treatment program available. Music City Detox provides quality care using the most modern types of therapy to help people overcome their reliance on fentanyl. When someone comes to us for treatment, we explain the fentanyl withdrawal timeline to them so they know what to expect. Our residential detox program uses proven methods of therapy and effective prescription medications to eliminate much of the unnecessary suffering experienced by people at other programs.
Would you like to talk about how we can help you put fentanyl addiction behind you for good? Contact us now and start a conversation with us.
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