32 Drug & Alcohol Rehabs In Memphis, TN

All 32 listed Memphis centers offer substance use treatment, substance abuse counseling, individual counseling, relapse prevention, comprehensive substance use assessment, substance use education, and case management — the shared backbone of care across the city. All 32 also provide screening for substance use, the intake step that matches you to the right level of care.

The clinical services behind that care are consistent from door to door. 31 centers offer group counseling and 31 provide cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), while 30 offer motivational interviewing and 30 provide brief intervention. 29 centers offer trauma-related counseling, and 31 report screening for mental disorders for co-occurring conditions. Support is built to continue past the first phase: 30 centers handle discharge planning, 30 offer aftercare/continuing care, and all 32 provide case management. Notably, 28 centers report housing services and 28 offer mentoring or peer support — a genuinely useful depth of wraparound help — and 27 provide 12-step facilitation.

Outpatient care leads the way here, offered at 29 centers, meaning you attend scheduled sessions while continuing to live at home. On program setting, 27 centers serve all genders, while 2 are women-only and 3 are men-only — worth knowing if a gender-specific environment matters to your recovery. Our Memphis listings do not flag medically supervised detox, residential or inpatient care, or medication-assisted treatment (MAT) as a standard offering, so if you need one of those, confirm it directly with the listing before you call rather than assuming. For how these levels of care fit together statewide, see our Tennessee rehab guide.

Cost is usually the first real question, and the Memphis listings point to a few clear paths. 28 of the 32 centers accept cash or self-payment, and 27 report a relationship with the state mental health department, which can open the door to state-funded or reduced-cost care for people who qualify. If money is the obstacle, ask each program directly about self-pay rates, sliding-scale fees tied to income, and payment plans — many clinics will walk you through the options over the phone before you ever come in.

Medicaid works differently in Tennessee than in many neighboring states. Tennessee runs its Medicaid program as TennCare, but the state did not expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, so eligibility is narrower than in expansion states — coverage generally reaches specific groups such as low-income children, pregnant women, and certain adults rather than all low-income adults. Whether a specific service is covered depends on your plan and the center, and not every listing flags the insurance it takes, so confirm in-network status and benefits before your first visit. For how TennCare works, along with other statewide programs and eligibility details, see our Tennessee rehab guide rather than guessing, since those rules change over time.

Sometimes the right program is not in Memphis. A bed opens sooner elsewhere, a specialized track fits better, or a little distance from familiar surroundings helps in early recovery. Because Memphis sits in Tennessee's far southwest corner, the rest of the state stretches out to the east along I-40. The nearest option in our directory is Jackson (10 centers), roughly 80 miles up the interstate. Farther east you will find the state's other major sets: Nashville (24 centers) in Middle Tennessee and Murfreesboro (7) just southeast of it, then, over in East Tennessee, Chattanooga (18), Knoxville (21), and Johnson City (13) up in the northeast corner. Many Memphis programs also offer telehealth counseling, which can bridge the gap while you wait for an in-person spot or if travel is hard. To browse every option statewide, start with our Tennessee rehab guide.