Addiction can affect your health, relationships, career, finances, and ability to enjoy everyday life. When attempts to cut back or stop using drugs or alcohol have not worked, getting away from your usual environment and entering a structured treatment program can give you the time, support, and clinical care needed to begin recovery.
At Mountain Springs Recovery, we provide addiction treatment for adults from Fort Collins and communities throughout Colorado. Our treatment center is located at 1865 Woodmoor Drive in Monument, Colorado, allowing Fort Collins residents to receive treatment away from the people, places, routines, and triggers they encounter at home. Our programs include medically supported detox, residential addiction treatment, dual diagnosis care, medication-assisted treatment when appropriate, and continuing-care planning.
If you or someone you love is struggling with alcohol or drug addiction, you do not have to determine the right level of care on your own. Our admissions team can help you understand your options, verify your insurance benefits, and determine whether Mountain Springs Recovery may be an appropriate place to begin treatment.
When Is It Time to Consider Addiction Rehab?
You do not need to wait until addiction has caused a medical emergency, job loss, arrest, or another major crisis before seeking treatment. Substance use disorders exist on a spectrum, and people can benefit from professional help at different stages.
It may be time to consider addiction rehab if:
- You have tried to stop or reduce your substance use but repeatedly return to it.
- You spend significant amounts of time obtaining, using, or recovering from drugs or alcohol.
- You experience strong cravings.
- Your tolerance has increased, and you need larger amounts to experience the same effects.
- You experience withdrawal symptoms when you stop.
- Substance use is affecting work, school, finances, relationships, or family responsibilities.
- You continue using despite knowing that drugs or alcohol are harming your physical or mental health.
- You have given up hobbies, friendships, or responsibilities because of substance use.
- You regularly use substances in dangerous situations.
- Friends or family members have expressed concern about your drinking or drug use.
- You use alcohol or drugs to cope with anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, anger, or other difficult emotions.
- Your substance use has become unpredictable or increasingly difficult to control.
- You have experienced an overdose or other substance-related medical emergency.
A professional assessment can help determine whether detox, residential treatment, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient care, or another level of support is appropriate.
Addiction Treatment Near Fort Collins, Colorado
Fort Collins residents have addiction treatment options within Northern Colorado, but staying close to home is not always the best choice for every person.
Mountain Springs Recovery provides an alternative for people who want to leave their everyday environment while remaining in Colorado. We are located in Monument, between Denver and Colorado Springs. Our residential setting provides a structured environment where clients can temporarily step away from work pressures, unhealthy relationships, access to substances, and other distractions.
Treatment is individualized rather than based solely on the substance a person uses. During intake, our team gathers information about your substance use, physical health, mental health, frequency and severity of use, and other factors. Medical and clinical assessments help us develop an individualized treatment plan.
Depending on your needs, treatment may incorporate detoxification, residential care, individual and group therapy, dual diagnosis treatment, medication support, addiction education, relapse prevention, coping-skills development, and planning for what happens after you leave our facility.
Why Travel Outside Fort Collins for Addiction Treatment?
Traveling for rehab is not necessary for everyone. Some people benefit from remaining close to family, work, and established healthcare providers. For others, however, physical distance can be an important part of creating psychological distance from addiction.
Leaving Fort Collins temporarily may help you separate yourself from:
- Friends or acquaintances you regularly use substances with
- Easy access to drugs or alcohol
- Familiar locations associated with substance use
- Stressful relationships or living situations
- Work-related pressures
- Established routines that reinforce substance use
- Social expectations that make it difficult to focus exclusively on recovery
Traveling within Colorado provides another advantage: you can create meaningful separation from your normal environment without necessarily going across the country for care.
There is also something valuable about having a clearly defined period in which recovery becomes your primary responsibility. At home, it can be tempting to continue answering work emails, solving family problems, keeping appointments, or trying to maintain your normal routine while simultaneously addressing addiction. Residential treatment creates structure around recovery.
The goal is not to avoid Fort Collins permanently. It is to return home better prepared to live there without relying on drugs or alcohol.
What Types of Addiction Do We Treat?
