Addiction Treatment Centers in Golden, CO

Centennial Peaks Hospital
Treatment Center
Serves Area
Centennial Peaks Hospital is here for you or a loved one, if you are experiencing a mental health crisis or if you need a medical detox from drugs or alcohol.
Branches Outpatient Therapy at Centennial Peaks Hospital offers customized intensive outpatient programs (IOP) and Partial Hospitalization programs (PHP). Hybrid and in-person are available for patients that need the flexibility. Our programs include substance use, a DBT-inspired track, a Young Adult, and SPMI (Severe and Persistent Mental Illness PHP.
Centennial Peaks Hospital is here for you or a loved one, if you are experiencing a mental health crisis or if you need a medical detox from drugs or alcohol.
Branches Outpatient Therapy at Centennial Peaks Hospital offers customized intensive outpatient programs (IOP) and Partial Hospitalization programs (PHP). Hybrid and in-person are available for patients that need the flexibility. Our programs include substance use, a DBT-inspired track, a Young Adult, and SPMI (Severe and Persistent Mental Illness PHP.
(720) 410-6724 View (720) 410-6724
AspenRidge Recovery Lakewood
Treatment Center
Serves Area
AspenRidge Recovery serves adults struggling with addiction and co-occurring mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and trauma.
AspenRidge Recovery offers evidence-based treatment for addiction and co-occurring mental health issues. Our programs include PHP Day Treatment, Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and Outpatient care, available in-person and online. We focus on healing the whole person by addressing trauma, anxiety, and depression with therapy, peer support, and relapse prevention.
AspenRidge Recovery serves adults struggling with addiction and co-occurring mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and trauma.
AspenRidge Recovery offers evidence-based treatment for addiction and co-occurring mental health issues. Our programs include PHP Day Treatment, Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and Outpatient care, available in-person and online. We focus on healing the whole person by addressing trauma, anxiety, and depression with therapy, peer support, and relapse prevention.
(720) 408-7748 View (720) 408-7748
The Rose House
Treatment Center
Serves Area
The Rose House is a residential treatment program for women with trauma, mental health, and substance use disorders.
After completion of the residential program, clients are eligible to move into our continuing care program at which stage they begin working or going to school while continuing with group and individual therapy, accountability and community, while stepping towards independence. Having a supportive and robust aftercare plan is imperative to long term success.
The Rose House is a residential treatment program for women with trauma, mental health, and substance use disorders.
After completion of the residential program, clients are eligible to move into our continuing care program at which stage they begin working or going to school while continuing with group and individual therapy, accountability and community, while stepping towards independence. Having a supportive and robust aftercare plan is imperative to long term success.
(720) 633-9137 View (720) 633-9137
Emerald Rose
Treatment Center
Serves Area
Our providers offer services to individuals navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, CPTSD, addiction, interpersonal issues and more.
Our approach to treatment is an integrative and collaborative. By offering our clients therapy, medication management, ketamine, massage, yoga and acupuncture. We see great success in providing continuity of care and relieving symptoms earlier. Our providers work to collaborate with each other so that each client is getting thorough and informed care.
Our providers offer services to individuals navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, CPTSD, addiction, interpersonal issues and more.
Our approach to treatment is an integrative and collaborative. By offering our clients therapy, medication management, ketamine, massage, yoga and acupuncture. We see great success in providing continuity of care and relieving symptoms earlier. Our providers work to collaborate with each other so that each client is getting thorough and informed care.
(720) 776-5889 View (720) 776-5889
Denver Women's Recovery
Treatment Center
Serves Area
If you're ready for real support, you've found the right place. Denver Women's Recovery is a women's-only mental health program offering Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) in Denver. Our PHP provides 25 hours of structured weekly care — process groups, evidence-based therapy, and a 13-week curriculum designed to help you understand yourself and build a life that holds. We also offer Reiki, fascia, Acudetox, nutrition, yoga, and holistic wellness because healing isn't only cognitive — it's physical and nervous-system deep. CARF accredited. Most insurance accepted.
If you're ready for real support, you've found the right place. Denver Women's Recovery is a women's-only mental health program offering Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) in Denver. Our PHP provides 25 hours of structured weekly care — process groups, evidence-based therapy, and a 13-week curriculum designed to help you understand yourself and build a life that holds. We also offer Reiki, fascia, Acudetox, nutrition, yoga, and holistic wellness because healing isn't only cognitive — it's physical and nervous-system deep. CARF accredited. Most insurance accepted.
