Top Ester, AK Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers

Ester sits west of the interior hub near the old mining ground. Residential treatment, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and outpatient programs are listed nearby, alongside opioid treatment programs and medication-assisted treatment. The best Ester programs are set out below for you to compare. We work to confirm listings from sources such as Alaska Department of Health facility records, national treatment records and accreditation records held with CARF or the Joint Commission. People travel from College, South Van Horn and Chena Ridge for care. Review the best programs below.
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Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers in Ester, AK

Interior AIDS Association – Fairbanks
710 3rd Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701
5.0★★★★★4
CARF accredited
OutpatientTelehealthAftercare
Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+4
MATMethadoneYoung adults+5

Interior AIDS Association operates from 710 3rd Avenue in Fairbanks. The site sits in Fairbanks North Star County, which shapes which public funding routes apply. Nearby communities include Badger, College and Ester. Alaska draws people across long distances for treatment, so travel time is worth weighing against waiting time. Outpatient care is delivered here, alongside medication-assisted treatment, an opioid treatment program and telehealth appointments. Which level fits depends on the assessment rather than on what…

0.9 miBentley Island4.3 miFairbanks International AirportServes9 towns
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 · +27 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 · Recurrence Prevention · +1 more

Therapies

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

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 · Men's TRICARE Rehab · Pregnant Women MAT · +13 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

Medicaid · Medicare · TRICARE · VA Community Care

Turning Point Counseling Services – Fairbanks
315 5th Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701
4.0★★★★☆31
CARF accredited
IOPOutpatientTelehealth+1
Accepts InsuranceAccepts TRICAREState Funded+1
Co-occurring DisordersTrauma-informedVeterans+9
Spanish spokenDeaf and HoH

Turning Point Counseling Services operates from 315 5th Avenue in Fairbanks. The site sits in Fairbanks North Star County, which shapes which public funding routes apply. Nearby communities include Badger, College and Ester. Alaska draws people across long distances for treatment, so travel time is worth weighing against waiting time. Intensive outpatient and outpatient care are delivered here, alongside telehealth appointments and care for co-occurring mental health conditions. Which level fits depends on the assessment…

0.6 miBentley Island4.6 miFairbanks International AirportServes9 towns
Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol MAT Friendly · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Binge Drinking Treatment · Carfentanil Rehab · Chronic Pain and Substance Use · Codeine Rehab · Concerta Rehab · +34 more

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Continuing Care · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient Rehab · Overdose Prevention Education · Post-Treatment Follow-Up · Recurrence Prevention · +1 more

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Activity Therapy · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Contingency Management · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) · +10 more

Mental health

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

Groups served

Active Duty Military Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Active Duty Military Outpatient Rehab · Active Duty Military Rehab · Active Duty Military Telehealth · Active Duty Military Trauma Rehab · Active Duty Military TRICARE Rehab · Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Court Ordered MAT · +65 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Education and Job Training · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Housing and Employment Support · Practical Support · Recovery Support Services · Self Help Groups · Suicide Prevention Services · +2 more

Languages

CARF Accredited Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Spanish Speaking Rehab

Insurance accepted

BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield) · Moda Health · TRICARE · TriWest Healthcare Alliance · VA Community Care

2.9★★★☆☆18
CARF accredited
OutpatientTelehealthAftercare
Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts TRICARE+2
Co-occurring DisordersTrauma-informedTeens+6

Family Centered Services of Alaska operates from 1825 Marika Road in Fairbanks. The site sits in Fairbanks North Star County, which shapes which public funding routes apply. Nearby communities include Chena Ridge, College and Ester. Distance matters here, and the nearest option is not always the one that fits. Outpatient care is delivered here, alongside telehealth appointments and care for co-occurring mental health conditions. Which level fits depends on the assessment rather than on what…

1.1 miAlaskaland3.8 miFairbanks International AirportServes9 towns
Substances treated

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

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Non-12-Step Rehab · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient Rehab · Overdose Prevention Education · Post-Treatment Follow-Up · Recurrence Prevention · Weekend Rehab

Therapies

Activity Therapy · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Contingency Management · Counseling and Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · +7 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Crisis Intervention · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Crisis Services · Mental Health Treatment · Mobile Crisis Response · Psychiatric Medication Management · +5 more

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · Men's PTSD Rehab · Men's Rehab · Men's Telehealth · +31 more

Support services

Case Management · Education and Job Training · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Practical Support · Recovery Support Services · Self Help Groups · +3 more

Insurance accepted

Medicaid · TRICARE · VA Community Care

1.9★★☆☆☆11
SAMHSA listed
ResidentialTelehealth
Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts TRICARE+1
Trauma-informedTeensCouples+1

Family Centered Services of Alaska operates from 3101 Lathrop Street in Fairbanks. The site sits in Fairbanks North Star County, which shapes which public funding routes apply. Nearby communities include Badger, Chena Ridge and College. Distance matters here, and the nearest option is not always the one that fits. Residential treatment is delivered here, alongside telehealth appointments. Which level fits depends on the assessment rather than on what is available, so the useful first question…

1.6 miAlaskaland3.4 miFairbanks International AirportServes9 towns
Substances treated

