Center for Dependency, Addiction and Rehabilitation (CeDAR) A division of UCHealth - Aurora, Colorado

wendell H.

If you don't plan on talking to your family or seeing your kids or family but 1 time a week for 1 hour and min phone time I definitely wouldn't come here also don't plan on being able to stream church on Sundays definitely a no no
In my eyes religion is part of my recovery also try and steer clear of ken as any kind of counselor dude needs to resign or get fired.
I plan on taking legal action for violating my religious freedoms
Chefs are great most staff are wonderful

jamie A.

I went to CeDar last year in January and I was truly hanging on to life by a thread. I was extremely anxious and had no idea what to expect going to rehab for the first time. I met many different staff members and they were all very helpful and empathetic to my situation. The food was amazing which was awesome when I finally had an appetite I looked forward to every meal. The classes throughout the day taught me a lot of things I didn’t know about addiction, and I loved that we were introduced to some light meditation, I think that is very helpful to many people. During my stay at CeDar I woke up one night in extreme pain and walked over to the nurse station where I was evaluated and sent to the ER… the ER doctor barely even spoke to me and sent me back to CaDar. I spent the next three days in horrible pain to the point I couldn’t even move from a chair. The nurses and my doctor were incredible. They did everything in their power to try and make me comfortable and helped me with anything and everything, I will never forget that. The next morning I started coughing up blood and my doctor sent me back to the ER where I spent the next month. I had a huge blood clot on the lining of my lungs causing my heart to enlarge. If I had not gone to rehab I do not think I would be alive today. I was at the right place at the right time. I am now one year sober from drugs and alcohol and I will never forget my experience at CeDar and the people that helped me there.

Heather G.

I am proudly graduating from CeDAR tomorrow and this program has truly changed my life! I have grown so much over the last 4.5 weeks and am so grateful! The BHS’, my counselor, my psychiatrist, the nurses, and my doctor are all so wonderful and have supported me more than they will ever know. The campus is truly beautiful and the perfect place to recover! The chefs do an awesome job and were always so kind and accommodating to me following a pescatarian diet. My cottage was a great place to relax and hang out with my peers! Accommodations are very clean and comfortable! Can’t wait to start my Virtual IOP program thru CeDARs and come back for in person meetings and Alumni events! Thank you SOOOO much, CeDARs, I will cherish my time here forever! <3 ~ Heather G

Madison T.

This might be a great center for many things but benzos are not one of them. I now know most Doctors are uneducated in proper taper and possible outcomes and symptoms with benzos (see the benzodiazipine Information Coalition benzoinfo.com) but I trusted that the doctor here would at minimum do a proper conversion rate seeing how they hold the responsibility of prescription authority. I am now dealing with a BIND - Benzo Induced Neurologic Dysfunction injury due to putting my faith in a PA here at this facility. When I tried to convey my experience I was treated as if I was lying and gas lit through one of the most difficult experiences a person can endure putting me in very real danger and now at risk for a long term injury. In my current situation if I could give this facility a negative star rating I would on knowledge, handling of a taper, giving improper poly-drugging prescriptions with psych meds, and treatment as a human being with compassion and respect. I didn't realize walking in there I was at risk for ending up like I am now over a year later or could potentially have the severity of any of the symptoms I did/do have for as long as I have I was not warned because she did not even know and accused me of making it up. I am now non -functional having to do a liquid micro taper to minimize the risk of long term damage/ CNS injury caused by a mishandled taper from this location but the doctor should have known! If they don't know they should not be handling benzo patients. That's their job. This facility is supposed to be the gold standard for drugs that should include properly understanding drugs. Maybe for other drugs it is but if your dealing with benzos DO NOT go here. It's not recommended to go to a detox facility for benzos but I didn't know that.. that is definitely an accurate narrative. I would refer people on benzos to the link I shared above to find a benzo literate and co-operative provider to assist you with getting off benzos to avoid the unimaginable harm I've endured. Black market or prescription doesn't matter it's the same effects you need people who know what they are doing. This facility of all places should be educated immediately on black market analog benzos so no one else walks through these doors and ends up like me. Definitely whatever you do don't check into rapid detox which she actually had suggested unbelievably and I would highly emphasize staying away from this place in general. If benzos aren't your issue it might be fine idk. But I deeply regret stepping foot in this place and have lost and suffered a tremendous amount I didn't have to because of the lack of knowledge, care and extremely poor treatment even degrading accusations by my provider here. Much better off going to a Front Range clinic at a minimum. Benzos are tricky but this was an inexcusable fumble that could have cost me my life.

