LGBTQ Detox in Colorado

Treatment rules and programs in Colorado

Who oversees treatment

The Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), part of the Colorado Department of Human Services, serves as the State Single Authority for substance abuse services and also oversees licensing and designation of behavioral health providers.

Prescription monitoring

The Colorado PDMP is run by the Division of Professions and Occupations within the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA); it is the state's system for tracking controlled substance prescriptions.

Public coverage for treatment

Colorado's Medicaid program is Health First Colorado, which covers substance use treatment across levels of care, including outpatient care, withdrawal management, residential treatment and medication-assisted treatment.

Overdose Good Samaritan law

Colorado's 911 Good Samaritan statute gives immunity from arrest and prosecution for certain drug and alcohol possession offenses to a person who reports an overdose in good faith or helps the person in need, and to the person who overdosed, if they stay and cooperate with responders.

Court-ordered treatment

Colorado has a civil process under C.R.S. 27-81-111 and 27-81-112 with two stages: emergency commitment to a withdrawal management program, and court-ordered involuntary commitment to treatment as a last resort. The state page uses these formal terms rather than a common nickname.

Featured detox programs in Colorado

Why LGBTQ-specific care can matter

Research summarized by the National Institute on Drug Abuse finds that sexual and gender minority people report higher rates of substance use and substance use disorders than the general population. Researchers often explain the gap with minority stress: the extra, ongoing strain of stigma, discrimination and having to stay on guard.

A program with an LGBTQ group gives you a place to talk about those pressures with people who share them, instead of working around them.

What detox involves

Detox manages withdrawal safely while a substance leaves your body. Hospital and residential detox provide around-the-clock monitoring; outpatient detox suits milder withdrawal. Alcohol, benzodiazepines and opioids are the substances where medical detox matters most.

Every program on this page reports detox services and an LGBTQ program or group to SAMHSA.

LGBTQ Detox by city in Colorado

Smaller towns are covered on the page for their nearest larger city.

• Denver
• Colorado Springs
• Aurora
• Fort Collins
• Lakewood
• Pueblo
• Thornton
• Grand Junction
• Greeley
• Boulder
• Arvada
• Westminster
• Centennial
• Highlands Ranch
• Longmont
• Lafayette
• Loveland
• Broomfield
• Castle Rock
• Commerce City
• Parker
• Littleton
• Brighton
• Security-Widefield
• Northglenn
• Englewood
• Dakota Ridge
• Firestone
• Ken Caryl
• Pueblo West
• Wheat Ridge
• Fountain
• Windsor
• Cañon City
• Erie
• Columbine
• Montrose
• Evans
• Johnstown
• Louisville
• Golden
• Clifton
• Durango
• Silverthorne
• Sherrelwood
• Cimarron Hills
• Welby
• Sterling
• Greenwood Village
• Fort Carson
• Steamboat Springs
• Black Forest
• Frederick
• Fruita
• Fort Morgan
• Superior
• Lone Tree
• Federal Heights
• Cherry Creek
• Glenwood Springs
• Berkley
• Woodland Park
• Rifle
• The Pinery
• Castle Pines
• Alamosa
• Wellington
• Fort Lupton
• Gunbarrel
• Craig
• Edwards
• Evergreen
• Monument
• La Junta
• Carbondale
• Lamar

Insurance and cost

Federal parity rules generally require health plans that cover substance use treatment to cover it on terms comparable to other medical care. Your cost depends on your plan, deductible and the program's network status, so verify benefits first. Our insurance guides explain how major carriers handle rehab.

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