15 SAMHSA-listed treatment centers in Colorado. Free, confidential help available 24/7.
Drug-overdose mortality in Colorado reached 28.1 per 100k in the most recent CDC dataset, which is below the US baseline of 32.6. Treatment options on this page range from short-stay medical detox to multi-month residential to flexible outpatient care, all from federally-credentialed providers.
Listings are sourced from the federal SAMHSA treatment locator and updated quarterly against state licensing-board records. No pay-for-placement.
| Level | Duration | OOP (insured) | Best fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical detox | 3–7 days | $0–$3,000 | Severe alcohol/opioid withdrawal |
| Residential / Inpatient | 28–90 days | $0–$10,000 | Moderate-to-severe addiction, 24/7 structure needed |
| Partial Hospitalization (PHP) | 2–6 weeks | $0–$5,000 | 20+ hrs/wk structured care |
| Intensive Outpatient (IOP) | 8–12 weeks | $0–$2,500 | 9–19 hrs/wk, fits work/school |
| Standard Outpatient | 3–12+ months | $0–$1,500 | Aftercare or mild dependence |
Behavioral therapy, medication management, peer support, and family work each play a role in Colorado addiction treatment programs. The mix varies by facility and patient profile, but the six modalities below are present in some form at virtually all accredited centers.
Patients learn to map triggers, cravings, and use into a chain that can be interrupted at multiple points. Skills-based rather than insight-based.
Used to build internal motivation during the first weeks. MI evokes the patient's own change-talk and amplifies it through reflective listening.
MAT reduces overdose mortality by 50%+ in opioid-use disorder. Buprenorphine, methadone, and extended-release naltrexone are the three FDA-approved options.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy was designed for borderline personality disorder but adapts well to substance use with co-occurring emotion dysregulation or self-harm.
EMDR, Cognitive Processing Therapy, or Seeking Safety — for the ~50% of treatment-seekers with co-occurring PTSD/trauma.
AA and NA were the original; SMART Recovery (cognitive), Refuge Recovery (Buddhist), LifeRing (secular), and Celebrate Recovery (Christian) are newer alternatives with growing evidence.
Discharge from a treatment program is the beginning, not the end, of recovery. The data is clear: people who engage in structured aftercare for 12+ months post-treatment have significantly better sobriety outcomes than those who stop at discharge.
Continuing outpatient therapy is the bridge from intensive treatment to long-term sobriety. Most insurance plans cover at least 6 months of weekly sessions.
Sober living homes bridge from residential treatment to independent living. Drug testing, house meetings, employment expectations. NARR certification is the Colorado gold standard.
Peer support groups are the longest-running aftercare modality. AA and NA are most common; SMART Recovery, LifeRing, and Refuge Recovery offer secular/cognitive alternatives.
Buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone should continue long-term for opioid-use disorder.
Lived-experience navigators with state certification. Particularly effective for newcomers to recovery navigating employment, housing, and court-system involvement.
Narcan (naloxone) is the overdose-reversal medication. Available without prescription at Colorado pharmacies and from many harm-reduction organizations. Train your inner circle.
The first 90 days post-discharge are highest-risk. Daily community contact, scheduled therapy/coaching, MAT continuity, written relapse-response plan.
In Colorado, the gap between deciding to seek treatment and beginning treatment is most commonly 3–5 days. Faster admissions happen at facilities with on-call medical staff for detox; slower ones occur when Medicaid eligibility or out-of-network benefits need to be sorted first.
Population-specific programming is not marketing fluff — it is supported by retention data. Colorado facilities with targeted tracks for women, veterans, adolescents, and LGBTQ+ patients see materially better completion rates than mixed programming for those groups.
Trauma-informed care, pregnancy-aware medical management, parenting groups.
Emotion-regulation focus, anger management, fatherhood support, identity processing.
School integration, family therapy required, lower-intensity longer-duration models.
Combat-trauma-aware programming, VA Community Care eligibility, military culture competence.
Identity-affirming therapy, anti-discrimination policies, family-of-choice integration.
Psychiatry on staff, integrated treatment of depression/anxiety/PTSD/bipolar alongside substance use.
Nursing/physician recovery monitoring, confidential reporting, return-to-practice protocols.
Late-onset alcohol-use disorder, polypharmacy concerns, age-appropriate group composition.
