Colorado Drug Rehab Centers

The Need for Drug Rehabs in Colorado

Colorado Drug Rehab Centers was established as a no cost service to guide you through the problem of finding a drug rehab centers in Colorado for yourself or your loved one that works. Drug rehab counselors are available to help you find the right Colorado drug rehab based on your own individual circumstances. Our drug rehab professionals are all certified and have decades of combined experience in dealing with addiction-related drug problems with individuals, families and Colorado drug rehab centers.

Call us now at 1-877-444-1137.

The Problem

According to the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse for 1999 and 2000, Colorado is in the highest ranking of all states in terms of all indicators that are assessed. These are items like: "Average Annual Rates of First Use of Marijuana among Youths Aged 12 to 17" or "Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Any Illicit Drug among Persons Aged 12 or` Older" and other similar categories. Colorado is the only state that is consistently in the highest percentage ranking on 21 of the of the 23 categories that describe the severity of substance abuse, addiction, drug dependency and other similar markers, by states. Colorado Drug Rehab has years of data related to the drug rehab field in Colorado and, over the past twent years, the use of drugs has increased and the availability to drug treatment has declined.

Colorado statistics show that an estimated 348,000 individuals had an alcohol abuse or dependence problem in the 2005, while an estimated 126,000 individuals had an illicit drug abuse, dependence, or addiction problem. Studies in Colorado also shows that an estimated 334,000 individuals in Colorado needed alcohol rehab treatment but were unable to find an alcohol rehab in 2005 and another estimated 119,000 individuals were in need of drug addiction treatment but could not find a drug rehab available for their particular need, usually the ability to pay for an alcohol or other drug rehab or treatment center.

There were 119,000 people in Colorado who needed but did not receive drug rehab services, according to the National Study on Drug Use and Health conducted in 2005. 20,000 teenagers aged 12 through 17 needed a drug rehab to help them overcome their addiction to illegal drugs and yet ended up not receiving that help. 50,000 young adults aged 18 through 25 also needed a drug rehab program because of their addiction to drugs but ended up not receiving that help. Finally, 48,000 adults aged 26 and over likewise needed a drug rehab to overcome their drug dependence, but ended up not getting the assistance they needed. Most of these represent families in need of quality drug rehab and all of the above figures relate to an individual wanting to get clean and sober but not being able to find the resources to do so.

Again, with an estimated 126,000 or more people using and abusing drugs, many of whom are well into addiction, and a large percentage of those who are very obviously addicted and need addiction treatment, resources must become available.

The Rocky Mountain News reported in December, 2007 the following message, which shows that our society is giving up on drug rehab and treatment. Mostly because there are so many ineffective drug rehab and drug treatment centers graduating people whose drug cases are no handled and they are leaving drug treatment with the ideas that they will always be addicted. When society feels it can't help in a humane way, the following is the result:
"People in Denver are more likely to go to prison for drug offenses than residents in almost all other urban areas of the country, according to a study made public today.

About 147 of every 100,000 Denver residents served time for drugs in 2002, according to the study by the nonprofit Justice Policy Institute, which studies alternatives to imprisonment. The 2002 data was the most recent and complete available, the group said.

That placed Denver 12th out of the 198 most populous counties nationwide - higher than New York, Los Angeles and Detroit. The highest were the counties that include Bakersfield, Calif.; Atlantic City, N.J.; and New Orleans.
The study found that black residents across the country - including in Denver and the metro area - go to prison for drugs at a much higher rate than whites, though the group says studies have shown the rate of actual drug use is similar across racial lines."

We have access to an extensive database of thousands of drug rehab across Colorado and can help you understand what the different types of drug rehab centers can do for you.

Findings from a telephone survey conducted between May 2000 and July 2001 showed that of families receiving public assistance in Colorado, 52% reported using both drugs and alcohol at some point in their lifetime. Of those surveyed reporting usage within the past 30 days, 28% reported using alcohol, 1% reported using drugs only, and 3% reported using alcohol and drugs.

Cocaine is considered a significant drug threat to Colorado. Powder cocaine is readily available throughout the State and crack cocaine is available in urban population areas. Cocaine is the drug most often associated with violent crime in the State. Cocaine is generally sold in ounce and pound quantities in Colorado. Crack use is declining but remains available in the larger metropolitan areas of Colorado.