(844) 432-0510 View (844) 432-0510

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AspenRidge Colorado Springs
Treatment Center
Lakewood, CO 80226
AspenRidge Colorado Springs serves adults dealing with mental health challenges, addiction, or both at the same time.
AspenRidge offers mental health and addiction treatment in an outpatient setting, including PHP Day Treatment (for addiction), Intensive Outpatient (IOP) (mental health or addiction), and Outpatient care, available in-person and online. Programs address anxiety, depression, trauma, and co-occurring substance use through integrated, whole-person treatment.
AspenRidge Colorado Springs serves adults dealing with mental health challenges, addiction, or both at the same time.
AspenRidge offers mental health and addiction treatment in an outpatient setting, including PHP Day Treatment (for addiction), Intensive Outpatient (IOP) (mental health or addiction), and Outpatient care, available in-person and online. Programs address anxiety, depression, trauma, and co-occurring substance use through integrated, whole-person treatment.
(719) 350-3754 View (719) 350-3754
The Ranch at The Raleigh House
Treatment Center
Serves Area
Our treatment philosophy encourages, motivates and supports clients in exploring their strengths and limitations to begin the healing process from addiction, trauma and other co-occurring disorders.
Our substance abuse treatment program has various levels of care to meet our clients’ individual needs. At The Ranch, we can help you get the toxins and substances out of your body in our on-site medically monitored detox. You will be surrounded by caring, professional staff who will support and encourage you along the way. After detox, you will transition into our residential treatment program. This is where you can truly start to transform your life and reawaken your spirit. You’ll learn new ways of coping with stress to prevent cravings and relapse and engage in inspiring experiential activities and physical activities that can help strengthen and heal your mind and body. After treatment at The Ranch, your recovery can continue with outpatient treatment in Denver. This is where the rubber meets the road as you deepen your practice, build sober community and continue to attend to your physical and mental well-being.
Our treatment philosophy encourages, motivates and supports clients in exploring their strengths and limitations to begin the healing process from addiction, trauma and other co-occurring disorders.
Our substance abuse treatment program has various levels of care to meet our clients’ individual needs. At The Ranch, we can help you get the toxins and substances out of your body in our on-site medically monitored detox. You will be surrounded by caring, professional staff who will support and encourage you along the way. After detox, you will transition into our residential treatment program. This is where you can truly start to transform your life and reawaken your spirit. You’ll learn new ways of coping with stress to prevent cravings and relapse and engage in inspiring experiential activities and physical activities that can help strengthen and heal your mind and body. After treatment at The Ranch, your recovery can continue with outpatient treatment in Denver. This is where the rubber meets the road as you deepen your practice, build sober community and continue to attend to your physical and mental well-being.
(855) 910-5822 View (855) 910-5822
Redpoint Fort Collins
Treatment Center
Longmont, CO 80501
Redpoint North in Fort Collins, CO, offers both in-person and virtual treatment programs for individuals facing mental health and substance use challenges.
We provide outpatient programs for those facing substance use and mental health challenges, focusing on empowering clients through clinically robust, trauma-informed care. Our approach blends evidence-based therapies such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, and Psychodrama with holistic, client-centered support aimed at fostering community, resilience, and personal growth.
Redpoint North in Fort Collins, CO, offers both in-person and virtual treatment programs for individuals facing mental health and substance use challenges.
We provide outpatient programs for those facing substance use and mental health challenges, focusing on empowering clients through clinically robust, trauma-informed care. Our approach blends evidence-based therapies such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, and Psychodrama with holistic, client-centered support aimed at fostering community, resilience, and personal growth.
(970) 782-7260 View (970) 782-7260
Choice House Programs
Treatment Center
Louisville, CO 80027
In less than 15 minutes, you can move from the bustling city to the serene natural beauty of the Rocky Mountain foothills, the perfect place to rediscover who you are and find the path back to your healthiest, most meaningful life with recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.
At Choice House, we nurture a close-knit alliance of 'brothers', primarily because we believe that personal connection and community is the greatest gift someone can receive during the treatment experience. To foster the development of these strong, lasting connections, we strive to ensure the Choice House space encourages love, vulnerability, and deep bonding. We will do whatever we can to help the individual learn healthy new skills that promote growth and a strong spiritual foundation.
