Do I need detox for stimulants?

Usually not a medical one. Cocaine and meth withdrawal aren't typically dangerous the way alcohol or benzodiazepine withdrawal can be, the risk is the crash: exhaustion, depression, and cravings that pull people back within days. Most people start PHP or IOP directly. If opioids, alcohol, or benzos are also involved, we'll assess detox with a trusted partner first.

Is there a medication for cocaine, meth, or Adderall addiction?

No FDA-approved medication exists for any stimulant use disorder. Treatment centers on behavioral therapy, contingency management and CBT have the strongest evidence. We do treat co-occurring ADHD, depression, and anxiety with appropriate medication, because those often keep the cycle going.

I have ADHD and I'm misusing my Adderall. Can you treat both?

Yes, this is common and very treatable. Misusing a prescription stimulant doesn't mean your ADHD isn't real; it means the current setup isn't working. Our dual diagnosis team treats the ADHD properly (there are effective non-stimulant options) while addressing the misuse pattern.

I only use on weekends. Is that bad enough for treatment?

If weekends keep turning into Mondays, if the crash is costing you work or relationships, or if you've tried to stop and couldn't, that's a pattern worth treating. You don't need daily use to have a stimulant problem, and earlier treatment is easier treatment.

Does MaineCare cover stimulant addiction treatment?

In most cases, yes. MaineCare and nearly all commercial plans cover outpatient treatment for stimulant use disorder, including PHP, IOP, and therapy. We verify your benefits for free, in minutes, with no obligation.

Can I keep working while in treatment?

In IOP and outpatient, almost always, we run day and evening tracks specifically so people can keep working. PHP takes most of the day, so many clients use FMLA or short-term leave for that phase and return to work when they step down.

The Portland, Maine skyline at dusk, representing stimulant addiction treatment in Southern Maine

Stimulant Rehab · Biddeford & Portland, Maine

Cocaine, meth, Adderall different drugs, same trap.

Outpatient stimulant addiction treatment in Biddeford, twenty minutes from Portland, for cocaine, crack, methamphetamine, and misused prescription stimulants like Adderall and Vyvanse. No pill fixes stimulant addiction; the behavioral therapies with the strongest evidence do. MaineCare accepted.

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What the research says

Stimulant addiction is behavioral , and beatable

Every figure below links to the federal or peer-reviewed source it comes from. Research describes averages across large groups, not a promise about any one person's outcome.

4+ million

Over four million Americans had a past-year cocaine or methamphetamine use disorder, and millions more misuse prescription stimulants like Adderall, often starting as study or work aids.

Source: SAMHSA, National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2023)

No FDA-approved medication

No medication is approved for stimulant use disorder, cocaine, meth, or prescription. Behavioral therapies, led by contingency management and CBT, carry the strongest evidence.

Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

CBT shows durable gains

Meta-analyses of randomized trials show CBT produces meaningful, lasting reductions in stimulant and other drug use compared with minimal treatment, with effects that persist after therapy ends.

Source: Magill et al., Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (2019)

Fentanyl changed the stakes

Stimulant-involved overdose deaths have surged in Maine and nationally, driven largely by fentanyl mixed into cocaine and meth, often without the user's knowledge.

Source: Maine Drug Data Hub, Maine DHHS

Medically reviewed

Benjamin Crocker, MD

Psychiatrist · Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine · MD, The Ohio State University · Residency & fellowship training at the University of Michigan and LAC+USC Medical Center

Last reviewed August 2026. Read our editorial standards & clinical review process

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When up becomes the only direction

Stimulant dependence builds quietly , the signs

Stimulant addiction rarely announces itself. It looks like working harder, socializing more, needing less sleep, right up until it looks like days lost, money gone, and a crash you can't get out of bed through.

Weekend cocaine use that crept into weeknights, or solo use nobody knows about.
Prescription stimulants taken in higher doses, crushed, or bought when the script runs out.
A crash after every use, exhaustion, depression, irritability, that only more stimulant fixes.
Money going missing: savings drained, bills late, spending you hide.
Needing a stimulant to feel confident, social, focused, or simply normal.
Promises to cut back that survive until Friday.

Fentanyl warning: stimulants in Maine are increasingly contaminated with fentanyl. If you use cocaine, meth, or pressed pills, carry naloxone and never use alone, even if you never touch opioids.

Individual counseling for stimulant addiction treatment in Maine

Starting treatment in Portland?

We'll check your benefits free in minutes, MaineCare and most major plans accepted.

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Our program

Three levels of care, one clinical team

PHP

Partial hospitalization

Five days a week of structure when the binge-crash cycle needs a hard break, daily therapy, medical oversight, and sleep and mood repair.

Learn about PHP

IOP

Intensive outpatient

Three hours a day in day or evening tracks, the level where most stimulant treatment happens, built around the job and family you're holding onto.

Learn about IOP

Outpatient

Weekly therapy for the long middle of recovery, when the acute cravings fade and real life starts testing the new skills.

Learn about OP

How we treat stimulant addiction

CBT for stimulant use

Identify the triggers, rituals, and thought loops, payday, certain bars, certain apps, and rehearse concrete plans that survive contact with them.

Contingency-informed counseling

The most effective approach studied for cocaine and meth: treatment structured around immediate, meaningful reinforcement for progress, built into your plan.

Treating what's underneath

Stimulants are often self-medication for ADHD, depression, social anxiety, or trauma. Dual diagnosis care treats both, or the cycle restarts.