Heroin - The most common types of heroin available in Colorado are Mexican black tar heroin and brown powdered heroin. New heroin users in Colorado are often young adults who smoke or snort the drug rather than inject it. This is due to a misconception that this practice is safer and less likely to lead to addiction.

Marijuana is readily available in multi-pound quantities throughout Colorado. A highly potent form of marijuana, called “BC Bud,” is also easily obtainable. Effective June 1, 2001, Amendment 20 allows for the use and possession of small amounts of marijuana for sick and dying patients. It provides protection against prosecution under state law, which is where the vast majority of marijuana small-use and possession cases occur.

Methamphetamine is a primary drug threat to Colorado. Crystal methamphetamine, also known as glass in Colorado, is becoming increasingly available throughout the State and has tested as high as 90% pure. Purity levels for methamphetamine vary in Colorado.

Club drugs, which are mostly synthetic substances, are increasing in availability and use in Colorado. LSD in liquid form is readily available in the metropolitan areas of Colorado. During 2001, 34% of those surveyed in Colorado reported lifetime usage of MDMA. 4.5% of those surveyed reported usage of MDMA within the past 30 days. The average user age was 17.3, and the average age of first time use was 15.9 years.

Diverted Pharmaceuticals - The diversion and abuse of OxyContin (oxycodone) is a significant problem in Colorado. Hydrocodone (Vicodin) and Darvocet are the most commonly abused controlled substances.

There are approximately 60,000 annual admissions to drug rehab and addiction treatment facilities in Colorado, however, due to the high relapse rate of many traditional programs most families are searching for something that works.

The Solution

Drug rehab that addresses the individual through a biophysical approach is the most successful method. Our philosophy is to refer you to the best possible drug rehab center that will terminatively handle the problem. We will refer you to drug rehab centers that don't use drugs in any way.

Inpatient drug rehab for a person from Colorado is considered the best setting to help guarantee long-term success at leaving addiction behind for good. Living in the facility while undergoing our drug rehab program will ensure the most continuity of treatment and also allows the person the time “away” to really confront and handle all the life skills and abilities needed to return home ready to live.

Inpatient drug rehab centers offer support and structure for men and women seeking help for problems with drugs or alcohol. Participants reside on location for the course of the rehab program; lengths of stay vary and may be individualized. Care at an inpatient drug rehab is provided 24 hours a day 7 days a week; this is only one of the benefits of attending an inpatient drug rehab.

For immediate assistance to find a drug rehabilitation center, call now 1-877-444-1137.
A professional counselor will assist you.

Colorado Drug Rehab Assessment Form

Please fill out this short information form so that we can help you find a good rehabilitation facility with a high success rate. We are knowledeable in all methods of drug rehab and can find you a center which does not use any kinds of drugs in the program which actually achieves a complete rehabilitation. For the long form assessment please click here.

Drug-Related Crime in Colorado

During 2000, there were 16,080 arrests for drug abuse violations in Colorado. This number increased during 2001 to 16,598. During 2002, there were 15,921 arrests for drug abuse violations in Colorado.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reported 453 drug violation arrests in Colorado during 2001. Overcrowding in prison systems is largely due to drug-related crime, but most drug users in Colrado should have the opportunity to enter a drug rehab center.

Types of Drug Rehab and Addiction Treatment Available in Colorado

1. Drug Rehab using behavioral modification
Behavioral Modification gained popularity in the 1970's and is based on the Pavlovian idea that man is an animal and changes actions based on stimulus and response. It was popular during these early years for teachers to have bags of M&M's to reward children for proper responses. In drug treatment, the Therapeutic Community model was developed, which uses ridicule and shamming tactics rather than M&M's in an attempt to change thinking and behavior. These program are popular with criminal justice populations and have demonstrated less than a 10% long-term success rate. As long as the person is in the original group and has gained some privileges for being a "perfect client", the compliance is high, but for those that need support to make changes, it can be devastating and leads to many clients exiting the programs early to maintain some personal power and dignity.

2. Drug rehab using a 12-step approach:

This method of recovery is employed by Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous,Cocaine Anonymous and many other Anonymous groups.
The originators of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) looked long and hard for something, anything, that would work to save alcoholics from self-destruction, anything to break the cycle of addiction. In the 1930's alcoholics were thought of as the reprobates of society and were usually institutionalized in psychiatric centers as being insane and given horrendous treatment, which, of course, didn't solve the addiction. So, the original work of the two founders of the 12-step approach are to be commended for reclassifying the problem, but, unfortunately, in the process, they removed all of the personal responsibility by making addiction a disease.

