Colorado AIDS Project
Drug Rehab Center in Denver, Colorado
- Opioid Addiction
- Dual Diagnosis
- Drug Addiction
- Alcoholism
The Colorado AIDS Project offers comprehensive, quality, and cutting-edge HIV care, prevention, education, and advocacy services, including initiatives related to addiction treatment and substance abuse, and is recognized as a leader in the provision of quality HIV services.
About Colorado AIDS Project in Colorado
The Colorado AIDS Project (CAP) has been providing support services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS since 1983. Situated in Denver, CAP strives to provide exceptional holistic services to those living with HIV/AIDS and their families, with a mission to provide comprehensive, quality, and cutting-edge HIV care, prevention, education, and advocacy. CAP’s services are comprehensive and include medical care, behavioral health, social services, education, outreach and advocacy, and more.
CAP offers a variety of initiatives related to addiction treatment and substance abuse. The “Path” program provides integrated substance use disorder treatment for individuals living with HIV/AIDS that focuses on individualized services and evidence-based practices. CAP also offers a Recovery Support Program that focuses on providing support to individuals who are in recovery from substance use disorder. Additionally, CAP’s Risk Reduction Services provides on-site HIV testing, counseling, and referrals to HIV primary care and substance use treatment in Denver and the surrounding areas.
CAP is accredited by the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) and is recognized as a leader in the provision of quality HIV services. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has also awarded CAP as a Top Performer in HIV prevention. CAP has also been recognized by the Office of National AIDS Policy’s Community Based Organizations. All of these accreditations and awards show CAP’s commitment to providing quality and excellence in care, prevention, education, and advocacy.
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Conditions and Issues Treated
Opioid addiction is when someone becomes addicted to opioids. This can happen quickly due to any opioid use. Opioid withdrawal can be uncomfortable and lead the user to continue using even if they want to quit. It’s best to receive inpatient treatment for detoxification.
Even if a person doesn’t need inpatient treatment, it’s recommended to start rehabilitation or at least some kind of outpatient treatment. This is because the withdrawal symptoms from opioids can be uncomfortable and unpleasant, to the point that a person could end up using again or worse.
Detoxification should be done to break the physical addiction of opioids. This can be done with opioid replacement therapy, medication-assisted therapy, or a more traditional detoxification program. Intensive outpatient treatment is a form of addiction care that allows patients to continue living at home while undergoing treatment. This type of care is appropriate for patients who have been treated in residential treatment programs. Intensive outpatient programs include regular visits to the facility providing therapy, and patients gradually return to their routine life. IOP benefits most when patients have a supportive family member or friend to help them recover.
The first step to getting into an intensive outpatient program is to attend a detoxification facility. Detoxification facilities are designed to remove substances from the body safely. The patient will attend sessions designed to help them understand their addiction and its impact on their lives. While in an intensive outpatient program, therapy sessions are scheduled three to five times per week, with the patient attending no more than two sessions in one day.
Dual Diagnosis therapy is considered more successful than traditional rehab methods because it treats the addiction and the underlying mental health disorder simultaneously. This comprehensive approach gives Denver, CO patients the best chance for long-term recovery. If the patient does not receive treatment for both conditions, they are more likely to relapse.
Levels of Care Offered
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Outpatient treatment consists of counseling and therapy sessions. The outpatient treatment process begins with the addict’s initial detox period, lasting about ten days. Outpatient treatment is used for those who are at moderate risk for “slipping back” into the addiction. It is also used for those who are not currently experiencing any side effects from withdrawal, can handle social pressure, have a stable living environment, and have a good support system.
Therapies & Programs
Individual Therapy is a crucial component of addiction recovery. Therapists work with patients to identify the root of their addiction and figure out how to better handle the issues that led to them using drugs. Individual Therapy is one on one sessions where people meet with their therapist. Individual therapy provides a safe space for people to open up and discuss personal and sensitive topics which they may not feel comfortable discussing in a group setting.
In this type of therapy, therapists can develop specific solutions for each patient, which helps speed up their recovery process. In addiction recovery, therapy is a crucial part. It allows patients to go deep into their core issues and discover how those problems can be better handled now. Therapy can be performed in individual sessions as well as group settings. In individual therapy for addiction, the patient meets with the therapist one-on-one to focus on the underlying issues of addiction and come up with solutions to prevent future abuse.
Group Therapy is employed by drug treatment centers like Colorado AIDS Project to provide the recovering addict with a platform to talk about their feelings and experiences. It also provides for an opportunity to learn from other addicts who have successfully overcome their addiction. It is recommended that all group members be recovering addicts for this type of therapy to work.
This type of therapy involves the use of a variety of therapeutic techniques to help addicts recover from past traumas that might have triggered their substance abuse. During these sessions, therapists will work with the addict to address painful memories and learn how to cope effectively with stressors as they arise.
During these types of sessions, therapists will typically focus on three main goals:
- Identifying and expressing painful emotions associated with past traumas.
- Reducing the effects of stress on an addict’s life by developing more effective coping mechanisms.
- Developing healthy ways of thinking about stressful situations that can help addicts avoid substance abuse issues in the future.
This type of therapy is typically used in conjunction with other types of addiction treatment services. By identifying and dealing with the root cause of addiction, most addicts can overcome their cravings and prevent relapse once they leave rehab.
Many different types of addiction treatment services exist to help addicts safely get sober, but it’s important for recovering individuals to find a therapist or support group that will help them address the root cause of their addiction.
Life Skills Services provide services aimed at helping people enter into and maintain long-term sobriety. The services are offered at varying levels of intensity, specific to the needs and requirements of each patient. Some benefits of these services are restoring hope and empowerment, enhancing family involvement, increasing patient compliance, and reducing relapse rates.
Training someone on improved life skills allows someone recovering from an addiction to feel more capable of taking care of him or herself. The skills taught in Colorado AIDS Project are daily skills that give a better recovery foundation by simply giving the person tools they need to survive.
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Denver, Colorado 80211 Phone Number(303) 837-0166 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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Denver, Colorado Addiction Information
The Centennial State has slipped to a ranking of 12th in the country for drug abuse. Each year around 24% of the state's population uses illegal drugs while nearly 5% of its population abuses alcohol. Substance-related deaths in Colorado were responsible for 15.12% between 2008 and 2017. Fortunately, Colorado drug and alcohol addiction treatment are available to help a person overcome addiction.
Drug addiction in Denver, Colorado, is quite serious. In 2012, there were 974 drug overdose fatalities in the area, which has likely only gone up in recent years. The city has an estimated 34,000 marijuana users reporting past-month usage in 2016. The most common drugs abused are methamphetamine, heroin, and marijuana. Some popular treatment options include inpatient rehab, outpatient rehab, and detoxification programs.
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