Substance use disorders can develop around many different drugs. Some substances primarily produce physical dependence, while others create powerful psychological cravings and compulsive patterns of use. Many clients also enter treatment after regularly using multiple substances.
At Mountain Springs Recovery, we develop treatment plans around the individual rather than treating everyone with the same protocol.
Alcohol Addiction
Alcohol is widely available and socially accepted, which can make problematic drinking particularly difficult to recognize.
Alcohol addiction may involve drinking more than intended, unsuccessful attempts to stop, increasing tolerance, withdrawal, drinking despite consequences, or organizing more of your life around alcohol.
Heavy alcohol use can also produce medically significant withdrawal. People who have been drinking heavily or regularly should not assume that abruptly stopping at home is safe. A medical assessment can determine whether supervised alcohol detox is appropriate.
Opioid Addiction
Opioids include prescription pain medications as well as illicit substances such as heroin.
Opioid use disorder can involve intense cravings, tolerance, withdrawal, compulsive use, and a continued pattern of opioid use despite serious consequences. Treatment may combine behavioral therapies with medications when clinically appropriate.
Because illicit opioid supplies may contain fentanyl or other unexpected substances, opioid use also carries a serious overdose risk.
Heroin Addiction
Heroin is a highly addictive opioid. Repeated use can lead to tolerance and physical dependence, while stopping may cause significant withdrawal symptoms and cravings.
Treatment for heroin addiction may begin with medically supervised detox before transitioning into residential programming. Longer-term recovery work focuses on both physical dependence and the thoughts, behaviors, triggers, relationships, and emotional challenges associated with continued opioid use.
Prescription Opioid Addiction
Prescription opioids can be medically appropriate when taken as directed, but dependence and addiction can still develop.
A person may begin taking an opioid after surgery, an injury, or because of chronic pain and eventually find it difficult to stop. Others may begin taking larger doses, using medication more frequently than prescribed, obtaining prescriptions from multiple sources, or using prescription opioids for reasons other than pain control.
Treatment should account for both the substance use disorder and any underlying pain or medical concerns.
Benzodiazepine Addiction
Benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed for conditions such as anxiety and insomnia. Physical dependence can develop, particularly with frequent or prolonged use.
Benzodiazepine withdrawal can become medically dangerous in some circumstances. Abruptly discontinuing these medications without medical guidance may cause severe complications, including seizures.
If you have become dependent on benzodiazepines, our team can evaluate your situation and determine what type of detoxification and ongoing treatment may be appropriate.
Cocaine Addiction
Cocaine is a stimulant that can produce short-lived feelings of energy, confidence, and euphoria. Its effects can also encourage repeated dosing and binge patterns.
Cocaine addiction treatment typically emphasizes behavioral and psychological interventions. Therapy can help identify triggers, challenge patterns that contribute to cocaine use, develop alternative coping mechanisms, and prepare for situations that could increase the risk of relapse.
Methamphetamine Addiction
Methamphetamine can have significant effects on sleep, mood, appetite, judgment, and behavior. Repeated use may contribute to powerful cravings and compulsive patterns of use.
Recovery often requires more than simply stopping methamphetamine. Treatment can help clients rebuild healthy routines, improve coping skills, address co-occurring mental health symptoms, understand triggers, and learn how to respond to cravings without returning to stimulant use.
Prescription Stimulant Addiction
Prescription stimulants are commonly used to treat conditions such as ADHD, but misuse can occur when medications are taken differently than prescribed or used without a prescription.
Some people misuse stimulants to increase productivity, stay awake, study, lose weight, or experience euphoria. Over time, what begins as occasional misuse can develop into compulsive use.
Treatment can address both stimulant use and the underlying reasons the medication was being misused.
Marijuana Addiction
Although not everyone who uses marijuana develops a substance use disorder, problematic marijuana use is possible.
Signs can include unsuccessful efforts to stop, cravings, using more than intended, continuing despite consequences, and allowing marijuana to interfere with school, work, relationships, or other responsibilities.
Our approach focuses on helping clients develop healthier ways of coping with emotions and everyday life without relying on marijuana.