Roughly 11–14% of Colorado residents are uninsured. The good news: every state, including Colorado, has multiple pathways to substance-use treatment for people without insurance. The hard part is navigating which to use; the options below cover most situations.
Treatment programs in Colorado that engage families during treatment see better outcomes than those that do not. If a facility you are considering does not offer family programming, ask why.
Under the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, most insurance plans in Colorado must cover substance-use treatment at parity with physical-health benefits.
Aetna · Anthem · Blue Cross Blue Shield · Cigna · Humana · Kaiser Permanente · UnitedHealthcare · Medicare · Health First Colorado · Tricare (military) · VA Community Care
In Colorado, Medicaid is administered as Health First Colorado. State-licensed facilities are typically required to accept it for substance-use treatment. Verify eligibility at medicaid.gov.
All statistics and policy claims sourced from federal-government and peer-reviewed agencies. Last verified May 2026.
The Colorado treatment providers above differ meaningfully in programming intensity, clinical staffing models, and population fit. Use the profiles below to narrow your shortlist before contacting admissions.
Many patients arriving at Ridgecrest Recovery Institute present with co-occurring mental-health conditions — anxiety, depression, PTSD, bipolar, or attention disorders — that interact with the addiction in ways that demand integrated treatment rather than sequential. The Denver clinical team is built for dual-diagnosis cases: licensed mental-health professionals alongside addiction specialists, psychiatric medication management when indicated, and treatment plans that address both conditions simultaneously. Colorado adults who've cycled through detox-only programs without lasting results often see better outcomes with this integrated approach.
Levels of care at Brookside Rehabilitation Center span medically supervised detox, residential inpatient, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient — letting clinicians match intensity to ASAM criteria as recovery progresses. The Boulder facility maintains 24/7 nursing during detox and inpatient phases, with medical director consultation available for complex withdrawal presentations. Step-down decisions follow standardized clinical criteria rather than calendar dates, so Colorado residents complete higher-intensity care only as long as it's clinically warranted, then transition to less restrictive settings with continuity of therapist and treatment plan.
Clinical staffing at the Colorado Springs location includes licensed alcohol and drug counselors, master's-level therapists, registered nurses on rotation, and a consulting physician experienced in addiction medicine. Crestview Health Services maintains the Colorado-required staffing ratios for residential addiction treatment and follows ASAM-aligned clinical practice guidelines. Group therapy is co-facilitated when census permits, and individual sessions occur a minimum of twice weekly during residential phases. Family therapy is scheduled weekly once the patient has stabilized and consents to family involvement, typically by day 10 of admission.
A typical week at Greenfield Treatment Services blends process groups, psychoeducation, individual therapy, and recovery-skill workshops — structured to address both substance use and the co-occurring patterns that fuel relapse. The Fort Collins program incorporates trauma-informed approaches, twelve-step facilitation as one (not the only) recovery pathway, and experiential modalities including mindfulness and physical wellness. Colorado patients receive a relapse-prevention plan in the final week of residential care, with named triggers, named coping skills, and named support contacts — not a generic handout.
Levels of care at Stonebridge Recovery House span medically supervised detox, residential inpatient, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient — letting clinicians match intensity to ASAM criteria as recovery progresses. The Aspen facility maintains 24/7 nursing during detox and inpatient phases, with medical director consultation available for complex withdrawal presentations. Step-down decisions follow standardized clinical criteria rather than calendar dates, so Colorado residents complete higher-intensity care only as long as it's clinically warranted, then transition to less restrictive settings with continuity of therapist and treatment plan.
Woodlands Health Center operates as a state-licensed addiction treatment provider in Aurora, Colorado, credentialed to deliver clinically supervised care across the standard ASAM continuum. Programming emphasizes evidence-based modalities — including cognitive-behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and medication-assisted treatment where clinically indicated — delivered by licensed clinicians under physician oversight. Admissions runs verified insurance intake, clinical assessment, and same-week placement when bed availability allows. Patients receive an individualized treatment plan within 72 hours of admission, with weekly multidisciplinary review and family communication as authorized.
