To treat a complex issue like cocaine use disorder, finding the treatment that fits is the first step. The effects of ketamine have proven to be a serious treatment option for those struggling with addiction, and here’s how it’s done.
Understanding Cocaine Use Disorder
Cocaine dependence can drastically impact your relationships, work-life, and finances. But recovery is possible with the right treatment, by breaking thought patterns and behaviors associated with addiction and addressing the root of the addiction itself.
Psychotherapy, usually cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), is the main method for treating cocaine addiction. Ketamine Therapy has elements of talk therapy, as well as therapeutic benefits from ketamine.
Healing from Co-Occurring Conditions
Addressing the underlying mental health problems, like lived trauma or mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety, is a key factor in recovering from addiction. Many of these conditions can lead the person to addiction and cause significant disruption to their daily lives. Combining ketamine therapy, psychotherapy, and integration methods can bring deep and lasting change for those struggling with addiction, while also healing co-existing mental health problems.
How Ketamine Can Help With Cocaine Addiction
Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic used to treat various mental health conditions, such as treatment-resistant depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The medicine works by blocking the NMDA receptors in the brain, causing a surge of glutamate, which is responsible for mood regulation, pain management, and resilience to stress. Ketamine can be a transformative addiction treatment because it can:
- Reduce addiction cravings
- Break bad behavioural patterns connected to addiction
- Reduce symptoms of co-occurring conditions (depression and anxiety)
- Promote neuroplasticity (the brain’s ability to create new connections)
- Promotes better mood regulation
- Promotes deep emotional healing and personal growth
Ketamine is known for its rapid-acting effects, which can be felt within hours or days of the initial session, allowing people who haven’t felt improvement with traditional antidepressants to experience relief. The key symptom of cocaine use is withdrawal and compulsion to use again, which ketamine can help reduce immediately.
Ketamine Therapy
The treatment is conducted in a safe clinical environment. Kadelyx offers supportive, human-centered care, administered by compassionate medical professionals. Ketamine Therapy treatment plans are created to support the unique therapeutic goals of each patient. After undergoing a detailed medical and mental evaluation, the patient will receive care that supports their individual needs.
Ketamine is administered by intramuscular injections (IM), intravenous infusions (IV), or in some cases nasally (by self-administered nasal spray called Spravato), depending on the treatment plan. Patients are under strict medical supervision throughout the whole ketamine session to minimize risk and ensure the efficacy of the medicine.
A typical Ketamine Therapy is divided into three phases, including:
- Preparation phase: A mental preparation led by a trusted Guide, including breathwork, meditation, and grounding exercises to reach the right mindset before the session.
- Medicine phase: Including the administration of ketamine.
- Integration phase: Letting the patient gather their thoughts and insights from the session, and learning how to integrate them for long-term healing.
Available Ketamine Recovery Programs
There are two distinct Ketamine-Assisted Recovery Programs, including:
Limited 2-Week Program: Ketamine-assisted substance use disorders primary diagnosis treatment. Over two weeks, the patient undergoes one Preparation Psychotherapy session (120 minutes), three Ketamine Sessions ( each lasting 165 minutes), and three Integration Psychotherapy Sessions ( each lasting 60 minutes).
Comprehensive 8-Week Recovery Program: Ketamine-assisted substance use disorders primary diagnosis treatment, secondary diagnosis treatment, and integrative medicine recovery program. Over the eight weeks, the patient undergoes one Preparation Psychotherapy Session (120 minutes), six Ketamine Sessions (165 minutes each), and eight Integration Psychotherapy Sessions (60 minutes each).
Break Free From Cocaine Addiction
Dealing with addiction and other mental health issues is isolating and hard, but hope is possible with the right treatment. Book a free consultation with Kadelyx Health, and learn more about Ketamine-Assisted Therapy Programs and how ketamine can support your recovery journey.
