East Tennessee Behavioral Health
1444 Old Weisgarber Road, Knoxville · 3.1 mi in a straight line from central Knoxville
Payment accepted: Medicaid · Medicare · Commercial insurance
Listings from SAMHSA, November 5, 2026
Rehab Centers in Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville has 27 drug and alcohol treatment sites on the SAMHSA list. Among them, 3 have detox, 6 live-in beds; TennCare is taken at 21.
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All 19 programs in Knoxville
27 SAMHSA listings for 19 programs in Knoxville: one card holds every site of an organization. Linked in other sections: 1 more outside Knoxville; SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov, November 5, 2026. Sorted with the 6 detox or live-in programs first, then the other 13 A–Z. No program pays to be listed here; a partner pays for our referral line. How we sort.
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EM Jellinek Center
130 Hinton Street, Knoxville · 2.8 mi in a straight line from central Knoxville
Payment accepted: not reported to SAMHSA
Florence Crittenton Agency Inc
1531 Dick Lonas Road, Knoxville · 3.3 mi in a straight line from central Knoxville
Payment accepted: Medicaid · Commercial insurance
Helen Ross McNabb Center
2 locations in Knoxville · 2.8 mi in a straight line from central Knoxville
Payment accepted: Medicaid · Medicare · Commercial insurance
CARF accreditation (as reported to SAMHSA)
JourneyPure
2 locations in Knoxville · 3.9 mi in a straight line from central Knoxville
Payment accepted: Medicaid · Commercial insurance
CARF accreditation (as reported to SAMHSA)
Knox Area Rescue Ministries
418 North Broadway, Knoxville · 2.7 mi in a straight line from central Knoxville
Payment accepted: not reported to SAMHSA
A DUI and Defensive Driving School LLC
111 Center Park Drive, Knoxville · 9.3 mi in a straight line from central Knoxville
Payment accepted: not reported to SAMHSA
BHG Knoxville Bernard Treatment Center
626 Bernard Avenue, Knoxville · 2.4 mi in a straight line from central Knoxville
Payment accepted: Medicaid · Medicare · Commercial insurance
Joint Commission accreditation (as reported to SAMHSA)
Cedar Recovery
3 locations in Knoxville · 4.9 mi in a straight line from central Knoxville
Payment accepted: Medicaid · Medicare · Commercial insurance
CARF accreditation (as reported to SAMHSA)
Clarvida
311 Directors Drive NW, Knoxville · 6.8 mi in a straight line from central Knoxville
Payment accepted: Medicaid · Medicare · Commercial insurance
Cumberland Heights
1320 Papermill Pointe Way, Knoxville · 1.1 mi in a straight line from central Knoxville
Payment accepted: Commercial insurance · TRICARE
Joint Commission accreditation (as reported to SAMHSA)
DRD Management
412 Citico Street, Knoxville · 1.6 mi in a straight line from central Knoxville
Payment accepted: not reported to SAMHSA
East TN Addiction Specialists
9301 Parkwest Boulevard, Knoxville · 7.6 mi in a straight line from central Knoxville
Payment accepted: Medicaid · Medicare · Commercial insurance
Health Connect America
5743 Western Avenue, Knoxville · 3.3 mi in a straight line from central Knoxville
Payment accepted: Medicaid · Commercial insurance
Helen Ross McNabb
600 Arthur Street, Knoxville · 2.3 mi in a straight line from central Knoxville
Payment accepted: Medicaid · Medicare · Commercial insurance
Mountain Home/James H Quillen/VAMC
8033 Ray Mears Boulevard, Knoxville · 5.0 mi in a straight line from central Knoxville
Payment accepted: Medicaid · Medicare · Commercial insurance
Peninsula Substance Abuse Services
1451 Dowell Springs Boulevard, Knoxville · 3.3 mi in a straight line from central Knoxville
Payment accepted: Medicaid · Medicare · Commercial insurance
Joint Commission accreditation (as reported to SAMHSA)
ReVIDA Recovery Centers
2001 Highland Avenue, Knoxville · 1.6 mi in a straight line from central Knoxville
Payment accepted: Medicaid · Medicare · Commercial insurance
CARF accreditation (as reported to SAMHSA)
River Valley Health
5 locations in Knoxville · 1.5 mi in a straight line from central Knoxville
Payment accepted: Medicaid · Medicare · Commercial insurance
Networks with a site in Knoxville: Cedar Recovery · Clarvida · Cumberland Heights · East TN Addiction Specialists · Health Connect America · Helen Ross McNabb · Helen Ross McNabb Center · JourneyPure · ReVIDA Recovery Centers · River Valley Health. Each network page lines up all of its sites.
Short answer
SAMHSA's November 5, 2026 list shows 27 addiction treatment sites in Knoxville[1]. Medical detox: 3. Residential care: 6. Medication for opioid use: 13. TennCare taken at 21.
