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Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers in Avondale, Birmingham, AL

If you are looking for drug and alcohol treatment in Avondale, the providers listed here serve this part of Birmingham along with nearby Crestwood, Forest Park and Woodlawn. Scroll down to compare programs, see what each one costs and find out how to reach them. The providers shown for Avondale, including those serving Downtown, Druid Hills and Downtown Trussville, are checked against the Alabama Department of Mental Health, SAMHSA, The Joint Commission and CARF International. Compare the programs and payment options, then contact any provider directly.

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7 Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities in Avondale (Birmingham)

Aletheia House – Birmingham (5th Avenue South)

4246 5th Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama, 35222

5.0★★★★★2

State licensed

ResidentialAftercare

State FundedPayment AssistanceFree Treatment

MATTrauma-informedSeniors+6

Deaf and HoH

Aletheia House – Birmingham (5th Avenue South) operates from 4246 5th Avenue South in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, offering medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and residential inpatient. Care is delivered on site, so people stay for the duration of the program. People…

View facility (205) 324-6502

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol MAT Friendly · Alcohol Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Binge Drinking Treatment · Carfentanil Rehab · Codeine Rehab · Concerta Rehab · Dexedrine Rehab · Fentanyl Patch (Duragesic) Rehab · +31 more

Levels of care

14-Day Rehab · 21-Day Rehab · 30-Day Rehab · 45-Day Rehab · 60-Day Rehab · 90-Day Rehab · Addiction Retreat · Aftercare and Continuing Care · Continuing Care · Discharge Planning · +10 more

Therapies

Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy · Matrix Model Treatment · Motivational Interviewing · +1 more

Mental health

Depression and Trauma · Mental Health Conditions · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · Social Skills Training · Trauma Treatment

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · Pregnant Women MAT · Pregnant Women Residential Rehab · Pregnant Women Suboxone · Pregnant Women Trauma Rehab · Rehab for Domestic Violence Survivors · Rehab for Pregnant Women · +12 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Peer Support · Practical Support · PrEP Services · +6 more

Languages

Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Residential Rehab

Insurance accepted

TRICARE

Birmingham Metro Treatment Center – Birmingham

2500 4th Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama, 35233

4.2★★★★☆45

CARF accredited

OutpatientTelehealthAftercare

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+2

MATMethadoneYoung adults+5

Birmingham Metro Treatment Center – Birmingham operates from 2500 4th Avenue South in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, offering medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and outpatient services (OP). Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living at home. Anyone searching…

View facility (205) 941-1799 ext. 29605

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Carfentanil Rehab · Codeine Rehab · Concerta Rehab · Dexedrine Rehab · Fentanyl Patch (Duragesic) Rehab · Fentanyl Rehab · Heroin Rehab · Hydrocodone Rehab · Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) Rehab · +24 more

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Continuing Care · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Non-12-Step Rehab · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient MAT Clinic · Outpatient Rehab · Overdose Prevention Education · Post-Treatment Follow-Up · +2 more

Therapies

Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Counseling and Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy · Motivational Interviewing

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · Social Skills Training

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · Men's Medicare Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · Men's Rehab · Men's Telehealth · Pregnant Women MAT · Pregnant Women Medicare Rehab · +10 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Peer Support · Practical Support · Recovery Support Services · Transportation to Rehab · +1 more

Insurance accepted

Abilis Health · Aetna · Alabama Medicaid · Ambetter (Centene) · Carelon Behavioral Health · Centene corporation · Cigna Healthcare · Curative Health Plan · Devoted Health · First Health · +9 more

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Fellowship House Inc – Birmingham

1625 12th Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama, 35205

4.4★★★★☆~~234~~

State licensed

ResidentialOutpatientTelehealth+1

State FundedSliding ScaleSelf-Pay+1

Co-occurring DisordersMATSeniors+5

Deaf and HoH

Treatment at Fellowship House Inc – Birmingham runs from 1625 12th Avenue South in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, covering dual diagnosis treatment, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), outpatient services (OP) and residential inpatient. Care is delivered on site, so people stay for…

