Arizona, treatment programs
Four levels of care, one clinical team.
Pinnacle Peak Recovery delivers the full ASAM continuum of care across two Scottsdale-area sites: medical detox at our dedicated detox facility, and residential, PHP, and IOP at the Scottsdale residential campus. This hub explains each program, who it is for, and how the step-down between them works.
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) defines a set of clinical levels of care that almost every reputable addiction treatment program in the United States uses as a common vocabulary. The four programs below are the ones Pinnacle Peak Recovery delivers at the Scottsdale campus, and the ones that matter most for adult substance use treatment.
The framework worth carrying into this is that treatment is not a single thing. It is a sequence of clinical levels of care, each with a specific purpose, that fit together into a continuum. Detox stabilizes the body. Residential begins the behavioral work. Outpatient programming consolidates the change. Most durable recoveries involve several of these in sequence, not just one.
The level-of-care decision is a clinical question, not a preference question. ASAM Criteria use a multidimensional clinical assessment to match each client to the appropriate level at intake, and the level is revisited as the picture changes. The right starting point is rarely obvious from the outside, which is why the first call to admissions runs a clinical assessment.
The four programs
The levels of care, in plain language
Step 013 to 7 days Medical detox
ASAM Level 3.7-WM / 4-WM equivalent
Around-the-clock medical supervision through alcohol, opioid, benzodiazepine, and stimulant withdrawal. Detox is stabilization, not the whole treatment, but for some substances unsupervised quitting carries real health risk.
Step 02Typically up to 30 days Residential treatment
ASAM Level 3.5
Structured, substance-free environment where the actual recovery work begins. Daily individual therapy, group programming, psychiatric care when indicated, and clinical staff on site around the clock.
Step 032 to 4 weeks Partial hospitalization (PHP)
ASAM Level 2.5
Day-program intensity, typically five to six hours of structured clinical programming per day, with clients sleeping at home or in supportive housing. The bridge between residential and standard outpatient life.
Step 044 to 8 weeks Intensive outpatient (IOP)
ASAM Level 2.1
Continued therapy and accountability, typically fifteen hours per week across five sessions, while clients return to work, school, or family responsibilities. The long-term consolidation phase.
The levels are not always linear. A client may step into residential directly without detox, or step into PHP after a brief residential stay, or step back up to a higher level of care if relapse occurs. ASAM Criteria use a multidimensional clinical assessment to match clients to the appropriate level of care, and the level can be revisited as the picture changes.
Common questions
What people ask before they call
What is the difference between treatment and a program?
Treatment refers to the clinical work of addressing a substance use disorder or co-occurring mental health condition. A program is a specific level of care within that treatment, defined by intensity, structure, and clinical setting. Pinnacle Peak Recovery delivers four programs (medical detox, residential, PHP, and IOP) under one clinical team. Detox runs at a dedicated site less than three miles from the residential campus, and most clients move through several of the four programs in sequence.
Do I have to start at detox?
No. Detox is only the right first step when a substance has produced physical dependence that requires medical supervision to come off safely. Clients without medical withdrawal risk often start at residential or step directly into PHP. The intake assessment on the first call determines what level of care fits your clinical picture.
Are these programs ASAM-aligned?
Yes. ASAM Criteria are the standard framework US clinicians use to match clients to levels of care, and our programs align with them. Detox is ASAM 3.7-WM / 4-WM equivalent. Residential is ASAM 3.5. PHP is ASAM 2.5. IOP is ASAM 2.1. The criteria use a multidimensional clinical assessment to identify the right level for each client at each point in care.
How does step-down between programs work?
Pinnacle Peak Recovery runs medical detox at a dedicated site less than three miles from the residential campus. Residential, PHP, and IOP all run at the Scottsdale campus, with the same clinical team carrying through. The handoff between programs is internal in both cases, which matters because changing teams mid-recovery is one of the structural points where clients fall out of treatment.
What insurance is accepted?
Pinnacle Peak Recovery is in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Tricare, Ambetter, and several smaller carriers. Out-of-network reimbursement is also available on many other plans, including Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, and Beacon Health Options. Admissions runs a full benefits check before you commit to anything.
Ready when you are
One call covers all four programs.
Confidential. Free. No commitment to enter treatment. Pinnacle Peak Recovery admissions can walk you through which level of care fits your situation and run a benefits verification on the same call.