Conditions
Cocaine and stimulants.
Cocaine, methamphetamine, prescription stimulants. Outpatient treatment that takes the underlying drivers — performance pressure, depression, ADHD, identity collapse — seriously, instead of pretending the drug is the whole story.
Stimulants do something specific.
Stimulants don’t numb. They amplify. They make you feel like the version of yourself you wish you were — sharper, faster, funnier, more confident, more productive. And they keep that promise for a while. That’s why they’re harder to put down than people think.
Stimulant use almost always sits on top of one of three things: untreated ADHD that the stimulant is medicating informally, depression that the stimulant is short-circuiting, or a performance/identity story where the stimulant became load-bearing. Sometimes all three at once.
The substances and patterns we see.
- · Cocaine (powder, crack)
- · Methamphetamine
- · Prescription stimulants used outside their intended use
- · Stimulant + alcohol patterns
- · Stimulant + cannabis patterns
- · High-functioning daily-use stimulant patterns
- · Binge-and-recover weekend patterns
- · Stimulant use tangled with disordered eating
How we treat it
Treat the engine, not just the drug.
There’s no FDA-approved medication for stimulant use disorder the way there is for opioids or alcohol. The work is psychotherapeutic and structural: process groups, individual therapy, untangling the underlying ADHD or mood condition, rebuilding routines and identity that don’t require chemical amplification to function.
Stimulants often get worse during the “crash” phase post-use. The rebound depression and fatigue can be severe. We coordinate medication management where it’s clinically appropriate.
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