View facility (205) 933-2430

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol MAT Friendly · Alcohol Medication Treatment · Alcohol Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Binge Drinking Treatment · Carfentanil Rehab · Codeine Rehab · Concerta Rehab · Dexedrine Rehab · +32 more

Levels of care

30-Day Rehab · 45-Day Rehab · 60-Day Rehab · 90-Day Rehab · Addiction Retreat · Aftercare and Continuing Care · Anxiety Retreat · Continuing Care · Depression Retreat · Discharge Planning · +16 more

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Activity Therapy · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Counseling and Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy · Motivational Interviewing · +1 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Family Education Programs · Mental Health Treatment · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · Social Skills Training

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Early HIV Intervention · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · Men's Rehab · Men's Residential Rehab · Men's Telehealth · +12 more

Support services

Languages

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Residential Rehab

Insurance accepted

TRICARE

Gateway – Birmingham

1401 20th Street South, Birmingham, Alabama, 35205

4.6★★★★★5

Outpatient

Accepts MedicaidState Funded

Trauma-informedTeensSeniors+3

Gateway – Birmingham operates from 1401 20th Street South in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, offering outpatient services (OP). Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living at home. Anyone searching around Birmingham may want to check availability…

View facility (205) 510-2600

Levels of care

Evening Treatment · Outpatient Rehab · Weekend Rehab

Therapies

Activity Therapy · Counseling and Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy · Specialized Therapy

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · Serious Emotional Disturbance · Trauma Treatment

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Senior Outpatient Rehab · Senior Rehab · Teen Outpatient Rehab · Teen Rehab · Teen Trauma Rehab · Trauma Informed Rehab · Trauma Survivor Programs · Young Adult Rehab

Support services

Case Management · Education and Job Training · Housing and Employment Support · Practical Support · Recovery Support Services · Therapeutic Foster Care

Insurance accepted

Alabama Medicaid · Medicaid · TRICARE

Residential3 photos

Birmingham VA Healthcare System – Birmingham

7901 Crestwood Boulevard, Birmingham, Alabama, 35210

3.1★★★☆☆9

Joint Commission

ResidentialIOPOutpatient+4

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+11

Deaf and HoH

Birmingham VA Healthcare System – Birmingham is located at 7901 Crestwood Boulevard in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama and delivers intensive outpatient program (IOP), medication-assisted treatment (MAT), outpatient services (OP) and residential inpatient. Care is delivered on site, so people stay…

View facility (205) 957-5300

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol Medication Treatment · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Binge Drinking Treatment · Carfentanil Rehab · Chronic Pain and Substance Use · Codeine Rehab · Concerta Rehab · +37 more

Levels of care

30-Day Rehab · Addiction Retreat · Aftercare and Continuing Care · Anxiety Retreat · Continuing Care · Depression Retreat · Discharge Planning · Dual Diagnosis Retreat · Evening Treatment · Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) · +19 more

Therapies

Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy · +3 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Crisis Intervention · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · Illness Management and Recovery · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Crisis Services · Mental Health Treatment · +8 more

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Men's Medicare Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · Men's PTSD Rehab · Men's Rehab · +52 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Education and Job Training · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Intensive Case Management · Intervention Services · +11 more

Languages

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Residential Rehab

Insurance accepted

Alabama Medicaid · Medicaid · Medicare · TRICARE · VA Community Care

University of Alabama at Birmingham – Birmingham (6th Avenue South)

1713 6th Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama, 35249

2.9★★★☆☆39

Joint Commission

DetoxIOPOutpatient+2

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicareAccepts TRICARE+1

MATSeniorsYoung adults+3

University of Alabama at Birmingham – Birmingham (6th Avenue South) operates from 1713 6th Avenue South in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, offering intensive outpatient program (IOP), medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and outpatient services (OP). Care runs to a scheduled timetable, so…