Polysubstance Addiction
Many people entering rehab do not use only one substance. Someone might combine alcohol and cocaine, opioids and benzodiazepines, prescription medications and alcohol, or several illicit substances.
Polysubstance use can make treatment more complicated because different substances have different withdrawal timelines, health risks, and psychological effects.
For that reason, it is important to tell the treatment team about everything you use, including prescription medications, alcohol, recreational drugs, supplements, and substances you only use occasionally. This information helps clinicians develop a safer and more appropriate treatment plan.
Do I Need Detox Before Going to Rehab?
Not everyone entering addiction treatment needs medical detox.
Whether you need detox depends on factors such as:
- The substance or substances you use
- How much you typically use
- How frequently you use
- How long you have been using
- When you last used
- Whether you have previously experienced withdrawal
- Your physical health
- Your mental health
- Other medications or substances in your system
Detox is particularly important to consider with substances that can produce dangerous or severe withdrawal syndromes, including alcohol and benzodiazepines.
Mountain Springs Recovery provides medically supported detoxification. During detox, clients can be monitored while their bodies adjust to the absence of substances. Once medically stable, they can transition into the therapeutic portion of addiction treatment. Mountain Springs notes that detox duration varies considerably based on the individual and that medical providers determine when a client is ready for the next stage of care.
Do not attempt to diagnose the severity of your own withdrawal risk. Our admissions and clinical teams can help determine whether detox should be the first step in your treatment.
Residential Addiction Treatment Near Fort Collins
Residential addiction treatment provides 24-hour care in a structured therapeutic setting. Mountain Springs Recovery is recognized by The Joint Commission for residential substance use disorder levels of care as well as PHP and IOP services.
For Fort Collins residents, residential treatment in Monument provides an opportunity to temporarily remove yourself from everyday pressures while remaining in Colorado.
Residential rehab can be particularly useful when:
- Previous outpatient treatment has not been enough.
- Substance use is difficult to control at home.
- Your home environment contains significant triggers.
- You need greater daily structure.
- You have experienced repeated relapse.
- You have a severe or long-standing substance use disorder.
- Addiction occurs alongside mental health symptoms.
- You need time away from relationships or circumstances that reinforce substance use.
Residential care is not simply a place to stay while abstaining from substances. Your days are organized around therapeutic work, recovery education, skill development, peer support, healthy routines, and preparation for life after treatment.
Evidence-Based Addiction Therapies
Addiction is rarely maintained by one factor alone. Biological changes, learned behaviors, stress, trauma, mental health symptoms, relationships, environment, and coping habits can all contribute.
For that reason, effective addiction treatment may incorporate multiple therapeutic approaches.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on connections among thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
In addiction treatment, CBT can help you recognize thought patterns that contribute to substance use. You can then work on challenging those thoughts and responding differently to triggers.
For example, a stressful event might automatically produce the thought, “I can’t handle this without drinking.” CBT can help you recognize that thought, examine it, and develop healthier responses to stress.
Mountain Springs incorporates CBT among its treatment approaches.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Dialectical behavior therapy is particularly useful for developing practical skills for managing intense emotions and stressful situations.
DBT commonly emphasizes mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. These skills can be valuable in addiction recovery because cravings and relapse often occur when people feel overwhelmed, angry, anxious, rejected, lonely, or unable to cope with distress.
Motivational Interviewing
It is normal to feel conflicted about recovery.
A person can understand that substance use is causing serious problems while simultaneously feeling afraid to give it up. Motivational interviewing helps people explore that ambivalence without relying on confrontation.
The objective is to help clients identify their own reasons for making changes and strengthen their motivation to follow through.
Trauma-Informed Therapy
Trauma and addiction can be closely connected. Some people use alcohol or drugs to cope with memories, hypervigilance, anxiety, emotional numbness, sleep problems, or other effects of traumatic experiences.
Trauma-informed treatment recognizes these connections and prioritizes safety, trust, and empowerment. Mountain Springs provides trauma-focused treatment and incorporates approaches such as CBT and individual counseling into care for people affected by trauma.
