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Treatment Focus
This center treats substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. Your treatment plan addresses each condition at once with personalized, compassionate care for comprehensive healing.
Primary Level of Care
Offers a structured, immersive environment for intensive healing and personal growth, combining therapy, wellness activities, and peer support in a peaceful, distraction-free setting
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Treatment Focus
This center treats substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. Your treatment plan addresses each condition at once with personalized, compassionate care for comprehensive healing.
Primary Level of Care
Offers a structured, immersive environment for intensive healing and personal growth, combining therapy, wellness activities, and peer support in a peaceful, distraction-free setting
Private Pay
You pay directly for treatment out of pocket. This approach can offer enhanced privacy and flexibility, without involving insurance. Exact costs vary based on program and length of stay. Contact the center for specific details.
Nekawa
Nekawa
About Nekawa
Set near the beach in southern Brazil, Nekawa serves clients seeking recovery from drug, alcohol, or behavioral addictions with their 90-day medically monitored ibogaine treatment program that operates under Brazil's ibogaine regulations. The program takes a non-12-step structured approach to helping clients heal in a tropical oceanside setting.
Recovery from a Variety of Addictions
Nekawa considers their program most useful for treating addictions to alcohol, opioids (including fentanyl, heroin, oxycodone, Suboxone, and methadone), cocaine, methamphetamines, nicotine, ketamine, marijuana, prescription drugs, and behaviors like porn, gambling, and social media addiction. One of the founders is in recovery after using ibogaine therapy, so they are passionate about helping people find a similar recovery.
Structured Detox Before and During Arrival
Clients begin preparing for their visit to Nekawa with an EKG, genetic testing, nutrition planning, and virtual psychotherapy sessions. When they arrive, they start detox with medication replacement, hot and cold baths, and fasting. When detox is complete, clients move to a hospital setting. Nekawa administers ibogaine injections with 247 ICU-level care with the goal of providing a neurological reset. They administer vitamins through an IV tube and use hydrocolonic therapy to clean the body.
Meditative Movement by the Ocean
Mornings during the treatment phase include somatic experiences like breathwork with Amazonian and Ayurvedic practices to develop life skills and find clarity. Afternoons include time for movement and nature explorations like surfing, martial arts, beach hikes, ocean swims, cold plunges, saunas, gardening, and paragliding. Evenings include community integration and reflection time.
Built-In Aftercare
45 days of the 90-day program include the start of Nekawa's aftercare program. A client's return includes daily mentor support calls, in-home self-study, monthly family support calls, weekly calls with other Nekawa alumni, and mentoring to support others recovering from addiction.

Center Overview
Treatment Focus
This center treats substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. Your treatment plan addresses each condition at once with personalized, compassionate care for comprehensive healing.
Pricing and Program Length
Estimated Center Costs
Center pricing can vary based on program and length of stay. Contact the center for more information. Recovery.com strives for price transparency so you can make an informed decision.
Levels of Care
Your Care Options
Specializations
Experiential
Expressive tools and therapies help patients process past situations, learn more about themselves, and find healing through action.
Ibogaine Treatment
Ibogaine, a psychedelic substance, can naturally reduce withdrawal discomforts and cravings, especially in those seeking treatment for opioid use.
Medical
Medical addiction treatment uses approved medications to manage withdrawals and cravings, and to treat contributing mental health conditions.
Somatic Experiencing
This method treats emotional trauma stored in the body. A therapist helps patients work through the physical feelings associated with emotional pain.
Who We Treat
Men and Women
Men and women attend treatment for addiction in a co-ed setting, going to therapy groups together to share experiences, struggles, and successes.
Approaches
Experiential
Expressive tools and therapies help patients process past situations, learn more about themselves, and find healing through action.
Medical
Medical addiction treatment uses approved medications to manage withdrawals and cravings, and to treat contributing mental health conditions.
Non 12 Step
Non-12-Step philosophies veer from the spiritual focus of the 12-Steps and instead treat the disease of addiction with holistic or secular modalities.
Therapies
1-on-1 Counseling
Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.
Ayurveda
One of the oldest medicine systems, Ayurveda is based on the idea that wellness lies in the mind-body-spirit balance and can be achieved through natural interventions.
Experiential Therapy
With this approach, patients heal by doing. Therapists help patients process difficult emotions to speak, using guided activities like art or dance.
Horticultural Therapy
Gardening can be both meditative and inspiring. This therapy encourages social, emotional, and physical recovery.
Ibogaine Treatment
Ibogaine, a psychedelic substance, can naturally reduce withdrawal discomforts and cravings, especially in those seeking treatment for opioid use.
Life Skills
Teaching life skills like cooking, cleaning, clear communication, and even basic math provides a strong foundation for continued recovery.
Meditation & Mindfulness
A practiced state of mind that brings patients to the present. It allows them to become fully aware of themselves, their feelings, and the present moment.
Psychoeducation
This method combines treatment with education, teaching patients about different paths toward recovery. This empowers them to make more effective decisions.
Languages
Conditions We Treat
Gambling
Excessive, repetitive gambling causes financial and interpersonal problems. This addiction can interfere with work, friendships, and familial relationships.
Internet Addiction
Internet addiction is common among children teens. This compulsive disorder can damage relationships, school performance, sleep habits, and physical health.
Pornography Addiction
A person with a porn addiction is emotionally dependent on pornography to the point that it interferes with their daily life and relationships.
Trauma
Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."
Substances We Treat
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Cocaine
Cocaine is a stimulant with euphoric effects. Agitation, muscle ticks, psychosis, and heart issues are common symptoms of cocaine abuse.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Heroin
Heroin is a highly addictive and illegal opioid. It can cause insomnia, collapsed veins, heart issues, and additional mental health issues.
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine, or meth, increases energy, agitation, and paranoia. Long-term use can result in severe physical and mental health issues.
Aftercare
Care Designed for Your Needs
Amenities
Activities
Yoga
Yoga is both a physical and spiritual practice. It includes a flow of movement, breathing techniques, and meditation.