View facility (205) 975-9381

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol MAT Friendly · Alcohol Medication Treatment · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Binge Drinking Treatment · Carfentanil Rehab · Codeine Rehab · Concerta Rehab · +33 more

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Clonidine and Lofexidine Detox · Continuing Care · Detox by Substance · Detox Centers · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient Rehab · +2 more

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · +3 more

Mental health

Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Men's Medicare Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · Men's Rehab · Men's Telehealth · Men's TRICARE Rehab · Senior IOP · Senior MAT · Senior Outpatient Rehab · +9 more

Support services

Peer Support · Recovery Support Services

Insurance accepted

BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield) · Medicare · TRICARE · VIVA Health

Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services – Birmingham

6869 5th Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama, 35212

2.4★★☆☆☆~~255~~

SAMHSA listed

InpatientResidentialWalk-in

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+4

VeteransTeensSeniors+5

Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services – Birmingham is located at 6869 5th Avenue South in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama and delivers dual diagnosis treatment and residential inpatient. Care is delivered on site, so people stay for the duration of the…

View facility (205) 833-9000

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Concerta Rehab · Dexedrine Rehab · Kratom Rehab · Nicotine and Tobacco Treatment · Nicotine Replacement Therapy · Prescription Stimulant Rehab · Ritalin Rehab · Smoking Cessation Counseling · Smoking Cessation Medication · +3 more

Levels of care

30-Day Rehab · Addiction Retreat · Anxiety Retreat · Depression Retreat · Dual Diagnosis Retreat · Executive Retreat · Inpatient Rehab · Mental Health Retreat · Non-12-Step Rehab · Residential Rehab · +3 more

Therapies

Activity Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Cognitive Remediation Therapy · Counseling and Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy · Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment · +1 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Crisis Intervention · Depression and Anxiety · Family Education Programs · Illness Management and Recovery · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Crisis Services · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Walk-In Clinic · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · +3 more

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Court Ordered Medicare Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Court Referral Accepted · Senior Rehab · Senior Residential Rehab · Teen Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Teen Rehab · +4 more

Support services

Case Management · Chronic Illness Management · Education and Job Training · Health and Wellness Support · Housing and Employment Support · Nutrition and Fitness Counseling · Recovery Support Services · Suicide Prevention Services

Insurance accepted

Alabama Medicaid · Medicaid · Medicare · TRICARE

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Common questions about Avondale (Birmingham)

Answered from what is listed here.

Where else in Birmingham is treatment listed near Avondale?

Central Park is the closest listed neighborhood, about 2 miles from Avondale, Birmingham, and it carries provision of its own within Jefferson County. Gardendale and Fairfield sit further out, with Downtown Vestavia to the south.

Distances that short mean family visits and outpatient appointments stay workable. Comparing what each neighborhood lists before committing is usually the practical step for anyone choosing between them.

Rehabs in Central Parkhttps://rehabseekers.com/locations/us/alabama/birmingham-al/central-park/

Is inpatient treatment listed in Avondale, Birmingham?

Residential treatment is listed in Avondale, Birmingham, together with medical detox, intensive outpatient, standard outpatient, sober living and telehealth. Programs across Jefferson County hold certification from the Alabama Department of Mental Health, and listed residential stays run $6,000 to $25,000 a month.

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Can pregnant women access specialized care in Avondale, Birmingham?

Care for pregnant women is listed in Avondale, Birmingham, and childcare provision appears on listings here too, which matters for women already parenting. Detox, residential and outpatient scheduling all sit within reach in Jefferson County.

Alabama Medicaid, TRICARE, sliding scale fees and state-funded placements are among the payment routes recorded on listings, and some programs in the area are listed as free.

Rehab for Pregnant Womenhttps://rehabseekers.com/specialized/rehab-for-pregnant-women/

Which facilities in Avondale, Birmingham accept Medicaid?

Alabama Medicaid is accepted at listed facilities in Avondale, Birmingham, and Medicare, TRICARE, private insurance, sliding scale fees, state-funded places and free programs also appear across Jefferson County. Listed intensive outpatient runs $2,500 to $8,000 a month and detox $1,400 to $4,200 a week. Insurance networks are usually the reason people end up staying in-state rather than traveling far.