Individual Counseling
Individual therapy provides private time with a clinician to work on issues specific to your recovery.
Sessions may explore topics such as:
- Substance use history
- Personal triggers
- Family relationships
- Trauma
- Grief
- Shame and guilt
- Mental health symptoms
- Relationship patterns
- Stress
- Self-esteem
- Motivation
- Goals for recovery
Individual therapy can also provide a place to discuss concerns that you are not yet comfortable addressing in a group setting.
Group Therapy
Addiction often becomes isolating. Group therapy gives clients an opportunity to interact with other people working through similar challenges.
Groups can provide education, feedback, accountability, encouragement, and opportunities to practice communication and coping skills.
Listening to other people’s experiences can also help you recognize patterns in your own behavior that may be difficult to see independently.
Family Therapy
Addiction rarely affects only the person using substances. Family members may experience broken trust, inconsistent communication, financial strain, fear, resentment, or confusion about how to help.
When clinically appropriate, family involvement can help address these dynamics.
Family therapy is not about assigning blame. It can help participants improve communication, establish boundaries, understand addiction and recovery, and identify ways to support recovery without unintentionally reinforcing unhealthy behavior.
Relapse Prevention
Relapse prevention helps you prepare for situations that could threaten your recovery before you encounter them.
You may learn to identify:
- People associated with past substance use
- High-risk places
- Emotional triggers
- Relationship conflicts
- Stressors
- Celebrations or social events involving alcohol
- Cravings
- Overconfidence
- Isolation
- Changes in sleep or routine
- Early warning signs that your recovery is becoming less stable
Mountain Springs’ programming includes dedicated relapse-prevention work.
Psychoeducation
Understanding addiction can make recovery feel less mysterious.
Psychoeducation may cover the effects of substances, cravings, triggers, relapse, mental health, healthy relationships, coping strategies, and other aspects of recovery.
Mountain Springs’ published schedule includes addiction education as part of its weekend programming.
Coping and Emotional Regulation Skills
Removing drugs or alcohol leaves an important question: What will you do instead?
If substances became your primary response to stress, anxiety, anger, loneliness, boredom, trauma, or conflict, abstinence alone does not automatically provide new coping mechanisms.
Treatment gives you opportunities to develop and practice healthier alternatives. Mountain Springs’ schedule specifically incorporates coping-skills and life-skills programming.
The objective is to leave treatment with more than an intention to remain sober. We want you to have practical strategies you can use when real-life challenges arise.
Medication-Assisted Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
For some substance use disorders, medication can be combined with counseling and behavioral treatment.
Medication-assisted treatment, or MAT, may be particularly relevant for people with opioid or alcohol use disorders. Depending on the medication and individual circumstances, medication may help manage withdrawal symptoms, reduce cravings, or support ongoing recovery.
Mountain Springs Recovery offers medication-assisted treatment when clinically appropriate, including both shorter-term support during withdrawal and longer-term treatment in certain circumstances. We do not provide methadone.
MAT does not replace therapy. Medication addresses one component of a substance use disorder, while counseling and behavioral treatment help address triggers, habits, relationships, emotional health, and other factors involved in addiction.
Whether MAT is appropriate, and which medication may be considered, requires an individualized medical assessment.
Treating Addiction and Mental Health Disorders Together
Substance use and mental health disorders frequently overlap.
Someone might drink to reduce social anxiety, use opioids to escape emotional pain, misuse stimulants while struggling with depression or ADHD, or rely on substances to sleep after traumatic experiences.
The relationship can also work in the opposite direction. Heavy or prolonged substance use can contribute to anxiety, depression, paranoia, sleep problems, mood changes, and other psychiatric symptoms.
When both conditions are present, treating only one may leave an important driver of the other unresolved.
Mountain Springs Recovery provides dual diagnosis treatment for people experiencing substance use disorders alongside mental health conditions. Conditions that can co-occur with addiction include anxiety, depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder, ADHD, OCD, and others.
Integrated treatment allows your clinical team to consider how your mental health and substance use interact rather than approaching them as unrelated problems.
What Does a Typical Day in Residential Rehab Look Like?