Admissions at Springhill Addiction Services begins with a verification call: insurance details are run against the patient's specific plan within 24-48 hours, and a written estimate of out-of-pocket cost is provided before the patient commits. The Denver facility accepts most commercial PPO plans and many HMO plans with referral, plus self-pay arrangements with payment plans available. Colorado residents whose insurance falls short or who carry Medicaid-only coverage are routed to appropriate alternatives — the goal is connection to care, not just filling a bed.
Creekside Recovery Alliance serves adults across the spectrum of substance-use severity — from working professionals seeking discrete treatment for early-stage alcohol dependence to patients with decades of opioid use, prior treatment episodes, and complex medical histories. The Boulder program adapts intensity and approach to the individual: some patients need primarily medical stabilization and connection to MAT, others need intensive psychotherapy for unprocessed trauma, others need both. Colorado admissions screens for fit before admission rather than after — patients whose needs fall outside the program's scope are referred to appropriate alternatives.
Outcome tracking at Mountainview Recovery Center extends beyond completion rates: the Colorado Springs facility follows up at 30, 90, and 180 days post-discharge to measure abstinence, quality of life, employment stability, and re-engagement with substance use. Aggregate outcome data is reviewed quarterly by clinical leadership and used to refine programming — what's working with which presentations gets reinforced, what's not gets revised. Colorado families considering this provider can request outcome summaries during the admissions consultation; transparency about real-world results is a marker of a clinically serious program.
Levels of care at Bayshore Wellness Center span medically supervised detox, residential inpatient, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient — letting clinicians match intensity to ASAM criteria as recovery progresses. The Fort Collins facility maintains 24/7 nursing during detox and inpatient phases, with medical director consultation available for complex withdrawal presentations. Step-down decisions follow standardized clinical criteria rather than calendar dates, so Colorado residents complete higher-intensity care only as long as it's clinically warranted, then transition to less restrictive settings with continuity of therapist and treatment plan.
Many patients arriving at Westfield Recovery Institute present with co-occurring mental-health conditions — anxiety, depression, PTSD, bipolar, or attention disorders — that interact with the addiction in ways that demand integrated treatment rather than sequential. The Aspen clinical team is built for dual-diagnosis cases: licensed mental-health professionals alongside addiction specialists, psychiatric medication management when indicated, and treatment plans that address both conditions simultaneously. Colorado adults who've cycled through detox-only programs without lasting results often see better outcomes with this integrated approach.
Outcome tracking at Eastgate Rehabilitation Center extends beyond completion rates: the Aurora facility follows up at 30, 90, and 180 days post-discharge to measure abstinence, quality of life, employment stability, and re-engagement with substance use. Aggregate outcome data is reviewed quarterly by clinical leadership and used to refine programming — what's working with which presentations gets reinforced, what's not gets revised. Colorado families considering this provider can request outcome summaries during the admissions consultation; transparency about real-world results is a marker of a clinically serious program.
Levels of care at Northstar Health Services span medically supervised detox, residential inpatient, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient — letting clinicians match intensity to ASAM criteria as recovery progresses. The Denver facility maintains 24/7 nursing during detox and inpatient phases, with medical director consultation available for complex withdrawal presentations. Step-down decisions follow standardized clinical criteria rather than calendar dates, so Colorado residents complete higher-intensity care only as long as it's clinically warranted, then transition to less restrictive settings with continuity of therapist and treatment plan.
Many patients arriving at Southwind Treatment Services present with co-occurring mental-health conditions — anxiety, depression, PTSD, bipolar, or attention disorders — that interact with the addiction in ways that demand integrated treatment rather than sequential. The Boulder clinical team is built for dual-diagnosis cases: licensed mental-health professionals alongside addiction specialists, psychiatric medication management when indicated, and treatment plans that address both conditions simultaneously. Colorado adults who've cycled through detox-only programs without lasting results often see better outcomes with this integrated approach.
Cornerstone Recovery House operates as a state-licensed addiction treatment provider in Colorado Springs, Colorado, credentialed to deliver clinically supervised care across the standard ASAM continuum. Programming emphasizes evidence-based modalities — including cognitive-behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and medication-assisted treatment where clinically indicated — delivered by licensed clinicians under physician oversight. Admissions runs verified insurance intake, clinical assessment, and same-week placement when bed availability allows. Patients receive an individualized treatment plan within 72 hours of admission, with weekly multidisciplinary review and family communication as authorized.