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Who certifies rehab facilities in Avondale, Birmingham?

Programs in Avondale, Birmingham are certified by the Alabama Department of Mental Health. Joint Commission and CARF accreditation sits outside that state process, and each credential is labeled on its own, shown where the awarding body lists the facility.

Joint Commission Accredited Rehabhttps://rehabseekers.com/licensing/joint-commission/

Setting and Surroundings

How far Avondale sits from the nearest airport, nature and hospital care, measured from its map coordinates.

Airport

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

Shelby County Airport 19 mi · Tuscaloosa National Airport 50 mi

7.9 miles

Hill or mountain

Little Valley Mountain

Little Shades Mountain 6.5 mi · Irish Hill 7.6 mi

2.5 miles

Lake

Vestavia Lake

Batson Lake 3.7 mi · Cahaba Lake 4.1 mi

1.4 miles

Hospital

Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital

Nearest emergency department · Hospitals within 10 miles: 8

1.8 miles

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Drug and Alcohol Rehabs in Avondale, Birmingham

Avondale sits east of downtown Birmingham, an independent town until 1910 that grew around the Avondale Mills cotton works.

The Avondale Brewing Company opened in the old fire station in 2011 and the district has redeveloped around it since.

Avondale Park holds a spring that supplied the original settlement.

Jefferson County has recorded a substantial decline in overdose deaths, from 348 in the twelve months to December 2021 to 204 in the twelve months to December 2025 on provisional CDC counts, a fall of 41 percent.

Avondale has changed markedly over fifteen years, moving from a struggling industrial neighborhood to a bar and restaurant district.

The venues along 41st Street employ a workforce that works late and frequently holds no cover, which in Alabama means no realistic route to coverage.

Longer-standing residents have been under pressure as values rose, and both populations now live on the same streets.

UAB is a short drive west and the metro’s provision is genuinely reachable.

Neighboring Crestwood, Forest Park and Woodlawn carry their own listings, with the full metro picture on the Birmingham page.

Which Level of Care Do You Need

The figures below describe what is listed in Avondale and the streets immediately around it. The whole metro shares one treatment market, so the Birmingham page carries the full catchment. The Avondale Brewing Company opened in the old fire station in 2011. The venues along 41st Street employ a workforce that works late and holds little cover.

Medically Supervised Detox

Where dependence is physical, treatment opens with detox: several days of withdrawal managed under medical supervision. UAB Hospital is a short drive west. Alcohol withdrawal carries its highest risk in the first seventy-two hours, and daily drinking at the level normal in bar work is precisely the pattern that turns dangerous when someone stops alone. Avondale Mills cotton works employed the neighborhood before it closed. A medically supervised withdrawal is not the same as detoxing at home with support, and the difference matters most in the first three days.

Inpatient Residential Treatment

In a residential program someone lives on site for the length of the stay, commonly thirty to ninety days. Which route someone takes depends heavily on whether they arrived with the redevelopment or have been here through it. A program that cannot say how it handles someone leaving early is worth treating with caution.

Outpatient, IOP and PHP Treatment

Alabama places people using American Society of Addiction Medicine criteria, so an assessment should produce a defined tier rather than whatever a program happens to offer. Ask specifically about evening sessions if you work in the district, and MAX service into downtown is reasonable. The state-contracted provider network delivers on a sliding scale regardless of ability to pay.

Dual Diagnosis and Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment

Dual diagnosis care treats an addiction and a mental health condition together rather than in sequence. Depression alongside sustained heavy drinking is what bar and kitchen staff report most. Longer-standing residents have been under pressure as values rose.

Sober Living Homes and Transitional Living

Sober living means shared substance-free housing for the months following treatment, and the Alabama Alliance for Recovery Residences certifies homes voluntarily, so ask directly. Living within walking distance of the bars you worked in is a genuine risk factor worth weighing. Checking the certification register before committing is worth doing whichever route you take.

