Outpatient Drug & Alcohol Rehabs in New Mexico

Rates of marijuana, cocaine, and alcohol use are high among young people and adults in New Mexico. The number of adolescents who have tried cocaine is alarming, as is the number of teens who have an alcohol use disorder.

These problems with adolescents trying drugs for the first time at such a young age can result in lifelong problems with addiction and other mental health problems. There are many recovery centers in New Mexico that can help you or your loved one recover from the perils of addiction.

• A total of 9% of New Mexico high school students in grades 9 through 12 report having tried cocaine at least once. This percentage is almost double the national average, which is 5%.³
• In New Mexico, 20% of high school students have tried alcohol for the first time before the age of 13. This number is higher than the national average of 17%.³
• According to 2014-2015 statistics, approximately 8.5% of all adolescents reported using marijuana in the last month, while the national average is just over 7%.⁴
• According to 2014-2015 data collected from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 6.8% of people ages 12 and older in New Mexico had an alcohol use disorder in the past year, while the national average is 6.1%.⁴

The price of addiction treatment can seem daunting at first but every program has a different price and there are many ways to finance your recovery. It’s important to remember that nothing is more important than your sobriety, health, and happiness. There are many elements that affect the price of treatment. These include:

• Amenities and services offered.
• Location.
• Length of program.
• Type of treatment program.
• Your insurance plan.

If you do have insurance, make sure to call your insurance company before looking for treatment facilities, so that you have a better idea of what will be covered. New Mexico programs accept both private insurance and federal military insurance.⁵

If you don’t have insurance, there are other methods of meeting the costs of treatment. NM rehabs also accept cash and often offer sliding scale options as well.⁵ Sliding scale fees, when offered, can reduce the cost of rehab according to your income level.

Insurance Providers

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

New Mexico has a total of 159 substance abuse treatment facilities. Treatment options for drug addiction in New Mexico include detox, residential, inpatient, and outpatient treatment.⁵ Just over 93% of the substance abuse facilities in New Mexico treat both drug and alcohol problems.⁵

In New Mexico, there is both short- and long-term addiction treatment available. The intensity of therapy varies from long-term residential to regular outpatient to intensive partial hospitalization.⁵ There are 14 substance abuse treatment facilities in New Mexico that offer medication-assisted opioid addiction treatment.⁵

• Alcoholics Anonymous New Mexico Area 46. This website provides comprehensive information on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), including the various meeting areas within the state of New Mexico.
• Bernalillo County Addiction and Treatment Services. This website provides substance abuse information and resources for Bernalillo County residents.
• City of Albuquerque Substance Abuse. This website offers a wealth of information on addiction and substance abuse prevention programs for residents of Albuquerque and the surrounding communities.
• Narcotics Anonymous: Rio Grande Region. This chapter serves the state of New Mexico, as well as El Paso, Texas and Durango, Colorado. This site has a list of over 169 meetings per week that take place in the Rio Grande Region.
• New Mexico & EL Paso Al-Anon & Alateen. This site provides information for family members of people with an alcohol-related disorder. This site provides accurate information for the New Mexico Chapter of Al-Anon/Alateen.

1. U.S. Department of Justice: National Drug Intelligence Center. (2011). New Mexico
   High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area: Drug Market Analysis 2011.
2. National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2013). Drug Abuse Patterns and Trends in Albuquerque and New Mexico: June 2013.
3. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: Office of Adolescent Health. (2017). New Mexico Adolescent Substance Abuse Facts.
4. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2017). Behavioral Health Barometer New Mexico, Volume 4.
5. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). (2015). National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS): 2015 State Profile – New Mexico.