One of the biggest differences between active addiction and residential treatment is structure.
Daily schedules help restore consistency to sleeping, eating, therapy, recreation, and other activities. Instead of deciding what to do from hour to hour, clients have an established framework that keeps recovery at the center of the day.
Mountain Springs Recovery’s current published schedule begins with a 6:30 a.m. wake-up and 7:00 a.m. breakfast. Programming varies throughout the week and can include therapeutic and educational activities, relapse prevention, addiction education, coping skills, role-playing, and life-skills development. Dinner is scheduled in the early evening, and lights-out is at 10:30 p.m.
The exact schedule and services you participate in may vary according to your treatment plan and stage of recovery.
Structured days serve another purpose: they help clients begin rebuilding routines they can eventually take home. Regular sleep, meals, appointments, exercise, recreation, and recovery activities can all become part of a healthier post-treatment lifestyle.
Preparing to Return to Fort Collins After Rehab
Finishing residential treatment is an important milestone, but it is not the end of recovery.
In many ways, returning home is when you begin putting what you learned into practice.
Before returning to Fort Collins, it can be helpful to create a detailed continuing-care plan that addresses your specific risks and needs.
Your plan may include:
- Outpatient addiction treatment
- Individual counseling
- Psychiatric care
- Medication management
- Medication-assisted treatment
- Peer recovery meetings
- A recovery sponsor or mentor
- Family counseling
- Sober living
- Regular medical appointments
- Exercise and wellness routines
- Strategies for managing work-related stress
- A plan for responding to cravings
- People to contact when you need support
You should also think carefully about your physical and social environment.
If alcohol is kept in your home, should it be removed before you return? If certain friendships revolved entirely around substance use, what boundaries will you establish? If you regularly purchased drugs in a particular area, how can you avoid it? If work stress contributed to drinking, what will you do differently when you have a difficult day?
The more specific your plan is, the more useful it can become.
Mountain Springs describes “Going Home” and continuing-care planning as a formal stage in its treatment process rather than treating discharge as an abrupt end to care.
Addiction Recovery Resources in Fort Collins and Larimer County
Returning to Fort Collins gives you access to local resources that can complement the work you completed in residential treatment.
Larimer County maintains a community resource directory containing behavioral health and substance use services throughout the area. Resources currently listed include the Health District of Northern Colorado, which provides substance use screenings, assessments, counseling, education, and family support, as well as local outpatient and behavioral health providers.
The county also lists Longview Behavioral Health as a 24-hour resource for people needing urgent mental health or substance use assistance, and it identifies local services offering residential, outpatient, medication, and medication-assisted treatment options.
Peer-support meetings can provide another layer of ongoing support. Depending on your preferences and recovery plan, you may consider 12-step fellowships or non-12-step alternatives.
Before leaving residential treatment, work with your treatment team to identify the combination of professional care and community support that makes the most sense for you. A local support network can make it easier to continue recovery once the structure of residential rehab is no longer around you.
Paying for Addiction Rehab Near Fort Collins
Cost is one of the most common concerns people have about residential addiction treatment.
Health insurance may cover some or all medically necessary addiction treatment, but coverage varies considerably by plan. Your benefits may depend on factors such as:
- Your insurance carrier
- Your specific policy
- Deductible
- Coinsurance
- Copayments
- Network status
- Medical necessity
- Prior authorization requirements
- Level of care
- Length of treatment
Mountain Springs Recovery can verify insurance benefits and help you understand your potential coverage and financial responsibility before admission. Our insurance specialists work with insurance companies so clients can focus more of their attention on treatment.
Do not assume treatment is unaffordable simply because you do not know what your policy covers. Verification can provide a clearer picture of your benefits and expected costs.
How to Choose an Addiction Treatment Center Near Fort Collins
There are many factors to consider when comparing rehab programs.
Start with clinical fit. A beautiful facility or convenient location matters far less if the program cannot appropriately address your substance use, withdrawal risk, mental health, or level-of-care needs.
Questions worth asking include:
- Does the center provide the level of care I need? Someone who needs medically supervised withdrawal has different requirements than someone who is medically stable and primarily needs outpatient counseling.
