Aspen/Glenwood Springs
Aurora
Boulder
Breckenridge
Colorado Springs
Denver
Durango
Eagle
Fort Collins
Grand Junction
Greeley
Lakewood
Littleton
Longmont
Montrose
Pueblo
Steamboat Springs
Sterling
Telluride
Thornton
Vail
Wheat Ridge

(Many Outpatient and some Residential Programs Listed by cities..however, it is always best to get the help and advice of our counselors at 877-444-1137)

Drug Rehab in Colorado Cities:

Aspen/Glenwood Springs
Aurora
Boulder
Breckenridge
Colorado Springs
Denver
Durango
Eagle
Fort Collins
Grand Junction
Greeley
Lakewood
Littleton
Montrose
Pueblo
Steamboat Springs
Sterling
Telluride
Thornton
Vail
Wheat Ridge

(Many Outpatient and some Residential Programs Listed by cities..however, it is always best to get the help and advice of our counselors at 877-444-1137)

Colorado Drug Rehab: Denver

News Item of Interest...Are we ready for this level of social change?

Taken From the Denver Post, Jan. 22, 2010

The woman gracing Kush Colorado's centerfold is long-limbed and lovely, but the new magazine's real star is the marijuana plant she clutches to her breast.

Billed as the "premier cannabis lifestyle magazine," the slick glossy debuted in Colorado last month, one more sign of galloping growth in the state's medical-marijuana business.

The city of Denver has more than 300 medical-marijuana dispensaries, the highest number in the nation outside California.

The pace of growth in the industry prompted the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws to recently name Denver "America's cannabis capital." While Los Angeles has more than 1,000 dispensaries, Denver outstrips the City of Angels on a per-capita basis, with more storefronts selling pot than Starbucks shops peddling coffee.

Read the complete story at news.php

Call 877-444-1137 for personal and confidential referral to alcohol and drug rehab programs in Denver and throughout Colorado.

Demographics
Population (2006 American Community Survey): 566,974

Race/ethnicity (2006 American Community Survey): 68.2% white; 9.9% black/African
American; 1.0% American Indian/Alaska Native; 3.1% Asian; 0.1% Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander; 15.0% other race; 2.8% two or more races; 34.8% Hispanic/Latino (of any race)

Programs/Initiatives
• High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA)8 Designated in 1996, the Rocky Mountain HIDTA is responsible for areas in Colorado, Montana, Utah and Wyoming. This HIDTA is responsible for 17 Colorado counties, including Denver.
• Denver Office of Drug Strategy Created in August 2000, this office serves the residents of Denver and offers resources on substance abuse and addiction. The primary focus of the office is to educate the community in the areas of substance abuse, addiction, prevention, intervention, treatment, transition and recovery.

Crime and Drug-Related Crime
During 2007, the Denver Police Department reported 1,357 adult arrests for drug abuse violations.10 In 2006, there were 2,609 such arrests reported.

Drugs
• Cocaine Reports from law enforcement indicate that cocaine is still the most popular drug in Denver, although the total percent of cocaine exhibits submitted to the Denver Police Department Crime Laboratory (DPCL) has remained static from 2003 to 2007 (range 17.3% to 21%). In December 2007, powder cocaine prices in Denver were: $18,000- $20,000/kilogram, $600-$1,000/ounce and $100-$150/gram, with purity ranging from 50%-60% at the retail level. Crack cocaine prices were as follows: $15,000- $20,000/kilogram, $650-$900/ounce and $20/rock with purity ranging from 75-85% at the retail level.
• Heroin Law enforcement authorities and public health professionals in Denver have reported increased heroin distribution and abuse. This increase is partly the result of the emergence of new, younger adolescent heroin abusers. Prices for heroin in Denver during December 2007 were as follows: $24,000-$35,000/kilogram and $800- $1,600/ounce. Heroin purity ranged in Denver from 6%-73%.
• Marijuana A 2005 vote in the City and County of Denver legalized ounce or smaller amounts of marijuana for personal recreational use.17 In the Denver metro area, Mexican marijuana is of low purity and high availability. During December 2007, marijuana prices in Denver were as follows: Mexican marijuana: $300-$500/pound and $80-$100/ounce and $30-$60/one-quarter once. Locally-produced marijuana: $2,000/pound

BC Bud: $2,600-$5,000/pound and $300-$400/ounce

Methamphetamine Many Denver metro area clinicians and outreach workers report that many stimulant users prefer methamphetamine over cocaine because of its cheaper price, ready availability and longer lasting high. During December 2007, powder methamphetamine produced in Mexico sold for $12,000-$16,000/pound and $500-$800/ounce. Crystal methamphetamine produced in Mexico sold for $16,000-$20,000/pound and $1,000-$1,500/ounce.

