La Frontera Center
Treatment center
At a glance
- Address
- 3620 North Mountain Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719
- Levels of care
- OutpatientTelemedicineInpatient Residential
- Ages served
- Young Adults (Ages 18-25)Adults (Ages 26-64)Seniors (Ages 65+)
- Languages
- Spanish
- Accreditation

Detox and medication
Detox
- Not offered: Opioids
- Not offered: Alcohol
- Not offered: Benzodiazepines
- Not offered: Methamphetamines
- Not offered: Cocaine
Medication assisted treatment
- Offered: Buprenorphine
- Not offered: Naltrexone
- Not offered: Methadone
Services and programs
Services
Special programs
Other treatment centers close by
Within about 14 miles of this address, nearest first.
Meetings in Tucson
Treatment and fellowship meetings do different jobs, and most people end up using both.
Questions people ask about La Frontera Center
What treatment does La Frontera Center offer?
They offer outpatient, telemedicine and inpatient residential. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Tucson has 8 other centers within 14 miles.
Does La Frontera Center offer a detox?
No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Tucson, under a mile away.
What if there is depression or anxiety alongside this?
They treat both, and the rest of what they are set up for is adult men, adult women, court referrals, hiv/aids, pain management, past domestic violence, past sexual abuse, past trauma and veterans.
Does La Frontera Center have a program for veterans?
They have a program for veterans. Ask whether the group is veterans only, because for a lot of people that is the point of it and in Tucson it may be mixed.
Can any of this be done remotely?
They offer telemedicine, so some of this can be done by video rather than traveling into Tucson.
Is La Frontera Center an option for someone over 65?
Yes, they treat 65 and over, which is less common than it should be and rarer still outside a city the size of Tucson.
Is medication just swapping one drug for another?
It is medical treatment for a medical condition, prescribed and monitored like any other. The evidence for medication in opioid use disorder is strong enough that its absence from a program is worth asking about. Ask what happens to the prescription on the day the program ends.
How soon could someone start?
It depends on the level of care and on the week, which is why only a phone call can answer it. Centers often keep a cancellation list, and it moves faster than the main one. Ask whether the wait changes if you are willing to start at a different level of care.