Teen Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Ft. Collins, CO
Helping teens understand what drives their substance use and find healthier ways to cope.
What’s Behind the Substance Use Matters
Teen substance use often points to something deeper. Alcohol or drugs may become a way to cope with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, stress, shame, peer pressure, or emotions that feel too hard to manage.
At Imagine, care focuses on the patterns behind the behavior, not the substance use alone. Teens learn how to recognize triggers, understand what fuels their choices, and build healthier ways to handle stress, cravings, relationships, and daily pressure.
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Substance-Related Issues We Treat
Substance use can affect a teen’s mood, choices, relationships, school performance, and sense of self. We support teens facing challenges such as:
- Using alcohol or drugs to cope with stress, anxiety, trauma, or difficult emotions
- Continuing to use despite consequences at home, school, or with friends
- Pulling away from school, hobbies, responsibilities, or future goals
- Hiding, lying, or becoming secretive about substance use
- Strong urges or cravings that make stopping feel difficult
- Risky social situations, peer pressure, or trouble setting boundaries
- Substance use connected to depression, shame, low self-esteem, or emotional pain
- Family conflict, broken trust, or communication struggles related to substance use
Our Levels of Care
We offer multiple levels of care so teens can receive the support and structure that fit their needs, daily routine, and clinical recommendation while continuing to live at home.
Please note that summer hours may vary. Contact the facility directly for information on summer hours.
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
After-school care on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 4:30-7:30. Programs typically run 8-12 weeks and include individual, group, and family therapy.
Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
Day treatment Monday–Friday 9 AM to 3:30 PM for teens who need a higher level of support. This 4-6 week program includes meals and school coordination.
Virtual Programs
Online treatment for teens who can’t attend in person. In some markets, programming may be offered in a hybrid format. Care stays structured, consistent, and led by our clinical team.
Dual Diagnosis Treatment Available
Many teens struggling with substance use are also dealing with underlying mental health challenges. Treating both at the same time helps reduce relapse risk and supports more stable progress.
What Makes Imagine by Northpoint Different?
Going Beneath the Behavior
Substance use is often the visible sign of a deeper struggle. We help teens understand the emotions, pressures, and patterns that may be driving their choices.
Skills for Cravings and Triggers
Teens learn how to manage urges, handle stress, set boundaries, and get through difficult moments without turning to substances.
Identity-Affirming Support
Our programs are designed to help teens of all backgrounds, gender identities, and sexual orientations feel respected, safe, and understood.
Whole-Family Involvement
We include caregivers in the process to support trust, communication, boundaries, and a healthier home environment.
Need Urgent Support for Your Teen?
When concerns escalate and immediate help is needed, we assist families in coordinating crisis intervention and connecting to the right level of support quickly. Call us and we’ll help you figure out the best next step.
Care That Addresses Each Pattern
Substance use rarely happens in isolation. It can be tied to stress, mental health symptoms, peer relationships, family conflict, low confidence, trauma, grief, or the need to escape emotions that feel too heavy.
At Imagine Omaha, teens receive support that connects those pieces. Care focuses on why substance use is happening, what situations increase risk, and what safer choices can look like in real life.
By addressing what sits underneath substance use, teens can build coping skills that support real change at home, at school, and in their relationships.
Our treatment programs may include:
Insurance Coverage for Substance Use Disorder Treatment
We work with many major insurance plans and help you understand coverage early, so you can focus on caring for your teen, not paperwork.
Here’s How We Help:
- In-network with many national and regional insurance plans
- Fast, confidential benefits verification
- A team that explains your coverage in plain language and answers your questions
- Clear, upfront information on expected costs before your teen starts care
Not sure if your plan covers integrated mental health and substance use care? Give us a call or click the button below and we’ll check for you at no cost.
Not sure what your teen needs? Reach out today and we’ll help you find the right path.