There are many positive aspects of the 12-step approach in that it gets addicts into communication about their lives and their addiction and that is far better than the isolation that they were experiencing. However, it falls short of the truth about addiction and actually re-labels the problem to fit their philosophy and doesn't actually treat the addiction, but supports addicts with the idea that there is no cure, but by belonging to a like-minded group, one can stay off of alcohol and other drugs and survive at a higher level.
This recovery method was never intended to be institutionalized into a treatment modality, but when insurance programs in the 1970's began to pay for up to 30 days of addiction treatment, many programs opened throughout the US and huge profits were actualized for their owners. Soon the insurance companies looked at the lack of ongoing success and have since drastically reduce their support of any form of addiction treatment. These 30-day, 12-step programs do not pretend to graduate their patients free of relapse, but contend that addiction is a disease of relapse and that will continue throughout ones life. They believe that addiction is a chronic and progressive disease, meaning that is last forever and gets worse even when one isn't drinking or using. Less than 10% of their graduates stay clean long enough to rebuild their lives.

3. Christian or Religious based treatment
Many families soon become frustrated with behavior modification and 12-step treatment approaches, and for good reason, and turn to religious programs for an answer. These program usually don't profess to doing treatment, but are structured to bring fundamental religious beliefs into the void of spiritual feelings seen in all addicts. To develop the moral/ethics and spiritual support in anyone suffering from addiction is an important component of any program, but in itself, it has proven to be insufficient in graduating a higher than 5-10% success.
As you my have noticed, other than the Biophysical approach, all other modalities of treatment are only successful at a minimal level of 10% or less. This correlates with the fact that about 10% of the addict population will recover from their problems without any clinical interventions whatsoever, so in looking at these forms of treatment, you might find that it satisfies some part of your common sense that addicts may need some of these measures, like religion, but effective treatment of this problem is either comprehensive and successful or it depends totally on the strengths of the individual to be a success.
All program, other than biophysical programs, depend on their graduates to live within the newly acquired philosophy and to limit their contacts and associations to others that follow those ideals and ideas. This is not very realistic and, therefore you can see that very few remove themselves from addiction at a level that one should expect of a center that is treating a problem of any magnitude.

4. Biophysical Drug Rehab
Biophysical treatment methods get the residue of the drugs out of the body. Through research, it has been found that the human body will store a residue, called a metabolite of the drug, in the dormant fat tissue for 5 – 7 years after drug use/abuse. When a person stops using drugs, this residue of the fat-soluble drugs begins to be released back into the blood stream which causes cravings, anxiety, and depression in the addict who may be trying desperately to curtail his use.
This can go on for literally years and is the major reason why many programs claim that addiction is a life-long disease. As these toxins are released back into the blood stream, it causes the struggling drug affected person to experience some of the original drug effect and causes depression and mental health problems that lead many to see advice from psychiatrist who will then prescribe a psychiatric medication, which leads to more toxins in the body to add to the emotional roller coaster that most recovering people experience daily.
Drugs like heroin, oxycontin, cocaine, and meth are more powerful than the natural chemicals the brain produces to be happy, so these "flash-back" type experiences overpower ones natural chemistry. It takes at least a year for this natural chemical balance to be restored and most "recovering" addicts cannot take the anxiety and depression they are causing for any length of time without relapsing back to their drug of choice or drug of availability.
The Biophysical method uses a purification technology in conjunction with vitamins and minerals to release these toxic residues stored in fat tissue, back into the blood stream where they are then forced out of the body, leaving the person free of this contamination and free of the cravings, anxiety or depression caused by the side effects of these drugs. This enables a return to a natural chemical balance, which is why these types of programs don't subscribe to the expression, "Once and Addict, Always and Addict". This type of drug rehabilitation center uses a social educational model to restore ethics and build life-skills to ensure their graduates are drug free and productive members of society. Drug Rehab Programs with this method are having a success rate of over 78%. This is why Biophysical drug treatment centers are the most highly recommended and fastest growing form of treatment.

Colorado opened its first biophysical drug rehab center in March, 2008 in Fort Collins, Colorado. Call our counselors to find out more about this treatment program or any others that are of interest to you.