First of all , good for her for wanting to quit . I ' ll be honest , kicking coke was one of the hardest things I ' ve ever done . The good news is that the physical withdrawals are minimal , but the cravings can be very intense . That was the hardest part for me , learning to cope with the urges to use and finding other things to do instead . The worst of them were over in a matter of weeks , but that was a tough few weeks . The cravings lingered off and on for a couple months after that but eventually tapered off . Has she been to any meetings yet ? AACANA ? Counseling is great but a support group with others who have been through the same struggle can be very powerful . Even if a treatment center or rehab isn ' t an option , there are tons of welcoming groups out there to choose from . The best thing I can offer is to say that when she does have a craving , sit with it . Don ' t try to fight it off , but instead listen to it . Wasting energy trying to resist the urge to use will usually fan the flames and end up making it worse . It can feel like it will last forever unless you give in , but that ' s clearly not the case . I used to say to myself , self , you ' ve had cravings before and you survived them and stayed clean . With practice , I learned to wait it out . In time , with some basic meditative techniques , the cravings got fewer and farther between . Today , I ' m happy to say I haven ' t done a line in 10 years . It ' s not easy , but people do recover and gain enormous strength in the process .