In less than 15 minutes, you can move from the bustling city to the serene natural beauty of the Rocky Mountain foothills, the perfect place to rediscover who you are and find the path back to your healthiest, most meaningful life with recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.
At Choice House, we nurture a close-knit alliance of 'brothers', primarily because we believe that personal connection and community is the greatest gift someone can receive during the treatment experience. To foster the development of these strong, lasting connections, we strive to ensure the Choice House space encourages love, vulnerability, and deep bonding. We will do whatever we can to help the individual learn healthy new skills that promote growth and a strong spiritual foundation.
(720) 640-4863 View (720) 640-4863
The Ohana Addiction Treatment Center
Treatment Center
Serves Area
The Ohana Addiction Treatment Center is a world-class alcohol and drug treatment facility on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Beautiful amenities. A private chef. A stunning location. The Ohana is a luxury rehab with a holistic approach that helps our clients feel deeply cared for. We believe that true luxury rehabilitation is rooted not just in the aesthetics of our environment, but in the depth and quality of care we provide. Here, we offer massage, acupuncture, sound healing, yoga, art therapy along with other experiential treatments to help you sink into recovery. We also offer adventure therapies to complement our evidence-based practices, including ziplining, kayaking, hiking, boating and more. Coupled with our world-class amenities and attentive staff, our approach ensures that clients at our luxury rehab in Hawaii experience rejuvenation in body, mind, and spirit, defining the very essence of luxury rehabilitation.
The Ohana Addiction Treatment Center is a world-class alcohol and drug treatment facility on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Beautiful amenities. A private chef. A stunning location. The Ohana is a luxury rehab with a holistic approach that helps our clients feel deeply cared for. We believe that true luxury rehabilitation is rooted not just in the aesthetics of our environment, but in the depth and quality of care we provide. Here, we offer massage, acupuncture, sound healing, yoga, art therapy along with other experiential treatments to help you sink into recovery. We also offer adventure therapies to complement our evidence-based practices, including ziplining, kayaking, hiking, boating and more. Coupled with our world-class amenities and attentive staff, our approach ensures that clients at our luxury rehab in Hawaii experience rejuvenation in body, mind, and spirit, defining the very essence of luxury rehabilitation.
(901) 979-1750 View (901) 979-1750
A New Outlook Recovery Services
Treatment Center
Centennial, CO 80112
A New Outlook Recovery Services is proud to offer Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) for both Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Disorder patients.
A New Outlook Recovery Services is honored to be a member of the NeuroStar family of providers. Firstly, this advanced therapy service is uniquely designed for the treatment of major depressive disorders. In addition, this therapy is designed for adult patients who have not satisfactorily improved from previous antidepressant medication. Secondly, this therapy is ideal for those who require further intervention to achieve satisfactory results.
A New Outlook Recovery Services is proud to offer Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) for both Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Disorder patients.
A New Outlook Recovery Services is honored to be a member of the NeuroStar family of providers. Firstly, this advanced therapy service is uniquely designed for the treatment of major depressive disorders. In addition, this therapy is designed for adult patients who have not satisfactorily improved from previous antidepressant medication. Secondly, this therapy is ideal for those who require further intervention to achieve satisfactory results.
(720) 594-6929 View (720) 594-6929
The ART Center Denver primarily serves individuals struggling with substance use disorder and co-occurring mental health conditions.
Comprehensive Addiction Treatment – Many clients have experienced multiple relapses and need an individualized treatment plan with options like Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), individual and group therapy, and psychoeducation on addiction and mental health. Mental Health Support – Co-occurring disorders like anxiety, depression, PTSD, or bipolar disorder are common. Clients benefit from psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and therapeutic interventions to address these issues alongside their addiction treatment. Skill-Building and Life Skills Training – To support long-term recovery, our clients often need help developing life skills, such as job readiness, managing daily responsibilities, and cultivating healthy coping mechanisms. Social Support and Community Integration – Our program offers structured support groups, family therapy, and aftercare planning to help clients build a strong recovery network and navigate social situations post-treatment. Holistic Therapies – Many clients benefit from non-traditional therapies, including art, music, yoga, meditation, and pet therapy, to manage stress, increase mindfulness, and foster creativity as part of their recovery.
The ART Center Denver primarily serves individuals struggling with substance use disorder and co-occurring mental health conditions.
