{"id":3059,"date":"2025-08-11T10:43:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T10:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/damianruiz.eu\/?p=3059"},"modified":"2025-08-13T10:43:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T10:43:22","slug":"quitting-cocaine-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/damianruiz.eu\/en\/quitting-cocaine-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Quitting Cocaine Use"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dami\u00e1n Ruiz<\/b><\/p>\n

What is the fundamental principle I apply in treating cocaine addiction?<\/span>
\n<\/span> That the patient comes to reject it \u2014 that they feel repulsion toward the substance.<\/span>
\n<\/span> How is that achieved?<\/span>
\n<\/span> Through a change in lifestyle and a process of raising consciousness so that they understand not only that they don\u2019t need it, but that they\u2019re missing many real opportunities to improve their life.<\/span>
\n<\/span> And how is that done?<\/span>
\n<\/span> Through analysis of the person\u2019s history and current circumstances. By bringing to awareness the positive aspects that have not been developed and the negative ones that generate counterproductive attitudes and behaviors.<\/span>
\n<\/span> And what about willpower?<\/span>
\n<\/span> As a therapist, I don\u2019t place much faith in it. I\u2019m not saying it\u2019s unnecessary \u2014 especially in the early stages \u2014 but I also don\u2019t ask for miracles. What I seek is steady, gradual work that strengthens this virtue over time. But it\u2019s not the core of the therapy.<\/span>
\n<\/span> What are the fundamental pillars of therapy to stop using cocaine?<\/span>
\n<\/span> A change in lifestyle and the development of a firmer, more determined, even ambitious attitude \u2014 not necessarily financially, although it could be, depending on the person, but in terms of fulfillment.<\/span>
\n<\/span> And that fulfillment is understood differently by each person: some link it to the \u201cAmerican way of life,\u201d others to spirituality, depth, or even creative processes. The therapist must simply work together with the patient on where they want to go.<\/span>
\n<\/span> Is it easy to quit cocaine?<\/span>
\n<\/span> No, it\u2019s not easy \u2014 but it\u2019s also not \u201cimpossible.\u201d<\/span>
\n<\/span> Progress is gradual, and occasional relapse may happen. As long as the patient doesn\u2019t minimize its significance, such relapses can be accepted in the beginning.<\/span>
\n<\/span> But in order to consolidate the goal, one must progressively restructure \u2014 again \u2014 both lifestyle and the person\u2019s perception, beliefs, and emotions around it.<\/span>
\n<\/span> It\u2019s not about falling into empty positivity, the \u201cyou can do it\u201d type, but about delving into the unconscious to activate all that could lead to a fuller life and deactivate everything that \u2014 perhaps without clearly realizing it \u2014 has been blocking it.<\/span>
\n<\/span> Quitting cocaine is a meticulous process, but it is achievable.<\/span>
\n<\/span> This treatment is for low to moderate levels of use \u2014 at most once or twice per week, and in small amounts.<\/span>
\n<\/span> It is not intended for heavy addicts \u2014 for them, clinical admission to specialized public or private centers is more appropriate.<\/span>
\n<\/span> But it is possible to completely quit using this substance \u2014 cocaine.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dami\u00e1n Ruiz<\/span>
\n<\/span> www.damianruiz.eu<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/a> Barcelona, August 2025<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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