Care for Drug Addiction at University of Colorado Hospital at CeDAR

What is Drug Addiction?

Millions of people in the U.S. are affected with long term dependency and/or addictions to alcohol and other drugs including illegal drugs, over-the-counter medications and prescription drugs. Drug use and abuse touches the lives of every individual, family members, friends, co-workers and society as a whole.

  • Deaths from excessive drug use have doubled since the early 1980s. Two of the leading causes of all drug-related deaths are AIDS and Hepatitis C which is contracted through exposure to infected bodily fluids and sharing needles.
  • The economic cost of substance abuse or addiction is estimated at over $414 billion per year
  • Nearly one in three children has a parent addicted to alcohol or other drugs. Children living with a chemically dependent family member are three times more likely to suffer from physical or verbal abuse in the family.

Anyone can become chemically dependent regardless of:

  • Gender
  • Age
  • Racial or ethnic group
  • Education level
  • Income level

Symptoms of drug dependency or addiction include:

  • Craving
  • Loss of control
  • Physical dependence
  • Tolerance

Departments Supporting Drug Addiction

CeDAR – Center for Dependency, Addiction and Rehabilitation
University of Colorado Hospital
1693 North Quentin St.
Aurora, CO 80045

1-866-464-0052

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 6510
Aurora, CO 80045