Outpatient Drug & Alcohol Rehabs in Arizona

In recent years, Arizona has seen positive signs in its battle against substance abuse. The state’s rates of tobacco use dropped below the national average from 2002 to 2010,¹ and rates of current youth alcohol use decreased from 28.1% in 2012 to 22.4% in 2016.³ However, the state still has high rates of prescription drug abuse and illicit drug abuse, particularly among youth.

The state has 341 treatment facilities – 31 of which offer opioid treatment programs for people addicted to heroin, oxycodone, morphine, and other opioids. Specialty programs are also available for women, men, people with co-occurring mental health disorders, adolescents, and people who have experienced trauma. Some programs also offer treatment for gambling addiction and Internet addiction.²

• A 2017 survey found that the state had the eighth-highest rate of drug abuse. It was the 10th-highest in the percentage of teenagers who used illicit drugs in the past month.⁵
• Youth marijuana use is more than twice the U.S. average (14.3% compared to 6.7%).¹
• Youth prescription pain reliever use in the past 30 days increased from 4.7% in 2014 to 6.4% in 2016.³
• From 2006 to 2010, deaths from oxycodone and hydrocodone almost doubled, and deaths from benzodiazepines almost tripled.¹ One report found that the state ranked second in the nation for drug overdose deaths.⁶
• Between 2008 and 2013, 3 out of every 1,000 babies born in the state had neonatal abstinence syndrome, which means they were exposed to opioids in the womb and suffered withdrawal after birth.⁴

Many things affect the cost of your rehab treatment, such as the type of program, how long your program runs for, the type of amenities the center has and where it’s located. Longer treatment programs are generally more expensive (e.g. 90-day vs 30-day programs) but may give you the best chance of recovery, so be sure to carefully consider the advice of a treatment professional when it comes to program length, even if it may cost you more.

Once you get to rehab, you will be taken through an intake process and a treatment plan will be created for you. Your program may involve a period of detox, individual therapy sessions, group therapy sessions multiple times a week, family therapy, and medication-assisted treatment. Your program will be designed for your unique situation so be ready to honestly answer any questions the rehab staff have for you.

• The Arizona Substance Abuse Partnership – search for treatment providers in your area by entering your zip code.
• Arizona 2-1-1 – get connected to a number of resources in the state, including housing assistance, mental health and support groups, substance abuse programs, and domestic violence help. You can also call 2-1-1.
• Arizona Medical Assistance Program – find out how to apply for Medicaid, which is a federal-state program that provides health coverage for people who meet income and other requirements. Almost 70% of rehab programs in the state accept Medicaid as payment. [2]
• Salt River Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous – view a list of AA meetings in the Phoenix and Scottsdale area.
• The Arizona Region of Narcotics Anonymous – find an Narcotics Anonymous meeting in the state.

Insurance Providers

Learn more about some addiction treatment insurance providers:

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Cigna
• Aetna
• Ambetter
• Kaiser Permanente
• Humana
• UnitedHealthcare

1. Arizona Department of Health Services. (2014). Arizona State Health Assessment.
2. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). (2015). National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS): 2015 State Profile – Arizona.
3. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. (2016). Arizona Youth Survey 2016.
4. Sjolander, S. The Arizona Rx Drug Misuse and Abuse Initiative.
5. Orr, S. (2017). Survey: Arizona in top 10 states for drug abuse. The Daily Courier.
6. Slawny, L. (2016). Charts: Arizona ranks 2nd in the nation for drug overdose deaths. ABC 15.