Arapahoe House, a service for drug and alcohol treatment is closing its 3 detox centers.
Kate Osmundson, spokesperson with Arapahoe House, said the detox centers will close sometime from Jan 31 and June 30.
Arapahoe House released the following statement on the closures:
Like many health care organizations, we are confronted with difficult choices.
Over the last several years, Arapahoe House has significantly subsidized our detox program. We are not adequately reimbursed for the cost of this valuable public safety net service and we can no longer sustain the gap in funding. We are working as hard as we can to fill the gap – yet, regardless of that outcome, we will be closing all withdrawal management services on June 30, 2017 at the latest, and January 31, 2017 at the earliest.
With addiction now more prevalent than cancer, there is an overwhelming need for substance abuse treatment in Colorado. This change will allow us to invest more in treatment programs that provide deeper therapeutic and life changing impact. Detox is one of 20 services we provide to the metro Denver community. Arapahoe [House] is as committed as ever to breaking the cycle of addiction in families and helping individuals improve their lives."