Drug and Alcohol Rehab in Kentucky

Treatment Facilities by City in Kentucky

The Kentucky cities with the most SAMHSA-listed substance use treatment facilities. All 129 cities are listed below the table. Each city page lists its facilities with services, payment and phone numbers.

State Treatment Agency

Division of Substance Use Disorder, Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (DBHDID), Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services oversees substance use treatment in Kentucky.

• Division of Substance Use Disorder, Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities , Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services website
• Get treatment help from the Kentucky agency

Kentucky Treatment Helpline

Find Help Now KY: 800-854-6813.

Call 800-854-6813

• About Find Help Now KY

Treatment if You Don't Have Insurance

Kentucky's Adult Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Services Branch uses state and federal funds to pay community-based providers, including the 14 Community Mental Health Centers, to deliver substance use treatment and recovery support statewide.

• Kentucky state-funded treatment

Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Treatment in Kentucky

Kentucky has expanded Medicaid, so adults with low incomes can qualify based on income alone. Its Section 1115 waiver (TEAMKY (Substance Use Disorder 1115 component)) expands substance use treatment coverage. Covered services listed by the state include: Residential SUD treatment; Levels of care based on the ASAM Criteria.

• Kentucky Medicaid substance use coverage
• Section 1115 waiver details (Medicaid.gov)
• Kentucky Medicaid eligibility

Check a Program's License

Before you choose a program, confirm it is licensed using the DBHDID Alcohol and Other Drug Entity (AODE) Provider Directory.

• DBHDID Alcohol and Other Drug Entity (AODE) Provider Directory

Sober Living Homes in Kentucky

Kentucky's recovery residence program: Recovery residence certification by an approved certifying organization, with proof filed with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (KRS 222.500 to 222.510) (certification is required). The state's NARR affiliate is Kentucky Alliance of Recovery Residences.

• Kentucky recovery residence program

Naloxone (Narcan)

Kentucky's Find Naloxone Now map lists community organizations, health department harm reduction programs, recovery community centers and regional prevention centers that give naloxone free of charge, and Medicaid covers up to two naloxone kits every 30 days at retail pharmacies. Naloxone nasal spray is also sold over the counter nationwide.

• Kentucky naloxone information

Good Samaritan Overdose Law

A person who in good faith seeks medical help for a drug overdose, for themselves or someone else, and stays until help arrives can't be charged or prosecuted for possessing a controlled substance or drug paraphernalia when the evidence came from the overdose call. (KRS 218A.133)

• Kentucky Good Samaritan law

Involuntary Treatment and Protective Custody

Casey's Law (Matthew Casey Wethington Act for Substance Abuse Intervention, KRS 222.430 to 222.437): A court can order treatment for a person with a substance use disorder who presents an imminent threat of danger to self, family or others because of it, or is substantially likely to soon, and who can reasonably benefit from treatment.

• Casey's Law (Matthew Casey Wethington Act for Substance Abuse Intervention, KRS 222.430 to 222.437)

Guides for Your Next Step

Learn what detox, inpatient rehab and outpatient rehab involve, how medication for opioid use disorder works, and how to find rehab that takes Medicaid or free and low-cost rehab. Before you commit, read how to choose a rehab you can trust.

Frequently Asked Questions