From people who recovered here
Our Opioid Rehab Reviews
Walking through those doors the first day, my hands wouldn't stop shaking. Alcohol destroyed my relationships and left me completely isolated. Thankfully, the counselors here actually listened instead of lecturing. Sitting in these exact group circles changed everything for me. Hearing other people share their raw, real struggles made the loneliness disappear. Celebrating six months sober today. This place gives you your life back.
Coming here felt like a massive leap into the unknown, especially dealing with all that shame I carried around. The team at Ascend Recovery Center didn't treat me like a problem to be solved, but a person worth helping. There were days I wanted to pack my bags and bolt, but the support here kept me grounded. Now, I actually wake up without that weight on my chest. It's hard to put into words, but this place truly changed my trajectory.
Had an amazing experience here, one of the most personable groups of people to come to for recovery and truly helped me with developing the tools necessary to start my recovery. Did the 10 day detox and got exactly what I wanted out of the experience: healthy nutrition, great groups, and even your own personal TV in the rooms to help pass the time. If you're serious about your recovery and want a wholesome, worthwhile and safe place to do it, I recommend coming here.
Levels of care
Opioid Addiction Treatment Programs
Ascend Recovery Center treats opioid use disorder across a full continuum of care on one Albuquerque campus, so medication and therapy stay coordinated as clients step down through the levels where relapse and overdose risk are highest.
01Medical Detox
Medical detox is where opioid recovery usually begins, because withdrawal is intensely uncomfortable and drives many people back to using. Ascend runs an opiate-specific protocol monitored with the COWS scale, with licensed practical nurses on site 24 hours a day and buprenorphine started where appropriate to keep clients safe through the acute phase.
02Inpatient Rehab (Residential)
Residential treatment provides structured, live-in care after detox, when cravings are still strong and the risk of returning to use is high. Medication-assisted treatment and therapy stay coordinated by one team, so a client's Suboxone, Vivitrol, or Sublocade regimen is not disrupted as recovery takes hold.
03Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
A partial hospitalization program delivers full clinical days of therapy and medication management while a client returns home each evening. It keeps opioid recovery on solid footing as a client steps down from residential care and begins rebuilding daily routines.
04Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
An intensive outpatient program offers several clinical hours a few days a week, so a client can return to work, school, and family while staying in treatment. Group and individual sessions keep relapse-prevention skills sharp and medication-assisted treatment on track during the transition home.
05Outpatient Rehab
Outpatient care provides lighter ongoing support with continued medication where appropriate and relapse-prevention planning. It keeps clients connected to the same clinical team for the accountability that protects long-term opioid recovery.
06Virtual IOP
Virtual IOP delivers intensive outpatient care through secure, private video sessions for eligible clients who cannot attend in person. It keeps opioid recovery and medication-assisted treatment connected for clients balancing work, family, or distance from the Albuquerque campus.
Why choose Ascend
Why Choose Ascend for Opioid Addiction Treatment?
Joint Commission accredited and licensed in New Mexico, Ascend offers every level of care under one roof in Albuquerque, with 24/7 nursing in detox and residential care and admissions handled in one confidential call.
Treatment timeline
What to Expect During Opioid Treatment at Ascend?
1. Medically supervised opioid detox
Withdrawal is monitored with the COWS scale and eased with comfort medications, with 24/7 LPN nursing and buprenorphine started where appropriate. Physical safety is the priority during the acute phase.
2. Residential care and therapy
Care shifts to structured therapy, group work, and routine, with individual sessions each week and a plan built from a full assessment.
3. Day treatment and intensive outpatient
A client steps down to Day Treatment and IOP, keeping strong clinical support while returning home and rebuilding daily routines.
4. Outpatient, medication, and relapse prevention
Lighter outpatient support, continued medication where appropriate, and relapse-prevention planning help protect progress over the long term.
A place built for recovery
Take a Tour of Our Albuquerque Facility
A calm, private setting designed for healing, from medical detox through outpatient care.
How admissions works
Our Opioid Treatment Admission Process
Call our confidential line
One conversation covers a first screening, insurance verification, and scheduling. Support begins with the first call, and nothing shared is used against the person who reaches out.
Clinical assessment
Evidence-based screenings, including PHQ-9, GAD-7, the Columbia Suicide Screening, and an ASAM level-of-care assessment, match each client to the right program.
The right level of care
If medically supervised detox is needed, the team coordinates a safe arrival with 24/7 nursing. If an outpatient level fits, care starts there instead.
Start treatment
Once a plan and coverage are confirmed, treatment begins, with therapy and medication where appropriate carrying through each level of care.
Opioid Treatment Led by Licensed Clinicians at Ascend
Ascend is led by an experienced behavioral health team focused on quality care and strong outcomes.
Know the signs
What are the common signs of Opioid Use Disorder?
No single sign confirms a substance use disorder, but a cluster over time is worth a professional conversation.
Tolerance and dose escalation
Needing more of an opioid to get the same relief, a sign the body has adapted and dependence is building.
Withdrawal between doses
Sweating, chills, muscle aches, nausea, and anxiety when a dose wears off or is delayed.
Using despite clear harm
Continuing to use opioids even as they damage health, work, relationships, or finances.
Running out early or seeking more
Finishing prescriptions ahead of schedule, or seeking opioids from more than one source.
Pulling away from responsibilities
Work, school, family, and activities that once mattered begin to fall away.
Repeated attempts to stop
Trying to cut back or quit more than once and returning to use, often to escape withdrawal.
By the numbers
Opioid Addiction Statistics in New Mexico
For families
How to help a loved one struggling with opioid addiction
Recognize the signs
Tolerance, withdrawal, failed attempts to cut back, and use that continues despite harm are all worth paying attention to. A cluster of signs over time matters more than any one.
Start the conversation
Choose a calm, private moment. Lead with care and specific observations rather than blame, listen more than lecture, and offer a concrete next step.
Avoid harmful approaches
Skip shaming and ultimatums delivered in anger, and never encourage a person to stop a substance abruptly on their own, since some withdrawals are dangerous.
Connect them with care
One confidential call to Ascend covers education, options, and insurance. In a crisis, call 911, or call or text the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
Insurance
Addiction Treatment Insurance Providers We Work with in Albuquerque, NM
Benefits are verified before a client commits, at no cost and no obligation.
Where we serve
Opioid Treatment Services Across Albuquerque & New Mexico
Ascend Recovery Center treats opioid use disorder at its Albuquerque campus at 883 Lead Ave SE, serving clients from across New Mexico. Care runs on site from opiate-specific detox through residential treatment and steps down to outpatient support, coordinated in one confidential call.
Opioid Addiction Treatment FAQs
Is opioid withdrawal dangerous?
What is the COWS scale?
What medications does Ascend use for opioid addiction?
Does Ascend offer methadone?
How long does opioid detox take at Ascend?
Does Ascend treat depression or trauma alongside opioid use?
Can clients keep their phone during opioid detox?
Does insurance cover opioid treatment?
Opioid recovery is possible, and clients do not do it alone
Our admissions team can arrange a confidential assessment and, when detox is appropriate, coordinate a safe arrival at our Albuquerque facility. Call us or verify insurance to begin.