Crack Cocaine Addiction: Cocaine Facts

Question: How long on average, does it take someone to break a crack cocaine addiction in rehabilitation?

(Posted by: T on 2008-12-18 04:43:16)

Im doing a project on users and am looking for further information.

Posted by: mrs.edwardcullen♥ on 2008-12-18, 04:45:19

Im sure everyone is different..

Posted by: kc's girl on 2008-12-18, 04:47:07

The truth is they will never recover there will always be a relaps for some reason. watch the intervention show on the a &e channel

Posted by: Miloo on 2008-12-18, 04:48:00

On average? I'd say anywhere from ages, to the rest of their life. this is of course, based on my impression that rehab almost never works the first time, and even then, rarely works at all.

Posted by: cynth on 2008-12-18, 04:50:58

It depends with the each individual's coping mechanism. Some takes longer (6-1 yr) or shorter (1-3 months). If a person is very motivated to break his/ her addiction, it's usually faster, it just depends on a person's discipline & cooperation for treatment.

Posted by: SonoranAngel on 2008-12-18, 04:52:01

Depends on how long and how much one has used. Detox can take maybe 3-7 days inpatient plus a lenghthy rehab stay if they have insurance (30 days) but there is also the emotional addiction which can take much longer. I don't think an addiction is ever truly broken. They say once an addict always an addict, although the addict may be clean, they have to be very careful. You may find this helpful crackcocainerecovery.com/ life_of_a_crackhead.html

Posted by: MissyDoo on 2008-12-18, 04:52:23

It depends on how addicted they were to the stuff, how often they did it, and how long they have been doing it. I guess eveyone is diffrent to, if you have the will power to do it then you will succeed, but unfortunetly those drugs are pretty strong and is a hard habit to break. so dont get started in the first place!

Posted by: John S on 2008-12-18, 04:53:37

I heard it takes 12 years to fully overcome but thats just what i heard tbh it can take as long as a couple of months.. Its all about willpower just willpower

Posted by: Greenbean on 2008-12-18, 04:59:44

Obviously all these people have been drug free all their life me~did cocaine one way or the other from 87 -99 and i quit and havent touched it since but i had the want to quit i also am an alcoholic -jan 5 i'll be sober 4 years march 22 i'll be cigarette free for 4 years its all in your WANT

Posted by: RR1973 on 2008-12-21, 14:32:17

I agree with those who said that it depends on the person. It also depends on your own definition of "addiction " and your definition of "breaking an addiction ". It's not so simple and obvious as it seems. If you believe like common and popular perception that addiction is some kind of disease (a notion influenced by the AA industry which is a religion in disguise) then addictions cannot really be 'broken' only 'controlled'. Any occasional use is considered as 'relapse' and the only solution is complete abstention. That's a lie. In fact addiction is not a disease, it is a strong habit. Note that I'm not saying that it's 'merely' a habit, it is not a demotion - it is simply a different thing. The simple fact is that is no proof that any single 'treatment' method is substantially better than any other method. The 12-step, support group, medications, and even self rehab, produce more or less the same result. I'm not saying that they are not working just that they are not better or worse than any other method. That means that the WILL is the most important factor in breaking a cocaine habit BUT will is not something you either have or you don't. Will is something one can build wither by himself or with professional assistance. With the assistance of will addicts are able to reduce and moderate their consumption of drugs to a reasonable level.