Club Drugs
• The trafficking and abuse of MDMA are increasing in the in the Denver area.20 The
street price for MDMA in Denver is $20-$25/pill.

Pharmaceutical Diversion
• Nearly all local clinical and outreach workers report that the increase in “other opiate use” is due to the easy access to a variety of prescription narcotics, such as Vicodin, Percodan and Percocet.
• During 2007, approximately 46,113 Denver residents reported dependence on or Abuse of any illicit drug or alcohol within the past year, representing approximately 3.30% of the population.

Drugs Involved in ED Reports, Denver January-Dec. 2007

Estimates of the economic costs of unaddressed substance abuse in the City and County of Denver exceed $600 million annually.
There were 79 reported deaths in Denver related to cocaine during 2005.

Admissions:Treatment, Primary Drug of Abuse, Denver/Boulder Metro Area 2005- 2007

There are approximately 31,000 Colorado drug rehab and addiction treatment center admissions each year, however, due to the high relapse rate of many traditional programs most families in Denver are searching for something that works. This is where Colorado Drug Rehab can help.

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, Colorado 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."

The Solution

Drug rehab that addresses the individual through a biophysical approach is the most successful method. While the right program may not be in Denver, our philosophy is to refer you to the best possible drug rehab center that can help handle the problem for good. We will refer you to drug rehab centers that don't use drugs in any way, as a longer-term drug-free program will typically have the best overall results.

Colorado Drug Rehab is a free service that will help you find a drug rehab for any alcohol or drug addiction problem you or a loved one may be having. It is easy to confuse the different terms used in this field, describing the different types of drug rehab centers, drug rehabilitation centers, and substance abuse treatment programs. For the problem that you are addressing, should you be looking for an Outpatient, In-patient, Residential Treatment Center, Long term or Short term treatment and what modality of treatment is the most effective and what are the cost related to these forms of treatment or rehab.

Please fill out this short information form so that we can assist you to find a good rehabilitation facility with a high success rate. We are knowledeable in drug rehab methods and ken help you with your situation.

Below are a sampling of Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meeting in the Denver area NA is a program much like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), but slanted towards users and abusers of narcotics. These listings are provided as a service of Colorado Drug Rehab; please call ahead to ensure that the meeting is taking place and is open to the public. Colorado Drug Rehab is not associated with Narcotics Anonymous. We feel, however, that resources should be made available wherever possible. For a complete listing go to: http://www.nacolorado.org/denver/meetinglist2.html

Colorado Drug Situation

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. Law enforcement reports indicates that the decrease in availability of Cocaine in 2007 was accompanied by a corresponding increase in cocaine prices and a decrease in cocaine purity. Some reported price increases were significant--nearly doubling in some cases--while others were less dramatic, remaining near or only slightly higher than the normal price ranges. Crack use is declining but remains available in the larger metropolitan areas of Colorado. The distribution and abuse of powder and crack cocaine are a significant threat in the Denver area even though there has been a decrease in most US cities.

Cocaine is frequently abused in Colorado. The percentage of Colorado residents who report having abused cocaine in the past year is higher than the percentage nationwide. According to the 1999 and 2000 NHSDA, 2.5 percent of Colorado residents age 12 and over reported having abused cocaine in the year prior to the survey compared with 1.6 percent nationwide. The number of calls coming to Colorado Drug Rehab about cocaine problems is a firm indicator of this statistic. Most calls from Colorado are requesting state-funded residential drug rehab, but in following up with these calls, it is found that there is usually a two to three week waiting list to get into a cocaine drug rehab in Colorado that is state-funded. There are private beds in Colorado that are available for immediate care. The Colorado Single State Agency, ADAD, reports: despite the fact that cocaine is readily available and frequently abused, cocaine-related treatment admissions to publicly funded facilities in Colorado are declining. This information confirms the problem of a two to three week waiting list.

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.

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. Mexican black tar and brown powder heroin also are significant drug threats in 2008 in the Denver area.

Marijuana is readily available in multi-pound quantities throughout Colorado . A highly potent form of marijuana, called "BC Bud," is also easily obtainable. Marijuana is the most commonly abused illicit drug in Colorado. The percentage of Colorado residents who report having abused marijuana in the past month is higher than the percentage nationwide. According to the 1999 and 2000 NHSDA, 7.8 percent of Colorado residents age 12 and over reported having abused marijuana in the year prior to the survey compared with 4.8 percent nationwide

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.

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