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Desert Star Addiction Recovery Center
Address: 7493 North Oracle Road, Suite 203, Tucson, AZ 85704 · Map
Phone: (520) 638-6000
Website: desertstararc.com
About Desert Star Addiction Recovery Center
Desert Star Addiction Recovery Center provides care for drug and alcohol dependence, as well as co-occurring mental health conditions. The center also supports clients dealing with relationship difficulties, gender-specific concerns, sexual compulsivity, challenges common for young adults, eating disorders, PTSD, depression, anxiety, and trauma. Treatment is delivered through tailored plans that match each person’s needs and may include different intensities of care, such as day treatment and intensive outpatient programming.
Clients receive individualized plans that can blend groups from different programs to better fit their specific circumstances. Desert Star ARC offers a range of structure and support options, including partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient groups that run once per week. For flexibility, the center also provides a hybrid approach, combining in-person sessions with telehealth services.
At this time, Desert Star ARC runs three outpatient group therapy options. The Emotional Wellbeing group supports foundational mental health recovery and teaches coping tools for depression, anxiety, trauma, and emotional stability; it meets virtually on Thursdays from 6 to 9 pm. The Healthy Intimacy group is for women and addresses relationship and intimacy challenges; it meets virtually on Tuesdays from 6 to 9 pm. The Men and Relationships group is for men and focuses on relationship issues, building connections, and sex/love addiction; it meets virtually on Wednesdays from 6 to 9 pm.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization · Intensive outpatient treatment · Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment · Regular outpatient treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment
- Opioid treatment
- Prescribes naltrexone · Relapse prevention with naltrexone · Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere · Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
- Medications used
- Acamprosate (Campral®) · Disulfiram · Buprenorphine with naloxone · Naltrexone (oral) · Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable) · Clonidine · Medication for mental disorders
- Treatment approaches
- Cognitive behavioral therapy · Motivational interviewing · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Trauma-related counseling · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · 12-step facilitation
- Education and counseling
- Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis · Substance use disorder education · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling
- Special programs
- Young adults · Adult women · Adult men · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients who have experienced sexual abuse · Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
- Ages accepted
- Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment
- Licensing and accreditation
- State department of health · Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Self-help groups · Mentoring/peer support
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Other services
- Case management service · Domestic violence services, including family or partner · Mental health services · Suicide prevention services
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient · Co-Occurring Mental Health
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Co-Occurring Disorders · Drug Addiction · Opioids · Prescription Drugs
- Conditions treated
- Anxiety · Bipolar · Depression · Eating Disorders · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · Sex Addiction · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Equine Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Meditation & Mindfulness · Mindfulness Therapy · Trauma-Specific Therapy · Twelve Step Facilitation
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Holistic · Individual Treatment · Twelve Step
- Who it serves
- LGBTQ+ · Men · Women · Young Adults
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Desert Star Addiction Recovery Center
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- Which medications do you prescribe (buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone), and can I continue a medication I already take?
- Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Arizona (this facility reports accreditation). If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Desert Star Addiction Recovery Center
Desert Star Addiction Recovery Center reports accepting Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Self-pay. If you have Medicaid, ask whether the facility accepts your Arizona Medicaid plan or can refer you to one that does. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from Tucson
Measured from the population center of Pima County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Tucson, about 1.9 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Tucson, about less than a mile (18 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Tucson, about less than a mile (53 within 25 miles)
See the Pima County treatment map, methadone clinics near Pima County and Suboxone doctors near Pima County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Desert Star Addiction Recovery Center offer?
Desert Star Addiction Recovery Center reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient, Intensive outpatient, Partial hospitalization, MAT, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Desert Star Addiction Recovery Center accept insurance?
It reports accepting Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Desert Star Addiction Recovery Center located?
7493 North Oracle Road, Tucson, AZ 85704.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Tucson?
From the center of Pima County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Tucson, about 1.9 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.