Drug and Alcohol Rehab in Colorado

Treatment Facilities by City in Colorado

The Colorado cities with the most SAMHSA-listed substance use treatment facilities. All 69 cities are listed below the table. Each city page lists its facilities with services, payment and phone numbers.

State Treatment Agency

Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), Colorado Department of Human Services oversees substance use treatment in Colorado.

• Behavioral Health Administration , Colorado Department of Human Services website
• Get treatment help from the Colorado agency

Colorado Treatment Helpline

Colorado LIFTS care navigation (OwnPath Care Directory): 1-844-265-4387, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m..

Call 1-844-265-4387

• About Colorado LIFTS care navigation (OwnPath Care Directory)

Treatment if You Don't Have Insurance

Anyone in Colorado, including people with no insurance or not enough coverage, can use the OwnPath Care Directory and Colorado LIFTS or call 1-844-CO-LIFTS to reach a care navigator who connects them to substance use services.

• Colorado state-funded treatment

Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Treatment in Colorado

Colorado's Medicaid program is Health First Colorado. Colorado has expanded Medicaid, so adults with low incomes can qualify based on income alone. Its Section 1115 waiver (Colorado Expanding the Substance Use Disorder Continuum of Care) expands substance use treatment coverage. Covered services listed by the state include: Screening and harm reduction; Early intervention; Outpatient services; Intensive outpatient services; Partial hospitalization; Medication-assisted treatment; Withdrawal management (detox); Residential treatment.

• Health First Colorado substance use coverage
• Section 1115 waiver details (Medicaid.gov)
• Colorado Medicaid eligibility

Sober Living Homes in Colorado

Colorado's recovery residence program: Certified recovery residences (certifying body: Ohio Recovery Housing - Colorado); moving to BHA licensing under SB 26-113 (certification is required). The state's NARR affiliate is Colorado Agency for Recovery Residences (CARR).

• Colorado recovery residence program

Naloxone (Narcan)

CDPHE's chief medical officer issues naloxone standing orders for eligible entities, and the state Naloxone Bulk Fund has given free naloxone to eligible entities since 2019. Naloxone nasal spray is also sold over the counter nationwide.

• Colorado naloxone information

Good Samaritan Overdose Law

A person who reports an overdose in good faith, stays at the scene and cooperates is immune from prosecution for related offenses, and so is the person who overdosed, with limits based on the amount of drugs involved. (C.R.S. § 18-1-711)

• Colorado Good Samaritan law

Involuntary Treatment and Protective Custody

Substance use emergency and involuntary commitment (C.R.S. 27-81-111 and 27-81-112): A licensed detox program can hold an intoxicated or incapacitated person who is a danger to themselves or others for up to 5 days, and a court can then order up to 270 days of treatment for someone who refuses voluntary care.

• Substance use emergency and involuntary commitment (C.R.S. 27-81-111 and 27-81-112)

Guides for Your Next Step

Learn what detox, inpatient rehab and outpatient rehab involve, how medication for opioid use disorder works, and how to find rehab that takes Medicaid or free and low-cost rehab. Before you commit, read how to choose a rehab you can trust.

Frequently Asked Questions