Arapahoe & Adams Counties · Denver Metro
If fentanyl has taken over a life in Aurora, the next step doesn't have to be one you take alone. We help families across Arapahoe and Adams Counties reach licensed, medically supervised detox quickly and confidentially.
Aurora is Colorado's third-largest city, spread across Arapahoe, Adams, and a sliver of Douglas County on the eastern edge of the Denver metro. It's one of the most diverse communities in the state and home to Buckley Space Force Base, the Anschutz Medical Campus, and neighborhoods that stretch from older central Aurora out to the newer subdivisions near the plains. Like the rest of the metro, it has been hit hard by illicit fentanyl. As a free, confidential referral service, we make one part of this easier: connecting people across Aurora to licensed detox and treatment, so finding help isn't another obstacle in the way of recovery.
Illicitly manufactured fentanyl has become the dominant driver of overdose deaths across the Denver metro, and Arapahoe and Adams Counties are no exception — together they account for a large share of Colorado's fentanyl fatalities each year. The drug shows up in counterfeit pills pressed to look like oxycodone or Xanax and is mixed into other street drugs, so many people are exposed without ever choosing it. For Aurora families, that danger has made medically supervised detox more urgent than ever.
A community this size has real resources to draw on. From central Aurora and the Anschutz medical corridor to neighborhoods near Buckley, and out toward Centennial, Parker, and Commerce City, the east metro is home to a range of detox and treatment settings. For most families the hard part isn't whether help exists — it's knowing where to begin. That's where we come in.
Detox is the medically supervised process of clearing fentanyl from the body while withdrawal symptoms are managed. Because fentanyl is so potent and can linger in the body, withdrawal can come on fast and feel intense, and the sharp drop in tolerance during this window makes an unsupervised relapse especially dangerous. That's why we steer people toward professional care rather than trying to push through it alone.
In a supervised Aurora program, clinicians monitor vital signs around the clock, ease symptoms with proven medications, and keep people hydrated and stable through the hardest days. To understand the day-by-day arc before you call, our complete guide to fentanyl detox and our withdrawal timeline walk through exactly what to expect.
Cost is one of the first worries families raise, and in most cases it shouldn't be the thing that stops you. Health First Colorado — the state's Medicaid program — covers medically necessary detox and addiction treatment, and most commercial plans do too. For residents who are uninsured or underinsured, Colorado's Behavioral Health Administration and its regional behavioral health organizations help fund care so that treatment is reachable regardless of ability to pay.
We can help you make sense of your coverage before you commit to anything. Our insurance and cost page explains how benefits typically work, and a coordinator can verify yours confidentially over the phone.
Detox is the starting point, not the whole journey. The east metro offers the full continuum of care, and the right fit depends on the severity of the addiction, home stability, and any co-occurring mental-health conditions:
Our overview of the levels of care explains how these stages connect, and our page on opioid and heroin treatment covers the bigger picture of recovery beyond fentanyl alone.
Whether you're in central Aurora or anywhere across Arapahoe and Adams Counties, reaching out is the hardest and most important step. A caring coordinator can answer your questions, check your insurance, and connect you to a licensed program — often the same day. It's free, confidential, and there's no pressure and no judgment. Call (720) 861-4584 or send a message through our contact form, and if you're elsewhere in the state, see our other Colorado locations.
Free, confidential, no pressure. A coordinator can connect you to local care today.