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(719) 319-4999 Verify InsuranceRecovery from addiction rarely follows a straight line. Like the steady current of a river, it keeps moving forward when you have the right guidance. Drift Behavioral Health offers addiction treatment in Colorado Springs for adults who need real help but can’t put their whole life on hold. Day, evening, and virtual sessions let treatment fit around your job and family. Nobody here will judge where you’re starting from.
Before you start, a clinician sits down with you to go over your drinking or drug use and anything you’ve tried before. Those answers decide where you begin. A person who relapsed after a past program might need more hours a week at first, while someone with a day job might do better in our evening groups. Plans aren’t locked in, either. Your therapist can add sessions during a hard week.
Your personalized treatment may include:
Our substance abuse treatment in Colorado Springs meets you where you are. Each client works one-on-one with a therapist, and individual therapy gives you room to work through the history and patterns behind your substance use. We work with adults trying treatment for the first time, as well as people who have relapsed or been through several programs before. Many of our clients can’t step away from work, parenting, or school for full-time care. Young adults who need more structure and accountability are a good fit too.
Some people need medical support to stop using safely, and Drift doesn’t provide detox on-site. Our admissions team can review your situation the same day you call and arrange a bed at a partner facility. We stay in touch with you and the facility’s staff while you’re there. Once your medical detox is finished and you’re cleared, you can start PHP or IOP with us right away.
Recovery calls for different levels of support at different times. Our addiction treatment programs in Colorado Springs offer three paths, and each one keeps you connected to everyday life while you get focused care. You might start in our most structured program and step down as you stabilize. You might also begin with fewer hours if your needs are lighter. Your care team reviews your progress and recommends changes as needed.
Partial hospitalization is our most comprehensive level of care. You’ll attend about five hours of treatment a day, five to six days a week. Days include group therapy, individual counseling, and skills-building sessions. Because you go home each evening, you get daily clinical support while staying connected to your own routines.
Partial Hospitalization Program for AddictionOur IOP is a step down from PHP. It can also be a flexible starting point if your support needs are moderate. You’ll attend about three to four hours of therapy a day, three to five days a week. Day sessions run Monday through Saturday, and evening groups meet Monday through Thursday so that treatment can fit around work, school, and family.
Intensive Outpatient Program for AddictionVirtual care is available at both the PHP and IOP levels and follows the same structure as our in-person programs. Sessions take place over secure Zoom, with added check-ins between sessions and optional at-home lab testing. You can also move between virtual and in-person care if your schedule or needs change. This option works well if you live farther from Colorado Springs or need to stay home for work or family.
Virtual Addiction Treatment in ColoradoThe Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s drug overdose dashboard counted 1,765 overdose deaths statewide in 2025. That was 162 more than in 2024. El Paso County, home to Colorado Springs, lost 193 people, and Pueblo County lost 71. Adults ages 35 to 44 made up the largest group, with 470 deaths, and 1,230 of the people who died were men.
If you live in El Paso County, our office on North Academy Boulevard keeps in-person care within reach. If you live farther out, virtual PHP and IOP are available anywhere in Colorado. Your clinicians recommend a starting level of care after your assessment. You can move up or down from there as your needs change.
Addiction takes many forms, and each substance brings its own withdrawal pattern and health risks. Our substance abuse treatment in Colorado Springs includes care for the substances below. Every plan in our substance use disorder treatment program is built around what you use and how it affects you.
Before you finish a program, you and your therapist write a relapse prevention plan. It spells out your triggers and who you’ll call when cravings hit. Many people step down from PHP to IOP and then to weekly individual therapy, instead of stopping treatment all at once. We also refer you to community resources, medical providers, and therapists close to home, so your support continues after your last session with us.
These answers cover the practical questions people ask once they’ve compared our programs. If yours isn’t here, our team can walk you through it when you contact us.
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