Substance Use Treatment in Nashville, TN

Nashville CARES

What Does Nashville CARES Offer?

Nashville CARES is a substance use treatment facility at Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee, offering outpatient treatment. It accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, state-financed insurance and self-pay.


Nashville, TN 37204

Listed in SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov, checked October 2026. A listing is not an endorsement. Call to confirm services, openings and costs before you go.

Types of Care at Nashville CARES

  • Outpatient
  • Regular outpatient treatment

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

  • Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Private health insurance
  • Cash or self-payment
  • State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Medication Treatment

  • Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
  • Buprenorphine with naloxone

Who the Program Serves

  • Clients with HIV or AIDS
  • Clients who have experienced trauma
  • Ages: Young Adults
  • Ages: Adults
  • Ages: Seniors
  • Accepts: Female
  • Accepts: Male

Language Services

  • Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Licensing and Accreditation

  • State substance use treatment agency
  • State mental health department

Treatment Approaches

  • Anger management
  • Brief intervention
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Substance use disorder counseling
  • Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
  • Trauma-related counseling
  • 12-step facilitation

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

  • Comprehensive mental health assessment
  • Comprehensive substance use assessment
  • Complete medical history/physical exam
  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Screening for substance use
  • Screening for mental disorders
  • Aftercare/continuing care
  • Discharge Planning
  • Naloxone and overdose education
  • Self-help groups
  • Assistance with obtaining social services
  • Mentoring/peer support
  • Employment counseling or training
  • Case management service
  • Early intervention for HIV
  • Mental health services
  • Transportation assistance
  • Integrated primary care services
  • Suicide prevention services
  • HIV testing
  • STD testing
  • TB screening
  • Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
  • Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
  • Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination
  • Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination
  • Treatment for other addiction disorder

Before you commit, confirm openings, costs and the program's state license. How to choose a rehab you can trust lists the questions to ask when you call, and addiction treatment in Tennessee lists the state's treatment agency.

Sources

  1. SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov listing data, checked October 2026
  2. About FindTreatment.gov (SAMHSA)

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