In short
- 78% of sites take TennCare. Without insurance, look at the 5 with a sliding fee scale.
- 13 sites prescribe medicine for opioid use disorder; 3 of them give methadone.
- From the middle of Knox County, the nearest listed detox is 4.0 miles off.
- 10 take teens; 1 work with clients in Spanish.
Urgent?
If this is an emergency
- Overdose or bad withdrawal: call 911 right away. Thinking about suicide? Call or text 988.
- Detox programs near central Knoxville: JourneyPure, 0.9 mi; Helen Ross McNabb Center, 2.7 mi; Cornerstone of Recovery, 6.2 mi.
Heavy daily drinking or sedative use? Stopping all at once is risky; start with medically supervised detox.
How do I use these listings?
Four steps to find a program
Pick a city
By street address, Knoxville has 27 programs. Nearby cities: Kingsport (10), Johnson City (14), Chattanooga (19).Narrow the list
Filter the 19 Knoxville programs: 3 offer detox, 6 a live-in stay, 13 opioid medication, 21 take TennCare.Contact a program
Open the listing. 18 of the 19 Knoxville programs link a website; 1 can only be reached by the FindTreatment.gov phone.Or dial the referral line
Stuck between the 19? Call the paid line, answered by a partner and not by a listed program.Which Knoxville program should you call first? Call (423) 509-6280 This paid referral line is answered by a partner, not a listed program.
What to gather first?
Ready to call a Knoxville program?
- Insurance or Medicaid card: 21 of the 27 take TennCare; 22 take private plans.
- Your substances and prescriptions: The 3 of 27 with detox plan around it.
- Home ZIP code: Programs in Knoxville sit in 10 ZIP codes.
Which level of care?
Knoxville levels of care compared
The biggest gap with Tennessee is residential / inpatient: 22% of programs here against 16% statewide. Each level is explained in the levels of care guide.
| Type of stay | In Knoxville | Accept Medicaid | Local share | Tennessee share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supervised detox | 3 | 3 | 11% | 9% |
| Residential (inpatient) rehab | 6 | 4 | 22% | 16% |
| Partial hospitalization (PHP) | 2 | 2 | 7% | 12% |
| Intensive outpatient (IOP) | 3 | 2 | 11% | 27% |
| Outpatient | 20 | 18 | 74% | 91% |
| Opioid medication (MAT) | 13 | 11 | 48% | 46% |
Which Knoxville program should you call first? Call (423) 509-6280 This paid referral line is answered by a partner, not a listed program.
How much will I pay?
Paying for rehab in Knoxville: cost and insurance
Type of stay
A stay at the 6 residential programs in Knoxville costs more than visits to the 20 outpatient ones.
Detox
3 of 27 listings include detox, which is often billed as its own short stay.
In network or not
22 of 27 take private insurance. In network, you pay the price your plan set.
Medicines
13 offer them; 3 give methadone and 9 buprenorphine.
Ways people pay here
21accept TennCare78% of 27 listings in Knoxville22accept private insurance81% of 27 listings in Knoxville17accept Medicare63% of 27 listings in Knoxville5sliding fee based on income19% of 27 listings in Knoxville20list public funding74% of 27 listings in Knoxville14accept TRICARE52% of 27 listings in Knoxville
Got a quote from one of the 27 in Knoxville? Estimate what you would pay. Not sure you need treatment? Try the 2-minute self-check.
What makes a program good?
What to check in a Knoxville program
There are five signs of quality care, per SAMHSA. Below, the count of Knoxville programs that list each.
- 5of 27 here
Is family therapy offered?
Couples or family therapy is offered at 5 of 27.
- 9of 27 here
Does it have a license or accreditation?
CARF or Joint Commission accreditation appears in 9 of the 27 Knoxville listings. Ask for the state license too: TDMHSAS issues it.
- 13of 27 here
Is FDA-approved medication offered?
13 of 27 listings offer a medicine for opioid or alcohol use: buprenorphine, naltrexone, methadone or another.
- 24of 27 here
Is the therapy evidence-based?
Contingency management, motivational interviewing or cognitive behavioral therapy: 24 of 27 list at least one.
- 19of 27 here
Is there support after treatment?
19 of 27 keep helping after discharge, with peer support, housing help and similar services.
What should you ask a Knoxville program? Call (423) 509-6280 This paid referral line is answered by a partner, not a listed program.
Knox County in brief
Knox County numbers behind Knoxville
90.6drug overdose deaths per 100,000 people each year, Knox County, 2021–2023
Between 2021 and 2023, drug overdoses killed 1,343 people in Knox County, the county around Knoxville. That is 90.6 deaths a year for every 100,000 residents: 1.7 times the Tennessee rate of 53.2 and 2.8 times the national rate of 32.0. Knox County ranks 3rd of the 90 Tennessee counties with a reliable rate.
