Drug and Alcohol Rehab in New Hampshire

Treatment Facilities by City in New Hampshire

The New Hampshire cities with the most SAMHSA-listed substance use treatment facilities. All 33 cities are listed below the table. Each city page lists its facilities with services, payment and phone numbers.

State Treatment Agency

Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services (BDAS), New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services oversees substance use treatment in New Hampshire.

• Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services , New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services website
• Get treatment help from the New Hampshire agency

New Hampshire Treatment Helpline

The Doorway (connect by calling 211): 211.

• About The Doorway (connect by calling 211)

Treatment if You Don't Have Insurance

Many treatment services are paid for by public or private insurance along with DHHS funding that helps people get into treatment, and New Hampshire has many state-funded treatment providers.

• New Hampshire state-funded treatment

Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Treatment in New Hampshire

New Hampshire's Medicaid program is New Hampshire Medicaid (Granite Advantage Health Care Program for expansion adults). New Hampshire has expanded Medicaid, so adults with low incomes can qualify based on income alone. Its Section 1115 waiver (New Hampshire Substance Use Disorder Serious Mental Illness and Serious Emotional Disturbance Treatment Recovery and Access) expands substance use treatment coverage. Covered services listed by the state include: Outpatient; Intensive outpatient; Partial hospitalization; Residential; Withdrawal management; Medication assisted treatment; Peer and non-peer recovery support services.

• New Hampshire Medicaid (Granite Advantage Health Care Program for expansion adults) substance use coverage
• Section 1115 waiver details (Medicaid.gov)
• New Hampshire Medicaid eligibility

Sober Living Homes in New Hampshire

New Hampshire's recovery residence program: NH Voluntary Recovery House Registry (limited to houses certified by the NH Partnership for Recovery Residences) (certification is voluntary). The state's NARR affiliate is New Hampshire Coalition of Recovery Residences.

• New Hampshire recovery residence program

Naloxone (Narcan)

DHHS issues standing orders for dispensing opioid antagonists by pharmacies and community organizations, and the public can get naloxone at any of the nine Doorways. Naloxone nasal spray is also sold over the counter nationwide.

• New Hampshire naloxone information

Good Samaritan Overdose Law

A person who asks in good faith for medical help for someone overdosing, or for themselves, cannot be arrested, prosecuted or convicted for drug possession when the evidence came from that request. (RSA 318-B:28-b)

• New Hampshire Good Samaritan law

Involuntary Treatment and Protective Custody

Protective custody of intoxicated persons (RSA 172:15): A peace officer can take an intoxicated or incapacitated person into protective custody, which is not an arrest, and take them home, to a treatment program, to a responsible person, or hold them for up to 24 hours.

• Protective custody of intoxicated persons (RSA 172:15)

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