- Does treatment address co-occurring mental health conditions? If you have anxiety, depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder, or another mental health concern, look for integrated dual diagnosis care.
- Are treatment plans individualized? Two people with alcohol use disorder can have completely different histories, triggers, mental health conditions, family circumstances, and recovery goals.
- What therapies are available? Look for programs incorporating established behavioral and psychological approaches rather than relying exclusively on one philosophy.
- Is medication support available? For some people with alcohol or opioid use disorders, medication may be an important component of treatment.
- What happens after residential treatment? A quality program should be thinking about discharge and continuing care before you leave.
- Can family members participate? If family relationships will play an important role in your recovery, ask how and when family involvement is incorporated.
- What will treatment cost? Ask the admissions team to verify your benefits and explain your estimated financial responsibility.
- Would distance from home help? For some Fort Collins residents, staying local provides valuable support. For others, temporarily leaving Northern Colorado provides needed separation from triggers. Neither option is universally better.
The right program is the one that can safely and appropriately address your needs.
Why Choose Mountain Springs Recovery for Addiction Treatment Near Fort Collins?
Mountain Springs Recovery gives Fort Collins residents the opportunity to receive comprehensive addiction treatment within Colorado while creating physical distance from their everyday environment.
Our Monument facility provides individualized addiction treatment in a residential setting. Depending on clinical need, treatment can include detox, residential care, medication-assisted treatment, dual diagnosis services, 12-step programming, non-12-step approaches, SMART Recovery, and continuing-care planning.
We also believe the treatment environment matters. Our facility provides a home-like atmosphere and amenities that include a swimming pool and computer lounge, along with recreational activities and outings.
Mountain Springs is also a cell phone- and laptop-friendly facility, helping clients maintain appropriate connections with the outside world while participating in treatment.
Most importantly, treatment is individualized. Your substance use history, mental health, physical health, goals, and personal circumstances help guide your treatment plan rather than forcing you into a one-size-fits-all program.
Start Addiction Treatment Near Fort Collins
You do not need to have every detail figured out before asking for help.
If drugs or alcohol are becoming increasingly difficult to control, contacting an addiction treatment center can be the first step toward understanding what needs to happen next.
When you contact Mountain Springs Recovery, our team can discuss what you have been experiencing, answer questions about treatment, help determine whether our program may be appropriate, and verify your insurance benefits.
If Mountain Springs is a good fit, our admissions team can guide you through the next steps. Once you arrive, medical and clinical assessments help us understand your substance use, physical health, mental health, and treatment goals so we can develop an individualized plan.
Our treatment specialists are available 24/7 at 877-930-1521, or by contact form.
Recovery does not require you to solve the rest of your life today. It starts with deciding what the next step should be.
Frequently Asked Questions About Fort Collins Addiction Rehab
Does Mountain Springs Recovery accept clients from Fort Collins?
Yes. Mountain Springs Recovery serves adults seeking addiction treatment from communities throughout Colorado, including Fort Collins and Northern Colorado. Our admissions team can help Fort Collins residents determine whether our programs are appropriate for their treatment needs.
Is Mountain Springs Recovery located in Fort Collins?
No. Mountain Springs Recovery is located at 1865 Woodmoor Drive, Monument, CO 80132.
For some Fort Collins residents, receiving treatment outside their hometown is intentional. It provides distance from everyday triggers while allowing them to remain in Colorado.
How far is Mountain Springs Recovery from Fort Collins?
Mountain Springs Recovery is in Monument, south of Denver and north of Colorado Springs. Travel time from Fort Collins varies considerably with traffic, weather, road conditions, and your starting point.
Our admissions team can discuss transportation and travel arrangements with you before admission.
Should I go to rehab in Fort Collins or travel for treatment?
It depends on your circumstances.
Staying in Fort Collins may be useful if you have a stable home environment and a strong local support system. Traveling may be beneficial if your current environment contains frequent triggers, easy access to substances, unhealthy relationships, or other distractions that could interfere with early recovery.
The quality and appropriateness of treatment should ultimately matter more than the ZIP code.