Sleep, mood & energy repair

The post-stimulant brain is depleted. Rebuilding sleep, nutrition, and natural motivation is unglamorous, and it's what makes sobriety feel worth it.

Group therapy

Stimulant addiction is isolating and shame-heavy. Groups with people from the same Maine communities break that isolation fastest.

MAT when opioids are involved

If fentanyl or other opioids are in the mix, increasingly common, Suboxone protects against the deadliest risk while we treat the stimulant use.

Our Spaces

Beautiful spaces built for comfort, community, and healing

Where you recover matters. Every room at Portland Treatment was designed to feel calm, open, and human, so you can focus on the work of getting well.

A Welcoming Front Door
The first room you walk into sets the tone. Warm light, real people, and a team that knows your name before you sit down.

Real People at the Front Desk
A friendly face, a calm lobby, and a team ready to help you take the first step without judgment.

Space to Reconnect
Our yoga therapy space is prepared with mats, bolsters, blocks, and room to practice mindful movement at your own pace.

Room to Breathe
Open, bright waiting areas designed to feel like a place you'd actually want to spend time, not a clinic hallway.

One-on-One Support
Private offices where honest conversations happen between clients and clinicians, safe, confidential, and focused on you.

Spaces Made for Connection
Comfortable group lounges where honest conversation happens and community starts to take hold.

Recovery Beyond the Session
Our community room hosts everything from movie nights to ping-pong tournaments, because healing needs joy, too.

Group therapy for stimulant addiction recovery in Biddeford, Maine

Stimulant rehab near you

Quitting is a night. Staying quit is a community.

Most people can white-knuckle a few days off stimulants. What's hard is the third Friday night, the wedding, the deadline, the text from an old friend. Recovery that lasts is built where you actually live, around people who understand the same jobs, the same bars, the same winters.

Our center is in Biddeford, twenty minutes down I-95 from downtown Portland, five minutes from Saco, and an easy drive from Old Orchard Beach, Scarborough, South Portland, Westbrook, Kennebunk, Arundel, and Sanford. Day and evening IOP tracks mean you don't have to disappear from your life to save it.

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Insurance

In-network with almost every plan.

Portland Treatment is in-network with Anthem, UMR/UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Harvard Pilgrim, Martin's Point, TRICARE and MaineCare, Cigna is our only out-of-network plan. In-network means contracted rates, lower coinsurance and no balance bill. We verify your benefits free, in minutes, with no obligation.

Free, confidential, no obligation

Or read the coverage guide for your plan, Anthem rehab coverage, Cigna rehab coverage, MaineCare rehab coverage and other accepted insurance plans.

Stimulant treatment questions

Do I need detox for stimulants?: Usually not a medical one. Cocaine and meth withdrawal aren't typically dangerous the way alcohol or benzodiazepine withdrawal can be, the risk is the crash: exhaustion, depression, and cravings that pull people back within days. Most people start PHP or IOP directly. If opioids, alcohol, or benzos are also involved, we'll assess detox with a trusted partner first.
Is there a medication for cocaine, meth, or Adderall addiction?: No FDA-approved medication exists for any stimulant use disorder. Treatment centers on behavioral therapy, contingency management and CBT have the strongest evidence. We do treat co-occurring ADHD, depression, and anxiety with appropriate medication, because those often keep the cycle going.
I have ADHD and I'm misusing my Adderall. Can you treat both?: Yes, this is common and very treatable. Misusing a prescription stimulant doesn't mean your ADHD isn't real; it means the current setup isn't working. Our dual diagnosis team treats the ADHD properly (there are effective non-stimulant options) while addressing the misuse pattern.
I only use on weekends. Is that bad enough for treatment?: If weekends keep turning into Mondays, if the crash is costing you work or relationships, or if you've tried to stop and couldn't, that's a pattern worth treating. You don't need daily use to have a stimulant problem, and earlier treatment is easier treatment.
Does MaineCare cover stimulant addiction treatment?: In most cases, yes. MaineCare and nearly all commercial plans cover outpatient treatment for stimulant use disorder, including PHP, IOP, and therapy. We verify your benefits for free, in minutes, with no obligation.
Can I keep working while in treatment?: In IOP and outpatient, almost always, we run day and evening tracks specifically so people can keep working. PHP takes most of the day, so many clients use FMLA or short-term leave for that phase and return to work when they step down.

Sources & references

This page is educational and is not medical advice. Research findings describe group averages; individual results vary. If you use stimulants, be aware they may contain fentanyl, carry naloxone and never use alone. If you are in crisis, call or text 988, or dial 911 for an emergency.

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Therapy, groups and MAT coordination for opioid use.
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Benzodiazepine addiction treatment
Safe tapers, medical oversight and outpatient support.

Programs that treat it

Partial hospitalization program (PHP) in Biddeford
Our most structured day treatment, five days a week, home each night.
Intensive outpatient program (IOP) in Southern Maine
Nine-plus clinical hours a week with day and evening tracks.
Outpatient program (OP) for ongoing recovery
One to two sessions a week that fit around work and family.
MAT coordination with local prescribers
We partner with local Suboxone, methadone and Vivitrol prescribers.

Serving Southern Maine

Addiction treatment for Portland, Maine
A 20-minute drive down I-95 from the Portland peninsula.
Addiction treatment in Biddeford, Maine
Our home clinic, in the mill district off Route 111.
Addiction treatment for Saco, Maine
Minutes across the river from our Biddeford clinic.
All Southern Maine areas we serve
Every city and town within driving distance of Biddeford.

The crash always ends the same way.
The next call can end differently.