Outpatient counselling
CBT, relapse prevention and motivational interviewing
TREATMENT BY SUBSTANCE
Cocaine Addiction Treatment in Australia
Cocaine use has grown significantly in Australia in recent years. While often seen as a recreational drug, cocaine can cause rapid psychological dependence and serious cardiovascular and mental health harms.
Signs of cocaine dependence
- Compulsive urge to use cocaine, particularly in social situations
- Increasing use over time as tolerance develops
- Crash or "comedown" — depression, fatigue and anxiety after use
- Financial problems related to the high cost of cocaine
- Relationship or work difficulties due to cocaine use
- Continuing to use despite awareness of negative effects
WHAT TREATMENT LOOKS LIKE
Options for cocaine addiction.
Residential rehabilitation
for severe or complicated cocaine dependence
Group therapy
peer support for stimulant addiction recovery
Mental health co-treatment
addressing co-occurring anxiety or depression
SMART Recovery
evidence-based peer support group
LISTED SERVICES
Providers treating cocaine
Burleigh Waters, QLD
AIR Detox
AIR Detox provides doctor-led withdrawal management in the patient's own home for alcohol, cannabis and stimulant dependence. After a medical assessment, blood tests and one to two weeks of preparation, patients complete a seven-day medicated withdrawal with daily doctor reviews and 24-hour access, delivered in person…
Aftercare: In person and telehealth
Private rooms with ensuiteArmadale, VIC
Arrow Health
Arrow Health is a private addiction treatment provider operating Sam Lawrence Private Hospital and The Bentinck residential program in the Macedon Ranges, about an hour from Melbourne.
Aftercare: In person
Private rooms with ensuiteEpping, VIC
Fullarton Clinic
Fullarton Clinic is a 60-bed private psychiatric hospital in Epping, opposite the Northern Hospital, which opened in October 2025 and is operated by Luminar Health.
Aftercare: In person
Surfers Paradise, QLD
Gold Coast Addiction
A small private Gold Coast service for adults with chemical or behavioural addiction and co-occurring mental health issues. It runs a live-in short stay program of 7 to 90 days in a beachfront house taking a maximum of five clients, with daily one-on-one counselling, family sessions and aftercare.
Private rooms onlyRobina, QLD
Gold Coast Detox
A small private residential service on the Gold Coast, branded The Hermitage Centre, offering supervised drug and alcohol withdrawal, longer-stay rehabilitation and mental health or NDIS respite in a non-clinical home setting at an undisclosed address.
Aftercare: In person and telehealth
Private rooms onlyNobbys Creek, NSW
Gunnebah
Gunnebah is a 15-bed private residential addiction retreat on acreage at Nobbys Creek in the NSW Northern Rivers, about 30 minutes from the Gold Coast.
Aftercare: In person and telehealth
BEFORE YOU MAKE CONTACT
Questions about
cocaine treatment.
If someone is in immediate danger, call 000. For advice at any hour, the National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline is 1800 250 015.
- Is there a medication for cocaine addiction?
- There is no approved pharmacotherapy specifically for cocaine in Australia. Psychological therapies are the main evidence-based treatment. Medications may be used for co-occurring mental health conditions.
OTHER TREATMENT AREAS
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