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How to quit the

COCAINE

How the Victoria Program for Cocaine Addiction Works

The Victoria Program uses an approach based on behavioral psychology and Functional Analysis of Addictive Behavior (ABC) to deactivate the mechanisms that maintain cocaine dependence. It doesn't work from a place of guilt or confrontation, but rather from understanding: understanding why the drug is used and learning to function fully without needing to use it.

After initial assessment and motivation sessions, the treatment is structured in three phases:

Phase 1. Intensive Therapeutic Retreat (10 days)

The core of the program is a 10-day retreat at a comfortable, open hotel in Marbella. In small groups of no more than 8 people, participants work intensively with proven therapeutic tools:

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: identifying the thoughts, emotions, and situations that trigger cocaine use, and developing alternative responses.

Functional Analysis of Addictive Behavior (ABC): the patient learns to recognize the antecedents, behavior, and consequences of each episode of use. This analysis allows for anticipating risk situations and deactivating the pattern before it is activated.

Relaxation with visualization: techniques for managing anxiety, stress, and the urge to seek stimulation without resorting to cocaine.

Planning the "New Self": designing a new lifestyle in which activities, routines, and relationships fill the space previously occupied by cocaine.

The hotel setting allows for complete therapeutic immersion without the isolation or stigma of a hospital stay. The patient maintains their freedom and dignity throughout the entire process.

Phase 2. Reintegration

After withdrawal, the patient returns to their usual environment with a personalized action plan. The first few weeks are critical for consolidating new habits, especially in the case of cocaine, where social triggers (meetings, celebrations, nightlife) can be very frequent. The therapeutic team maintains active contact during this transition phase. Phase 3. One-Year Follow-Up

The program includes a full year of professional follow-up to prevent relapse and reinforce changes. This ongoing support is especially important in cocaine addiction, where relapses often occur in the first few months after treatment.

Complete Privacy and Confidentiality

Cocaine is a substance particularly prevalent in high-performance professional environments. Many of our patients are executives, business owners, lawyers, healthcare professionals, and public figures who need to resolve their problem without it becoming known to their work or social circles.

The Victoria Program guarantees absolute discretion:

Hotel, not a clinic: the retreat takes place in a conventional hotel in Marbella. There are no signs, gowns, or any other indications that might reveal the purpose of the stay.

Groups of up to 8 people: a small group size that limits exposure and fosters a trusting environment.

No public record: participation does not generate medical records in the conventional healthcare system.

Marbella as a location: a popular travel and relaxation destination that allows you to justify your absence without raising suspicion.

10 days, not months: the short duration minimizes professional disruption. Most of our patients return to their work without anyone noticing a thing.

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Who is this program for?

 

The Victoria Cocaine Program is designed for people who recognize their problem and want to solve it effectively, quickly, and discreetly. We serve a wide range of individuals, including:

 

  • Executives and high-level professionals
    • Cocaine is often seen as a performance tool: to last longer, to perform well in meetings, or to manage pressure. The program helps dismantle this association and develop sustainable performance strategies without chemical dependence.

    Artists, creatives, and people with a public profile
    • Professionals in the arts, music, media, or entertainment who need a safe, anonymous, and non-judgmental environment. The hotel retreat format offers the privacy and normalcy these individuals require.

    Young professionals
    • Increasingly, people between the ages of 25 and 40 are developing a problematic relationship with cocaine while maintaining seemingly successful careers. The program allows for intervention before the professional, physical, or personal consequences become irreversible.

    International Professionals
    • We treat patients of various nationalities seeking treatment in Spain. The therapeutic team works in Spanish and English, and our location in Marbella makes it easy to travel from anywhere in Europe or Latin America.

  • Professional women
  • Cocaine addiction in female executives and professionals has particularities that the program addresses specifically: the pressure to maintain an image of control, the multiplied social stigma, and the difficulty of asking for help in male-dominated work environments.

Results of the Victoria Program

 

The Victoria Program has been treating cocaine addiction for over 40 years. In follow-up studies conducted between 5 and 8 years after treatment, 67% of patients maintain abstinence or have reduced their consumption to non-problematic levels.

 

This success rate compares favorably with the industry average, which, according to scientific literature, ranges between 40% and 60% at one year. The difference can be explained by three factors:

 

  1. The focus is on understanding the problem, not on willpower.

  2. Active monitoring for a full year.

  3. The selection of motivated patients who voluntarily choose the program.

Results of the Victoria Program

Frequently asked questions about cocaine treatment

  • Is a 10-day withdrawal enough to overcome cocaine addiction?
    • Withdrawal is the intensive phase of treatment, not the complete treatment. The 10 days are complemented by a year of professional follow-up. This model has demonstrated a 67% success rate in follow-ups of 5 to 8 years.

  • Is prior hospital admission necessary for detoxification?
    • Cocaine does not produce physical dependence with severe withdrawal symptoms like alcohol or opioids. In most cases, prior medical detoxification is not required. The team evaluates each situation individually before admission.

  • Will my company or my professional network find out?
    • No. The program takes place in a standard hotel in Marbella, lasts only 10 days, and generates no public records. Most of our professional patients participate without their colleagues being aware of it.

  • Can I do the program if I only use cocaine on weekends?
    • Yes. The program isn't just for daily users. Many of our patients have a "recreational" habit that has escalated in frequency or is beginning to affect their health, relationships, or performance. Acting early is precisely what's most effective.

  • Can I do the program in English?
    • Yes. The therapeutic team works in both Spanish and English. We regularly treat international patients who choose Marbella as their treatment destination.

  • What differentiates the Victoria Program from a conventional rehabilitation clinic?
    • The Victoria Program is not a residential treatment facility. It is an intensive 10-day therapeutic retreat in an open hotel, based on scientific psychology, and free from confrontation and stigma. The patient retains their freedom and dignity throughout the entire process. No substitute drugs or aversion techniques are used.

Finally, the comments from most patients at the end of the program:  

If I ever knew about it I would have come long before
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