Desert Star

Desert Star Addiction Recovery Center treats drug and alcohol addiction, co-occurring disorders, relationship issues, gender-specific issues, sexual compulsivity, young adult challenges, eating disorders, PTSD, depression, anxiety, and trauma. They offer individualized treatment plans with varying support levels, including day treatment and intensive outpatient.
They provide individualized treatment plans, allowing the combination of groups from different programs to suit specific requirements. The center offers various levels of structure and support, including partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and once-weekly outpatient groups. To accommodate clients' schedules, Desert Star ARC provides a hybrid option of in-person and telehealth services.
Currently, the center offers 3 options for outpatient group therapy. The Emotional Wellbeing group focuses on primary mental health recovery, offering coping skills for depression, anxiety, trauma, and overall emotional stability. This group meets virtually on Thursdays from 6-9 pm. The Healthy Intimacy group, which is gender-specific for women, addresses struggles with relationships and intimacy issues, meeting virtually on Tuesdays from 6-9 pm. The Men and Relationships group, designed for men, tackles relationship struggles, connection with others, and sex/love addiction, meeting virtually on Wednesdays from 6-9 pm.

Evidence-Based Context: According to SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2023), approximately 48.7 million Americans aged 12 or older had a substance use disorder in the past year. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) emphasizes that treatment programs combining behavioral therapy with medication-assisted approaches show the highest rates of sustained recovery. Facilities like Desert Star provide structured pathways to evidence-based care. Sources: SAMHSA NSDUH 2023, NIDA Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment (4th Ed.)

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Choosing the right treatment facility is one of the most important decisions in the recovery journey. Research published by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) shows that treatment duration, therapeutic approach, and aftercare planning are the three strongest predictors of long-term sobriety.

Desert Star offers 2 distinct levels of care, allowing patients to step through treatment intensities as they progress. This continuum-of-care model — moving from higher to lower intensity — is recommended by SAMHSA as the gold standard for addiction treatment.

The facility utilizes 9 evidence-based therapeutic modalities. According to NIDA research, combination therapy approaches that integrate behavioral interventions (such as 1-on-1 Counseling and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) with holistic support show significantly improved outcomes compared to single-modality programs.

Under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, most commercial insurance plans are required to cover substance abuse treatment. Desert Star works with 24 insurance providers. Call (833) 567-5838 to verify your specific coverage and learn about out-of-pocket costs before admission.

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