Comprehensive Addiction Treatment – Many clients have experienced multiple relapses and need an individualized treatment plan with options like Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), individual and group therapy, and psychoeducation on addiction and mental health. Mental Health Support – Co-occurring disorders like anxiety, depression, PTSD, or bipolar disorder are common. Clients benefit from psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and therapeutic interventions to address these issues alongside their addiction treatment. Skill-Building and Life Skills Training – To support long-term recovery, our clients often need help developing life skills, such as job readiness, managing daily responsibilities, and cultivating healthy coping mechanisms. Social Support and Community Integration – Our program offers structured support groups, family therapy, and aftercare planning to help clients build a strong recovery network and navigate social situations post-treatment. Holistic Therapies – Many clients benefit from non-traditional therapies, including art, music, yoga, meditation, and pet therapy, to manage stress, increase mindfulness, and foster creativity as part of their recovery.
(720) 571-9611 View (720) 571-9611
Foundry Treatment Center Steamboat Springs
Treatment Center
Serves Area
Foundry Treatment Center Steamboat provides comprehensive, trauma-integrated residential and intensive outpatient treatment for adult men and their families experiencing substance use and mental health disorders.
Problematic substance use can be the expected response to unexpected events. Foundry Steamboat emphasizes the treatment of PTSD and developmental trauma as root causes and complicating factors of behavioral health conditions. Foundry Steamboat Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. Michael Barnes, is a foremost trauma treatment expert and national speaker. Barnes developed the program’s Trauma-Integrated Care model using more than four decades of direct care experience to provide more comprehensive and integrated trauma-informed treatment than is typically available. Due to the prevalence of traumatic experience and adverse life events among people with behavioral health conditions, and because living with these conditions is itself a cause of trauma and suffering, Foundry Steamboat orients all of its treatment toward resolving trauma to remove barriers to sustainable recovery. Foundry Steamboat clients learn how negative experiences and unsafe environments can affect our physical, mental, and emotional health and impact daily life, relationships, and performance. They receive attentive care from highly trained professionals skilled at processing trauma, teaching effective coping skills.
Foundry Treatment Center Steamboat provides comprehensive, trauma-integrated residential and intensive outpatient treatment for adult men and their families experiencing substance use and mental health disorders.
Problematic substance use can be the expected response to unexpected events. Foundry Steamboat emphasizes the treatment of PTSD and developmental trauma as root causes and complicating factors of behavioral health conditions. Foundry Steamboat Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. Michael Barnes, is a foremost trauma treatment expert and national speaker. Barnes developed the program’s Trauma-Integrated Care model using more than four decades of direct care experience to provide more comprehensive and integrated trauma-informed treatment than is typically available. Due to the prevalence of traumatic experience and adverse life events among people with behavioral health conditions, and because living with these conditions is itself a cause of trauma and suffering, Foundry Steamboat orients all of its treatment toward resolving trauma to remove barriers to sustainable recovery. Foundry Steamboat clients learn how negative experiences and unsafe environments can affect our physical, mental, and emotional health and impact daily life, relationships, and performance. They receive attentive care from highly trained professionals skilled at processing trauma, teaching effective coping skills.
(855) 695-9316 View (855) 695-9316
Hazelden Betty Ford Center for Young Adults
Treatment Center
Serves Area
Our dual diagnosis treatment experts get to the root of mental health (depression, anxiety, ADHD) and substance use challenges, providing psychiatric care and evidence-based addiction treatment to guide teens on a healthy, resilient path forward.
With psychiatrists, nurses and counselors specially credentialed in adolescent behavioral health, our teen (12-18) and emerging adult (18-25) programs build an ecosystem of care around each young person. We sync individual and group therapy, medication management and family support into a single, comprehensive mental health/SUD treatment program.
Our dual diagnosis treatment experts get to the root of mental health (depression, anxiety, ADHD) and substance use challenges, providing psychiatric care and evidence-based addiction treatment to guide teens on a healthy, resilient path forward.
With psychiatrists, nurses and counselors specially credentialed in adolescent behavioral health, our teen (12-18) and emerging adult (18-25) programs build an ecosystem of care around each young person. We sync individual and group therapy, medication management and family support into a single, comprehensive mental health/SUD treatment program.
(866) 621-5211 View (866) 621-5211
For many people, the hardest part of detox is the fear of withdrawal. Sandstone Care Detox Center in Colorado Springs offers medically-supervised detox, providing 24/7 care with Medication Assted Treatment (MAT) from doctors, nurses, and therapists focused on keeping you as comfortable and safe as possible throughout the process. Research shows that withdrawal care works best when it is closely supervised and tailored to the individual. Because withdrawal is different for everyone, your care should be too.