In places with many overdose deaths, medication for opioid use saves the most lives. 13 of the 27 Knoxville programs offer it; 3 give methadone.
18%of Knox County adults drink heavilyBRFSS 2023: Tennessee 17%, whole U.S. 19%10.6%of Knox County residents under 65 are uninsuredTennessee 11%; Knoxville city, all ages: 11.6% (ACS) · SAHIE 2023216residents per mental health provider in Knox County2,350 providers in the county; Tennessee: 471 to 1 · CMS NPI 2025
Knox County next to its 4 nearest counties
| County | Overdose deaths per 100k | Drink to excess | Paying without insurance | Residents per MH provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox County | 90.6 | 18% | 10.6% | 216 |
| Anderson County | 100.1 | 16% | 9% | 791 |
| Union County | 84.9 | 17% | 12.8% | 2,106 |
| Blount County | 56.1 | 18% | 9.6% | 549 |
| Sevier County | 65.5 | 17% | 15.2% | 973 |
| Tennessee | 53.2 | 17% | 11% | 471 |
| U.S. overall | 32.0 | 19% | 9.5% | 287 |
Knox County: County Health Rankings, March 2026 release.
Map of Knoxville's 27 facilities
Scrolling loads a map with all 27 addiction treatment facilities in Knoxville
Which Knoxville program is nearest to you? Call (423) 509-6280 This paid referral line is answered by a partner, not a listed program.
Miles from Knoxville
Distance to treatment from Knoxville
23programs within 5 miles of central Knoxville3 detox · 6 residential · 11 MAT
29programs within 10 miles of central Knoxville5 detox · 9 residential · 14 MAT
38programs within 15 miles of central Knoxville5 detox · 10 residential · 20 MAT
Programs closest to central Knoxville
| Care | Program | City | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supervised detox | JourneyPure | Knoxville | 0.9 |
| Helen Ross McNabb Center | Knoxville | 2.7 | |
| Cornerstone of Recovery | Louisville | 6.2 | |
| Live-in stay | Helen Ross McNabb Center | Knoxville | 2.7 |
| Knox Area Rescue Ministries | Knoxville | 2.7 | |
| EM Jellinek Center | Knoxville | 2.8 | |
| Opioid medication (MAT) | JourneyPure | Knoxville | 0.9 |
| DRD Management | Knoxville | 1.6 | |
| ReVIDA Recovery Centers | Knoxville | 1.6 |
9.1%of households in Knoxville have no car (Tennessee: 5.2%)
About 7,800 of 86,263 households, per the 2020–2024 Census survey. 1% of Knoxville workers ride public transit to work (Tennessee: 0.4%). 23 of the 27 Knoxville programs see clients by telehealth, which saves some trips. Need a ride? TennCare pays for trips to care, and 21 Knoxville programs bill it.
Straight-line miles from central Knoxville (SAMHSA, November 5, 2026); car ownership: Census ACS.
Who Knoxville programs take
Of 27 facilities, 23 serve adults, 25 young adults, 10 children and teens and 23 seniors. 10 offer a language other than English.
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Medical detox in Knoxville
3of 27 facilities have medical detox
3 of the 27 facilities offer medically supervised withdrawal. The substances detox covers most here: alcohol (3), benzodiazepines (3), cocaine (3). That beats Tennessee as a whole, where 9% of facilities list detox.
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Residential and inpatient care in Knoxville
6programs offer a live-in stay
6 programs in Knoxville offer a residential or inpatient stay. 2 also run partial hospitalization, a day program between inpatient and outpatient care. 2 of the 6 also list detox, so you can withdraw and stay in one place. The other 21 Knoxville listings have no live-in stay.
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Outpatient care and IOP
20have outpatient care; 3 have IOP
20 facilities in Knoxville offer outpatient treatment, and 3 run an intensive outpatient program (IOP). Outpatient care is the type most often listed in Knoxville: 74% (Tennessee: 91%).
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Opioid medication (MAT)
13offer medicine for opioid use disorder
13 facilities in Knoxville offer opioid use disorder medicine: buprenorphine (9), methadone (3), naltrexone (11). Only 3 dispense methadone; the law reserves it for certified opioid treatment programs.
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Distance to care in Knox County
4.0 mifrom the middle of Knox County to the nearest detox
The nearest listed detox lies about 4.0 miles from the middle of Knox County; a residential program, about 4.1 miles. Knox County counts 23 addiction treatment facilities in SAMHSA's locator. See all 95 counties.
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Support after treatment in Knoxville
16list mentoring/peer support
Treatment ends, but support goes on. In Knoxville: 16 list mentoring/peer support; 15 list housing services; 12 list assistance with obtaining social services; 7 list recovery coach. For the move home, 13 plan discharge with you and 13 offer aftercare. 12 hand out naloxone and teach overdose response.
