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Getting help in Phoenix: a local guide

Checked November 6, 2026 against the official sources listed at the end. General information, not medical advice.

Of the Phoenix-area AA meetings listed here, 222 meet online, 68 are hybrid, 120 are women's meetings and 257 are held in Spanish. Times change, so confirm with the group before you go.

Sober living in Arizona: homes must be licensed

Arizona has required sober living homes to be licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) since 2019. The state law passed in 2018, ADHS's rules took effect July 1, 2019, and the City of Phoenix's own sober living licenses expired that September, so every home now answers to the state.

A sober living home offers a substance-free place to live but no treatment on site. A behavioral health residential facility (BHRF) is a separate ADHS license for facilities that must provide behavioral health services on site. Because sober living homes don't provide clinical services, they can't bill insurance or AHCCCS, Arizona's Medicaid program. ADHS licensing answers questions at 602-542-3422 or SoberLiving@azdhs.gov.

If cost is a barrier

Arizona's Opioid Assistance and Referral (OAR) Line, a partnership of ADHS and Arizona's poison and drug information centers, is free and confidential and answers 24/7 at 1-888-688-4222. Its nurses and pharmacists answer questions about opioid use, withdrawal and medication treatment, and refer callers to care; most callers are family and friends.

Behavioral health residential facilities, unlike sober living homes, are usually eligible for reimbursement through insurance or AHCCCS, so ask a program up front which plans it takes.

Crisis and support lines

• In immediate danger, call 911.
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988, any time.
• Arizona statewide crisis line (AHCCCS): 1-844-534-4673 (1-844-534-HOPE), or text 4HOPE (44673).
• SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357), free and confidential treatment referral, 24/7, in English and Spanish (TTY 1-800-487-4889), or text your ZIP code to 435748.

AA in Phoenix

Salt River Intergroup, the Phoenix-area AA central office at 3215 E. Thunderbird Rd., Suite B, runs a 24/7 AA Help Line at 602-264-1341; its office line is 602-264-1374, and aaphoenix.org lists meetings across the Valley.

Naloxone (Narcan)

Naloxone reverses an opioid overdose. The FDA has allowed naloxone nasal spray to be sold without a prescription since 2023, and ADHS says Arizona pharmacies can also provide it under a standing order from the department's medical director.

Before you move into a sober home

• Is the home licensed by ADHS? Ask to see its current license.
• What does rent cover, what's due at move-in, and is any of it refundable?
• What are the house rules (curfew, chores, meetings, guests), and what happens after a relapse?
• How and how often is drug testing done?
• Does the home accept residents who take medication for addiction treatment, such as buprenorphine, methadone or naltrexone?
• Can you read the written resident agreement before you pay?

Be wary of anyone who offers free rent, travel or cash to get you into a particular program. Paying or accepting kickbacks for referrals to recovery homes and treatment facilities is a federal crime (18 U.S.C. § 220).

Sources

• ADHS: how we license facilities that provide substance abuse recovery resources
• ADHS: licensing of sober living homes and BHRFs (fact sheet)
• City of Phoenix: sober living homes
• ADHS: the OAR Line
• ADHS: OAR Line, 1-888-688-4222
• AHCCCS: crisis services in Arizona
• SAMHSA: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
• SAMHSA: National Helpline
• Salt River Intergroup (Phoenix AA)
• FDA: first over-the-counter naloxone nasal spray
• ADHS: naloxone standing order and opioid resources
• 18 U.S.C. § 220 (Cornell LII)