For many people, the hardest part of detox is the fear of withdrawal. Sandstone Care Detox Center in Colorado Springs offers medically-supervised detox, providing 24/7 care with Medication Assted Treatment (MAT) from doctors, nurses, and therapists focused on keeping you as comfortable and safe as possible throughout the process. Research shows that withdrawal care works best when it is closely supervised and tailored to the individual. Because withdrawal is different for everyone, your care should be too.
(719) 496-0424 View (719) 496-0424
AIM Health
Treatment Center
Boulder, CO 80304
We are a holistic dual diagnosis outpatient program offering PHP, IOP, OP, Medication management or Psychiatry for Mental Health and Substance Use.
Our mission is to help you lead a meaningful life by building a relationship with yourself through connection, community, and compassion. At an IOP (intensive outpatient) level we do this through psycho education, DBT, yoga, experiential therapy, wellness process groups, psychiatry, and life skills mentoring. At an OP (outpatient) level we do this through individual and family therapy, psychiatry, fellowship, life skills mentoring and provide opportunities to join group therapy if desired. Our evening IOP follows themes to help create structure, support, and consistency in order to support your path to wellness. Additionally, Aim Health is now offering Ketamine Assisted Therapy. Designed to specifically support breakthroughs through a combination of ketamine-assisted treatments and psychotherapy/integration. Ketamine-assisted treatments can help individuals access suppressed emotions and traumatic memories. By creating an optimal environment for deep emotional processing often leads to breakthroughs in emotional healing.
We are a holistic dual diagnosis outpatient program offering PHP, IOP, OP, Medication management or Psychiatry for Mental Health and Substance Use.
Our mission is to help you lead a meaningful life by building a relationship with yourself through connection, community, and compassion. At an IOP (intensive outpatient) level we do this through psycho education, DBT, yoga, experiential therapy, wellness process groups, psychiatry, and life skills mentoring. At an OP (outpatient) level we do this through individual and family therapy, psychiatry, fellowship, life skills mentoring and provide opportunities to join group therapy if desired. Our evening IOP follows themes to help create structure, support, and consistency in order to support your path to wellness. Additionally, Aim Health is now offering Ketamine Assisted Therapy. Designed to specifically support breakthroughs through a combination of ketamine-assisted treatments and psychotherapy/integration. Ketamine-assisted treatments can help individuals access suppressed emotions and traumatic memories. By creating an optimal environment for deep emotional processing often leads to breakthroughs in emotional healing.
(303) 529-9316 View (303) 529-9316
Alta Loma Transformational Services
Treatment Center
Serves Area
Alta Loma is a transformational experience for individuals diagnosed with chronic Psychiatric and Substance Abuse issues. Alta Loma is designed as a solution for individuals with Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders who may not have found success at other traditional treatment programs. By providing a structured environment where residents can find emotional and psychological stability, Alta Loma will address the whole person and help them to integrate successfully into society.
Alta Loma is a transformational experience for individuals diagnosed with chronic Psychiatric and Substance Abuse issues. Alta Loma is designed as a solution for individuals with Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders who may not have found success at other traditional treatment programs. By providing a structured environment where residents can find emotional and psychological stability, Alta Loma will address the whole person and help them to integrate successfully into society.
(737) 215-4152 View (737) 215-4152
LFTR Christian Rehab Services
Treatment Center
1 Endorsed
Littleton, CO 80127
At Lifted From The Rut in Littleton, Colorado, we provide compassionate, Christ-centered care for individuals and families affected by addiction.
At Lifted From The Rut in Littleton, Colorado, we provide compassionate, Christ-centered care for individuals and families affected by addiction. As a faith-based outpatient rehab, our mission is to walk with you on the path to recovery by combining Biblical truth with evidence-based addiction treatment.
At Lifted From The Rut in Littleton, Colorado, we provide compassionate, Christ-centered care for individuals and families affected by addiction.
At Lifted From The Rut in Littleton, Colorado, we provide compassionate, Christ-centered care for individuals and families affected by addiction. As a faith-based outpatient rehab, our mission is to walk with you on the path to recovery by combining Biblical truth with evidence-based addiction treatment.
(720) 821-6118 View (720) 821-6118
Flatirons Recovery
Treatment Center
2 Endorsed
Lafayette, CO 80026
Flatirons Recovery provides clients the opportunity to begin their healing process from substance use/dual-diagnosis disorders on 30 to 90-day tracks to address mental health and addiction issues.