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Teens, veterans and other groups
10facilities run a program for one group
Programs for one group: teens and children (10), veterans (5), court-ordered or justice-involved clients (7), Spanish speakers (1). If one of these fits, ask when you call.
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Knoxville programs compared
19 of 19 organizations, detox and residential first. ✓ marks a SAMHSA listing at one or more sites.
| Program name | Sites | Detox | Residential | Outpatient | MAT | Medicaid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Ross McNabb Center | 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| JourneyPure | 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EM Jellinek Center | 1 | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| East Tennessee Behavioral Health | 1 | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Florence Crittenton Agency Inc | 1 | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Knox Area Rescue Ministries | 1 | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| BHG Knoxville Bernard Treatment Center | 1 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cedar Recovery | 3 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DRD Management | 1 | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| East TN Addiction Specialists | 1 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Peninsula Substance Abuse Services | 1 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ReVIDA Recovery Centers | 1 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| River Valley Health | 5 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| A DUI and Defensive Driving School LLC | 1 | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Clarvida | 1 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Cumberland Heights | 1 | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Health Connect America | 1 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Helen Ross McNabb | 1 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Mountain Home/James H Quillen/VAMC | 1 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
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Knoxville rehab FAQ
Rehab in Knoxville: your questions
We answer from SAMHSA listings and our county distance measurements.
How many rehab centers are there in Knoxville?
SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator counts 27 by street address (November 5, 2026). 20 offer outpatient care, 3 intensive outpatient, 2 day treatment, 3 medical detox and 6 residential stays. 10 belong to networks with other sites in Tennessee. All 27 are in the directory list above.
Can I use Medicaid for rehab in Knoxville?
At most programs, yes. 21 of the 27 facilities in Knoxville take TennCare. 17 take Medicare, 22 private insurance and 14 TRICARE. Of 6 residential programs, 4 bill Medicaid. Ask each of the 21 which TennCare plans it bills, or phone the referral line (it is paid and answered by a partner).
Is free rehab available in Knoxville?
A few are free or low-cost. 5 facilities in Knoxville use a sliding fee scale, and 7 offer payment assistance. 20 report county, state or federal funding.
More: Is there free rehab in Knoxville, Tennessee
Uninsured Tennesseans who cannot pay can also turn to state-funded providers. Uninsured? Start with the 20 publicly funded programs in Knoxville. Other free and low-cost options.
Where is detox near Knoxville?
Medically supervised detox is listed at 3 facilities with a Knoxville address.
More: Where is the nearest detox to Knoxville
Near central Knoxville: JourneyPure, 0.9 mi; Helen Ross McNabb Center, 2.7 mi. From the center of Knox County, it is about 4.0 miles to the nearest listed detox. Medicaid works at 3 of the 3 detox programs in town. The nearest is 0.9 miles from central Knoxville. Call ahead to ask about a bed, or phone the referral line (it is paid and answered by a partner).
Where in Knoxville are most programs?
Programs in Knoxville span 10 ZIP codes. Most are in 37921 (7), 37909 (4) and 37917 (4).
More: Which parts of Knoxville have the most…
Detox is in 3 of them, mostly 37921 (1). 4 ZIP codes have residential programs. 10 networks have a site here.
Does Knoxville have teen or veteran programs?
Yes. Children and teens are accepted at 10 facilities in Knoxville, and 5 run programs for veterans. Spanish is spoken at 1, and 18 also treat mental health conditions alongside addiction. Medicaid is taken at 9 of the 10 teen programs; TRICARE at 3 veterans programs.
Ready to find rehab in Knoxville?
First look at the 3 detox and 6 residential programs listed above. Call the line if you are stuck.
Call (423) 509-6280
This paid referral line is answered by a partner, not a listed program.
Our sources
- SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov: the 27 Knoxville listings and every number here (snapshot November 5, 2026)
- Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services: licenses for Knoxville programs
- TennCare: its coverage rules, used by 21 Knoxville programs
- Census Bureau (U.S.): county Gazetteer and population estimates: population and center point of Knox County
- Levels of care: the ASAM Criteria: levels used in the Knoxville table
- Medications for substance use disorders (SAMHSA): the medicines offered at 13 Knoxville programs
- Coverage for mental health and substance use (HealthCare.gov, CMS): rules for private plans, taken at 22 Knoxville programs
- Overdose prevention (CDC): naloxone, handed out by 12 Knoxville programs
- Treatment approaches for drug addiction (NIDA): what to check across the 19 Knoxville programs
- County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, Supplemental Data Release, 2026-03-25: Knox County figures on overdose, drinking, insurance and providers
- Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024: share of Knoxville households with no car (9.1%) and of workers on transit (1.0%)
On November 5, 2026, the Tennessee Rehab editors checked this page against these sources. How this site works.
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