Nicotine and Tobacco Treatment

Levels of care

30-Day Rehab · Anxiety Retreat · Depression Retreat · Mental Health Retreat · Online Rehab and Telehealth · PTSD Retreat · Residential Rehab · Teen Retreat · Trauma Retreat · Treatment Retreats

Therapies

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

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · PTSD Treatment · Serious Emotional Disturbance · +1 more

Groups served

Couples Rehab · Teen PTSD Rehab · Teen Rehab · Teen Residential Rehab · Teen Telehealth · Teen Trauma Rehab · Teen TRICARE Rehab · Trauma Informed Rehab · Trauma Survivor Programs

Support services

Case Management · Education and Job Training · Housing and Employment Support · Recovery Support Services

Insurance accepted

Medicaid · TRICARE · VA Community Care

Alaska Behavioral Health – Fairbanks
1423 Peger Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709
2.6★★★☆☆42
SAMHSA listed
PHPOutpatientTelehealth+1
Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+4
Co-occurring DisordersTrauma-informedVeterans+6

Alaska Behavioral Health operates from 1423 Peger Road in Fairbanks. The site sits in Fairbanks North Star County, which shapes which public funding routes apply. Nearby communities include Chena Ridge, College and Ester. Alaska draws people across long distances for treatment, so travel time is worth weighing against waiting time. Partial hospitalization and outpatient care are delivered here, alongside telehealth appointments and care for co-occurring mental health conditions. Which level fits depends on the assessment…

0.2 miAlaskaland2.8 miFairbanks International AirportServes9 towns
Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Concerta Rehab · Dexedrine Rehab · Nicotine and Tobacco Treatment · Nicotine Replacement Therapy · Prescription Stimulant Rehab · Ritalin Rehab · Smoking Cessation Counseling · Smoking Cessation Medication · Stimulant Rehab · +2 more

Levels of care

Evening Treatment · Non-12-Step Rehab · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient Rehab · Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) · Walk-In Rehab · Weekend Rehab

Therapies

Activity Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) · EMDR Therapy · 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 · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · First Episode Psychosis · Illness Management and Recovery · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Crisis Services · Mental Health Treatment · +6 more

Groups served

Active Duty Military Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Active Duty Military Medicare Rehab · Active Duty Military Outpatient Rehab · Active Duty Military PTSD Rehab · Active Duty Military Rehab · Active Duty Military Telehealth · Active Duty Military Trauma Rehab · Active Duty Military TRICARE Rehab · Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · +32 more

Support services

Case Management · Chronic Illness Management · Health and Wellness Support · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Intensive Case Management · Peer Support · Recovery Support Services · Vocational Rehabilitation

Insurance accepted

Medicaid · Medicare · TRICARE · VA Community Care

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Common questions about Ester

Answered from what is listed here.

What other places near Ester have treatment listed?

College sits about 9 miles from Ester and has treatment listed there, the shortest drive from the borough. Anchorage, Wasilla and Nenana are listed further afield, and telehealth covers people who cannot make the drive.

Rehabs in College, AKhttps://rehabseekers.com/locations/us/alaska/college/
Is PHP treatment listed in Ester?

Ester has partial hospitalization listed, with residential care above it when someone must stay overnight and intensive outpatient under it for anyone already back at work full time.

The Alaska Division of Behavioral Health approves providers serving the Fairbanks North Star Borough, and CARF accreditation is separate from that approval.

Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP)https://rehabseekers.com/programs/outpatient/php/
Where can adolescents in Ester find substance use treatment?

Adolescent care is listed around Ester at standard outpatient and intensive outpatient level, with partial hospitalization where a daytime structure is needed and residential care where an admission is required. Alaska Medicaid covers families who qualify, and telehealth is listed so sessions carry on when the drive into the borough is impractical.

Teen Rehabhttps://rehabseekers.com/specialized/teen-rehab/

Setting and Surroundings

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

Airport
Fairbanks International Airport
Nenana Municipal Airport 38 mi · Clear Airport 51 mi
7.0 miles
Hill or mountain
Ester Dome
Murphy Dome 11 mi · Birch Hill 12 mi
0.4 miles
Lake
Ace Lake
Lake Killarney 4.1 mi · Ballaine Lake 6.4 mi
3.3 miles
Hospital
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
Nearest emergency department · Hospitals within 10 miles: 1
10 miles

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Substance Use Disorder Recovery Programs in Ester, AK

Every option open to someone in Ester has another town’s address on it. For a small place this close to a larger one that is ordinary rather than alarming, and the practical distance is what matters: the nearest listing sits 5 miles away in 30-Day Rehab.

The ring is what to look at. Inside twenty-five miles the page carries 15 listings, which counts as a small number of options once you compare it with the rest of Alaska, and much of that provision also shows on the pages for Goldstream, Chena Ridge and College. Which levels a program runs, and whether it is taking people this month, matters more than where its front door is.

Alaska does not run treatment through county authorities, because it does not have counties. Programs are approved by the state as community behavioral health services providers under 7 AAC 70.030, with separate approval categories for the levels they intend to deliver, and public money moves through one statewide grant system rather than a local one. Opioid settlement funds are competed out across seven public health regions plus a single statewide grantee, so what a program can offer for free this year is a fair thing to ask about directly.