Do I need to detox before entering residential rehab?
Maybe. Not everyone needs medical detox.
Your need for detox depends on what you use, how frequently you use it, how much you use, how long you have been using, previous withdrawal experiences, and your overall health.
Alcohol, benzodiazepines, and certain other substances can produce potentially dangerous withdrawal, making professional medical assessment especially important.
Mountain Springs provides detoxification before residential treatment when clinically indicated.
What addictions can be treated in residential rehab?
Residential addiction treatment can address many substance use disorders, including problems involving alcohol, opioids, heroin, fentanyl, prescription painkillers, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methamphetamine, prescription stimulants, marijuana, and multiple substances.
Your specific treatment plan will depend on your clinical needs.
How do I know whether I need inpatient or outpatient addiction treatment?
Residential treatment may be appropriate when you need significant structure, cannot reliably stop using at home, have experienced repeated relapse, have an unstable recovery environment, or have substantial substance use and co-occurring mental health concerns.
Outpatient treatment may be appropriate when you are medically stable, have a supportive living environment, and can safely manage recovery while continuing to live at home.
A professional assessment is the best way to determine the appropriate level of care.
How long does addiction rehab typically last?
There is no universal length of treatment.
Mountain Springs offers treatment pathways that include 30-, 60-, and 90-day programs, but the appropriate duration depends on your needs and clinical circumstances.
Your substance use history, progress, mental health, physical health, insurance authorization, and continuing-care needs may all influence treatment length.
Can I get treatment for addiction and a mental health disorder at the same time?
Yes. Mountain Springs Recovery provides dual diagnosis treatment for people experiencing both substance use and mental health disorders.
Treating the conditions together can be especially important when mental health symptoms contribute to substance use or substance use worsens psychiatric symptoms.
Does rehab offer medication-assisted treatment?
Mountain Springs Recovery offers medication-assisted treatment when clinically appropriate. Medication may be used alongside counseling and other therapies for certain substance use disorders. Mountain Springs does not provide methadone.
A medical provider will determine whether medication is appropriate for you.
Can my family participate in my addiction treatment?
Family involvement may be incorporated when it is therapeutically appropriate.
Family therapy can help loved ones understand addiction, improve communication, establish healthier boundaries, and learn how to support recovery. The type and amount of family involvement will depend on your individualized treatment plan and clinical circumstances.
Can I bring my phone or laptop to rehab?
Mountain Springs Recovery is a cell phone- and laptop-friendly facility.
Policies may govern when and how devices can be used so they do not interfere with treatment. Ask your admissions coordinator about current device rules before arriving.
What should I bring with me to residential addiction treatment?
Your admissions coordinator will provide a current packing list before you arrive. Mountain Springs recommends preparing for Colorado’s variable weather and will explain which items are permitted and which should remain at home.
In general, follow the facility’s packing instructions rather than relying on a generic online rehab packing list, since policies can differ among treatment centers.
Does insurance cover addiction rehab near Fort Collins?
Many health insurance plans include benefits for substance use disorder treatment, but coverage depends on the individual policy.
Your plan may have deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, network restrictions, prior-authorization requirements, or limitations on specific levels of care.
Mountain Springs Recovery can verify your insurance benefits and help you understand your coverage before admission.
What happens after I complete residential rehab?
Treatment should include planning for what happens after residential care.
Depending on your needs, the next stage could involve PHP, IOP, outpatient therapy, medication management, peer-support meetings, sober living, or other community-based recovery services.
Mountain Springs includes continuing-care and “Going Home” planning within its treatment pathway.
Are there addiction recovery resources in Fort Collins after I return home?
Yes. Fort Collins and Larimer County have behavioral health, substance use, crisis, outpatient, and peer-support resources that can become part of your continuing-care plan.
Larimer County maintains a community resource directory that includes the Health District of Northern Colorado and several behavioral health and substance use treatment resources in and around Fort Collins.
Before leaving Mountain Springs, we can help you think through the professional services, community resources, healthy routines, and support systems you will need as you transition from the structure of residential treatment back to everyday life in Fort Collins.