Addiction Treatment Cost and Insurance Coverage in Avondale

Avondale has moved from the lower end of the Birmingham range toward the middle in fifteen years, and both ends are still living here.

How Much Does Addiction Rehab Cost?

Medical detox across Birmingham runs roughly $1,400 to $4,700 a week, residential treatment $5,800 to $24,000 a month, partial hospitalization $6,800 to $13,000 a month, intensive outpatient $2,500 to $8,700 a month and standard outpatient $1,200 to $4,900 a month.

Bar and restaurant work rarely carries insurance, and Alabama’s coverage gap means that workforce frequently has no route to coverage at all. Alabama has not expanded Medicaid, which leaves a coverage gap that does not exist in most states covered by this directory.

Standard rehab and detox, Birmingham and the wider Alabama market
Level of care	Monthly	Daily
Medical detox (7–14 days)	$1,400 – $4,900 per week	$200 – $700
Residential inpatient	$5,900 – $24,000	$195 – $800
PHP	$6,900 – $13,500	$230 – $450
IOP	$2,600 – $9,000	$85 – $300
Outpatient	$1,250 – $5,000	$40 – $165

Luxury and executive programs, Alabama
Level of care	Monthly	Daily
Residential inpatient	$16,500 – $48,000+	$550 – $1,600+
PHP	$13,500 – $29,000	$450 – $965
IOP	$9,200 – $22,000	$305 – $735
Outpatient	$4,600 – $14,500	$155 – $485

Does Insurance Cover Rehab?

Yes. Addiction treatment sits among the essential health benefits most plans are required to include. What a plan actually pays varies with the employer, the network and the level of care, so two people with the same insurer can face very different bills. Employer plans and Medicare are present, and much of the hospitality workforce holds neither and cannot get Medicaid because Alabama has not expanded it.

Coverage and approval are separate steps. Expect prior authorization ahead of any detox or residential admission, and expect in-network or out-of-network status to settle what you actually pay. The Alabama Department of Mental Health’s contracted providers deliver on a sliding scale and are the realistic route for anyone in the gap. Both populations now live on the same streets with little in common.

Free and State-Funded Addiction Rehab in Avondale

Alabama has not expanded Medicaid, and that is the single most important fact about paying for treatment in this state. An adult without children or a qualifying disability generally cannot get Medicaid here at any income, which leaves a coverage gap that does not exist in most states covered by this directory.

The Alabama Department of Mental Health contracts a network of certified providers that deliver treatment on a sliding scale regardless of ability to pay. For anyone in the coverage gap, that network rather than the private market is the realistic route.

Anyone earning above the federal poverty level should check Marketplace subsidies, which in Alabama are available to people earning too much for Medicaid and not to those earning less. That inversion catches people out and is worth understanding before ruling out coverage.

More Help and Recovery Support

UAB Hospital is the region’s Level I trauma center and among the largest hospitals in the country, with St. Vincent’s Birmingham, Brookwood Baptist and Grandview Medical Center also serving the metro.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets widely across the east side and downtown, and some groups run at hours that suit people finishing a service. Narcotics Anonymous operates a Birmingham area, and SMART Recovery meets nearby. Crestwood, Forest Park and Woodlawn carry further listings, with more across Birmingham and Alabama.

Free and confidential, available now

Alabama Crisis Line — dial 988, free and 24 hours a day 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988

References and Citations

Alabama Department of Mental Health — Substance Abuse Services Division certification and the contracted provider network.
Alabama Medicaid Agency — eligibility categories, and the coverage gap arising from non-expansion.
CDC National Center for Health Statistics — VSRR provisional county-level drug overdose death counts, Jefferson County, twelve months ending December 2021 and December 2025, data as of 5 July 2026.
Rehab Seekers directory listings, Avondale and Birmingham, August 2026, and market rate research, Alabama, 2026. Ranges are indicative and vary by facility, length of stay and coverage.