Cocaine Rehab Centers in Austin

Where do people in Austin start with cocaine treatment?

Many people in Austin start cocaine treatment with a free screening through the regional Outreach, Screening, Assessment and Referral line at 844-309-6385. The local mental health authority for Travis County also takes calls at 512-472-4357, and its Outpatient Detox service can last up to four weeks.

Other free starting points include 2-1-1 Texas and the national treatment referral line. Rail service in Austin is limited, so most treatment trips are on CapMetro buses. Treatment for cocaine use disorder in Texas begins with a clinical assessment, often based on criteria from the American Society of Addiction Medicine, and that assessment sets the level of care.

Options run from outpatient care and an intensive outpatient program to partial hospitalization and residential treatment. Commonly used approaches include contingency management, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and family and group work. Mutual-help groups such as Cocaine Anonymous and SMART Recovery are also widely used.

Travis County also runs a Drug Court for people whose treatment is linked to a criminal case. A listing may mention cocaine only under detox, so ask whether stimulant use is treated directly and which methods the program relies on.

Is there medication for cocaine use disorder, and is withdrawal dangerous?

No medication is FDA-approved for cocaine use disorder. A prescriber may still treat co-occurring conditions such as depression or anxiety, and that decision rests with the prescriber. Austin programs that treat both conditions are listed under dual diagnosis care. Cocaine withdrawal mostly brings low mood, fatigue and cravings. Depressed mood during withdrawal can become serious. The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and Integral Care’s 24/7 crisis line, 512-472-4357, answer at any hour. For chest pain, seizures or any other emergency, call 911.

Fentanyl has been found in the stimulant supply, so naloxone matters even for people who do not use opioids. Texas law lets prescribers provide naloxone by standing order to anyone at risk of overdose and to the people around them. NaloxoneTexas offers free naloxone and training. Austin-Travis County EMS also gives out Opioid Overdose Rescue Kits through its Community Health Paramedic program. Under Texas’s 2021 Good Samaritan law, the first person who calls for help during a possible overdose, and the person overdosing, may have a defense to possession of less than one gram, with some exceptions.

How do I pay for cocaine treatment in Austin and find the right program?

Texas Medicaid covers substance use treatment through managed care plans. The Travis service area’s STAR plans include Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and Superior. Texas is replacing its STAR contracts, so ask your plan which Austin programs it currently covers. The Medicaid listings show which programs accept it. Private insurers are bound by federal parity rules. Austin residents without coverage can ask OSAR about state-funded treatment. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission runs these services with federal block grant money.

The commission’s Regulatory Services Division issues the Chemical Dependency Treatment Facility license, so ask any program for its license number. Some programs list cocaine only as a detox option. Ask the admissions team whether the program treats stimulant use specifically, and which approaches it uses. For cocaine programs across Texas, see cocaine rehab in Texas. For every type of care in the city, browse all Austin treatment listings.