Quick answer
Cocaine has no FDA-approved medication, so treatment is behavioral. Within 30 miles of Fort Lauderdale, SAMHSA lists 103 substance use facilities, 58 of them using contingency management - the strongest evidence for stimulant use. Broward recorded 258 cocaine-related deaths in 2024. Call (800) 653-9376, or 988 in a crisis.
What does cocaine treatment look like in Fort Lauderdale?
It depends on what you can commit to. There is no pill for cocaine, so treatment is behavioral, and the format that works is a schedule you can keep. Fort Lauderdale is one of the densest treatment markets in the country, which cuts both ways: 103 substance use facilities sit within 30 miles, with 51 intensive outpatient programs and 58 using contingency management, but the volume also attracts aggressive marketing. Use the public locator, not a recruiter, to choose. If you can hold three or four sessions a week, a good program is minutes away.
Cocaine has no FDA-approved medication, so treatment is behavioral. Within 30 miles of Fort Lauderdale, SAMHSA lists 103 substance use facilities, 58 of them using contingency management - the strongest evidence for stimulant use. Broward recorded 258 cocaine-related deaths in 2024. Call (800) 653-9376, or 988 in a crisis.
What the evidence says, since there is no medication
Stimulant treatment is behavioral because nothing else exists yet. SAMHSA's contingency management advisory states that no medication has FDA approval for stimulant use disorders and that around 4 million Americans meet the criteria for one. The options that do carry evidence:
- Contingency management (CM): a reward - a voucher or a small prize, never cash - for each drug test showing no recent use. SAMHSA calls it "particularly effective" for stimulant use and allows grant-funded programs to pay up to $750 per person per year in incentives. Ask for it by name.
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT): finding the cues that lead back to use and rehearsing a different response. Ninety-eight of the 103 nearby facilities list it.
- The Matrix Model: a structured, stimulant-specific intensive outpatient program, described in SAMHSA's treatment protocol for stimulant use.
- Motivational interviewing and relapse prevention: the supports that keep you engaged long enough for the rest to work. Every facility in the radius lists relapse prevention.
The cocaine crash - long sleeps, flat mood, strong cravings - is not a medical emergency the way alcohol withdrawal can be. The risk that needs watching is depression, which carries suicide risk after stopping. Have 988 and one trusted person on standby before you quit.
What the SAMHSA locator shows around Fort Lauderdale
The SAMHSA treatment locator listed 103 substance use treatment facilities within 30 miles of downtown Fort Lauderdale (ZIP 33301) in a pull dated October 20, 2026. For cocaine, the useful numbers:
- 51 intensive outpatient programs and 38 offering day treatment or partial hospitalization
- 58 using contingency management or motivational incentives
- 98 offering cognitive behavioral therapy; 100 motivational interviewing
- 69 offering telemedicine and 92 providing naloxone and overdose education
- 33 residential programs and 26 with detoxification, for anyone also withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines
- 47 accepting Medicaid, 33 with a sliding fee scale, and 33 with payment assistance
Use the locator with ZIP 33301, open each listing, and read the services before you call. Counts change as programs open and close.
What Broward County's own data shows
The Florida Medical Examiners Commission's 2024 report counted 258 deaths with cocaine present in District 17 - Fort Lauderdale, covering Broward County - with 184 of them cocaine-caused. That is down from the peak of the past few years, but Broward still sits in the top tier of Florida counties for cocaine deaths. Statewide, cocaine appeared in 2,951 deaths in 2024 and caused 1,920 - about 17% fewer occurrences and 19% fewer caused deaths than 2023.
The CDC's provisional county counts put the overall picture at 371 overdose deaths among Broward residents in the 12 months ending December 2024, down from 538 the year before and to 298 in the 12 months ending December 2025.
The complication is fentanyl. Cocaine is commonly cut with it, and NIDA names that adulteration as a major driver of overdose deaths. Keep naloxone within reach even though opioids are not your drug - Florida's standing order lets pharmacies dispense it without a prescription.
Crisis lines and emergencies
- Unresponsive, breathing slowly, or turning blue - call 911, then give naloxone if you have it. Stay with the person until help arrives.
- 988 - call or text for any mental health or substance use crisis, including the low mood after stopping
- Broward Behavioral Health Coalition (BBHC) - the DCF Managing Entity for Broward County; ask about publicly funded and sliding-fee treatment
- 211 Broward - dial 211 for local help finding treatment and naloxone
How to start tonight
- Call or text (800) 653-9376. Tell us what the cocaine use looks like and what travels with it - alcohol, opioids, whether treatment has failed you before. We will find a program that starts soon, and we check your benefits before you commit:
Calling is free; the referral service is paid for by treatment providers, and we check your benefits before you commit.
- Ask for contingency management by name. With 58 programs using it within 30 miles, this question sorts the serious programs from the rest: Do you use incentives for drug-free tests, and how are they paid?
- Pick a program from the public locator, not a cold call. Some South Florida marketing targets people in crisis. findtreatment.gov and BBHC are the safe starting points.
- Keep naloxone on hand. A bag cut with fentanyl ends the same way whether or not opioids were the point.
This page is general health information, not medical advice. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by any facility named above.
Last updated: Tue Oct 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Frequently asked questions
What treatment actually works for cocaine?
Behavioral treatment, delivered often. No medication is FDA-approved for cocaine use disorder, so the evidence rests on contingency management - rewards for drug-free tests - plus cognitive behavioral therapy and structured outpatient programs like the Matrix Model. Of the 103 facilities within 30 miles of Fort Lauderdale, 58 report using contingency management.
How many cocaine treatment programs are near Fort Lauderdale?
The SAMHSA locator returned 103 substance use treatment facilities within 30 miles of downtown Fort Lauderdale in a pull dated October 20, 2026, including 51 intensive outpatient programs, 33 residential programs, and 58 using contingency management. Counts change as programs open and close.
Is cocaine withdrawal dangerous?
Not usually in the way alcohol or benzodiazepine withdrawal is. The cocaine crash brings heavy sleeping, low mood, and intense cravings in the first days to weeks. Depression after stopping carries suicide risk, so line up support before you quit - call or text 988 if your mood drops hard, and call 911 for any emergency.
Does Florida Medicaid cover cocaine treatment in Fort Lauderdale?
Florida Medicaid (AHCA) covers medically necessary substance use treatment through Statewide Medicaid Managed Care plans for eligible members. Florida has not expanded Medicaid, so many working-age adults do not qualify. If you are uninsured, ask Broward Behavioral Health Coalition about publicly funded and sliding-fee options.
Why does fentanyl matter if my drug is cocaine?
Because cocaine is regularly cut with fentanyl, and you cannot see, smell, or taste it. NIDA names that adulteration as a major driver of overdose deaths. Keep naloxone on hand and never use alone - Florida's standing order lets pharmacies dispense naloxone without a prescription.