Jody A.

My brother is fighting stage 4 cancer and is an alcoholic. I have never er seen how hard ut is to get someone in a rehab! I have called many places and no return call or they just don't care. My brother in in the outpatient and been seen by a doctor here but to get them to do an admission into inpatient there's no help. I have left messages and it can take up to three days to get a call back. When they do call he's been in a doctor appointment and they want him to call back and it starts all over again. Out system to help addicts is so bad and no companion. It just seems it's about the money and the person don't matter.

William C.

I just graduated the CeDAR program this past Thursday and I was there for 45 days. I must say that this program and facility saved my life and gave me lifelong friends. The staff is exceptional with incredible counselors and do tors on site to aid in recovery. My counselor helped me get into sober living and I genuinely enjoyed all the classes and lectures. It felt like being I school again but with a firmer drive to succeed than I had in college.

But the people are what made the difference. My cottage became family and we had genuine fun together everyday. The staff keeps you super busy and helps you form a sense of routine again, something most of us in addiction lack before beginning recovery. The food was incredible as well. Brian the head chef along with Katie, Megan, Letty and Ms. Ranetta fed us delicious meals 3 times a day and kept the cottage pantry stocked.

The campus is simply beautiful and is a true haven. It is a truly a place where you can actually recover and not be treated like an addict. The gym and lecture halls are great spaces and I actually wish I could have spent more time there.

I cannot recommend going to cedar enough and the admission process is so seamless and only took about an hour to an hour and a half. Anyone who has tried other treatment centers without luck or looking to seek treatment for the first time should look no further.

If you put in the work and effort and show up to classes - you will be rewarded and get the most out of the program. I'm so proud to now be in the alumni program that Brooke runs and cannot wait to return for open meetings.

CeDAR - thank you so so much, love you guys xoxo

Josh T.

Karli is my doctor there before and after my transplant. I have horrible pain and the nerve block doctor at UCH found pockets of nerve ending entangled between scar tissue. Karli is very personable, friendly, professional, and she truly seems to care about me. She is attentive and she has worked hard to create a regimen that works for me to help with chronic pain. I'm very happy that UCHealth set me up with CeDAR while I was in horrible pain waiting for surgery for months. Before and after the actual surgery, she has been there for me.

The only thing that is negative is I think they need more help as my doctor is always slammed with work. I am happy to say that she always gets back to me is I message her with updates or having trouble sticking to the script when I'm in additional pain. She works closely with my transplant doctors to ensure I'm getting the proper treatment and they are all on the same page with my health, biopsies, high enzymes, etc and they love working with her since she really is that good.

If you are struggling with addiction or you have a condition that leaves you in chronic pain, I recommend CeDAR 100%.

Jake D.

The counselors (ken /Pam /Brian ) are very helpful and considerate and thoughtful. THE STAFF IS ON BORDERLINE HARASSMENT ON THE OTHER HAND. Using a incarceration style form of authority. With the advertisement for cedar pushing fellowship in a co ed facility and at the same time telling my fellow peer to stay away from me. Demonizing me as a person and not knowing anything about me. Putting me in a place between making a choice between wanting to stay for my health or leaving ,to not having deal with being labeled and stereotyped by the staff. Staff being rude I’ll tempered and immature. we are all here to get better you can’t be best friends with just anybody in recovery . Staff has ruined my experience here.