The mission of Flatirons Recovery is to walk alongside our clients through the process of healing from mental health and substance use disorders with greater clarity of purpose, connection to community, and ability to take right action in their lives. What differentiates Flatirons Recovery Center from other treatment providers is our mindfulness-influenced curriculum, commitment to small group sizes, and belief that all our clients are innately good, and must be treated as such. Our highly skilled, compassionate clinical staff provide outstanding care that meets clients as they are, in order to guide them through the process of healing from a wide range of substance use and mental health disorders.
Flatirons Recovery provides clients the opportunity to begin their healing process from substance use/dual-diagnosis disorders on 30 to 90-day tracks to address mental health and addiction issues.
The mission of Flatirons Recovery is to walk alongside our clients through the process of healing from mental health and substance use disorders with greater clarity of purpose, connection to community, and ability to take right action in their lives. What differentiates Flatirons Recovery Center from other treatment providers is our mindfulness-influenced curriculum, commitment to small group sizes, and belief that all our clients are innately good, and must be treated as such. Our highly skilled, compassionate clinical staff provide outstanding care that meets clients as they are, in order to guide them through the process of healing from a wide range of substance use and mental health disorders.
(720) 459-4479 View (720) 459-4479
Valley Hope of Parker
Treatment Center
Serves Area
Our continuum of care includes medically-monitored detox and withdrawal management, residential addiction treatment and family counseling.
Your Valley Hope treatment experience is powered by a team of compassionate clinical experts. Our treatment team is comprised of master’s level, licensed therapists that specialize in addiction treatment and recovery. Physicians and registered nurses provide the necessary medical care to ensure your comfort and safety. Your care team will collaborate closely with you to develop an effective treatment plan.
Our continuum of care includes medically-monitored detox and withdrawal management, residential addiction treatment and family counseling.
Your Valley Hope treatment experience is powered by a team of compassionate clinical experts. Our treatment team is comprised of master’s level, licensed therapists that specialize in addiction treatment and recovery. Physicians and registered nurses provide the necessary medical care to ensure your comfort and safety. Your care team will collaborate closely with you to develop an effective treatment plan.
(844) 938-2987 View (844) 938-2987

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Addiction Treatment Centers
What is the best therapy for addiction?
Addiction treatment will be tailored to the individual. People seeking help for addiction—whether with a psychotherapist, in an outpatient clinic, or in a residential program—should expect to engage in multiple types of treatments, sometimes including medication. For anyone recovering from addiction, avoiding situations in which one has typically used a substance is essential, as is the support of close connections. Since substance use disorders tend to co-occur with underlying mental health conditions such as anxiety or depression, those must also be addressed as part of any recovery plan.

How long does therapy for addiction take?
There is no set timeline for recovery from addiction. Patients and their families should expect the work to last several months, if not longer. Residential treatment programs may be based on a stay of 30, 60, or 90 days, with continuing work after release, but only about 1 percent of people are treated in such facilities. Ceasing use is just the first step; therapy to help maintain abstinence and effect behavior change must follow. The process of recovery, neuroscience has shown, involves brain cells recovering the capacity to respond to natural sources of reward and restore control over the impulse to use. Another definition of recovery is restoring voluntary control over one’s substance use and retaking all of one’s previous responsibilities.

How effective is drug addiction treatment?
Substance use disorders are treatable and remission is achievable for many who seek recovery; by some estimates, more than three-quarters of people who become addicted to alcohol or drugs recover. But that success rarely occurs quickly or on a set timeline; relapse is not only common, but many therapists and clinicians view it as a normal part of the process—not always a sign that a person has returned to addiction, but a signal that their treatment should be adjusted to help them regain control. Overall, research suggests, five years after the end of substance use, one’s risk of relapse is no greater than that of others who had not faced addiction. Other experts believe that complete abstinence is not the only measure of recovery, and that, through effective treatment, many people can learn to control their use.

How can you get addiction treatment for someone?
The most important factor in recovery from addiction is widely understood to be an individual’s commitment to change. For that reason,“interventions” in which friends and family gather to urge or force someone to begin immediate treatment often backfire; even when such efforts do lead someone to begin treatment, they may be less likely to stay than those who are self-driven. Still, family members can play an important role in supporting an individual who seeks help and can take part in family therapy as one element of a loved one’s treatment.