Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers in Citra, FL
Drug and alcohol treatment providers serving Citra, Florida are listed on this page, alongside those covering nearby Mount Dora, Labelle and Fort Pierce. Scroll down to see which levels of care each one runs, what insurance it takes and how to make contact.
Records for Citra are reviewed against the Florida Department of Children and Families, SAMHSA, The Joint Commission and CARF International. Florida has not expanded Medicaid, and that shapes which route into treatment is realistic.
1 Drug and Alcohol Rehab Treatment Centers in Citra, FL
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Drug and Alcohol Rehabs in Citra, Florida
Citra sits in northern Marion County among the thoroughbred horse farms, with a small scattered population.
The community was a major citrus center before the freezes of the 1890s destroyed the industry this far north.
Gainesville lies around forty minutes north and Ocala twenty minutes south.
Provisional counts put Marion County at 109 overdose deaths for the twelve months ending December 2025, down 44 percent from 195 four years prior.
That is among the steeper falls recorded anywhere in the country over the same period.
Eligibility here is unusually tight. Without dependent children an adult cannot get Florida Medicaid at any income, and parents qualify only under roughly $7,500 a year for a household of three.
Some 800,000 residents fall between Medicaid eligibility and Marketplace subsidies, with no realistic route to affordable cover.
The wider picture across Florida covers the rest of the state.
Which Level of Care Do You Need
The figures below cover providers listed in Citra and the surrounding parts of Marion County. Ocala and Gainesville are both within reasonable reach. Ask whether family can be involved and in what way, because provision on this varies widely and matters more than people expect. Ask what the next step is and when it happens, since a vague answer at this stage usually means a long wait behind it. Find out who will be the point of contact after admission, since a named person makes the following weeks considerably easier.
Medically Supervised Detox
The detox phase covers withdrawal with medical oversight, typically lasting three to seven days. AdventHealth Ocala and UF Health Shands in Gainesville serve the area. Alcohol and benzodiazepine withdrawal is most dangerous in the opening seventy-two hours, which is why supervision matters.
Inpatient Residential Treatment
A residential stay involves living at the program, usually for thirty, sixty or ninety days. Marion County holds moderate residential capacity, concentrated in Ocala.
Outpatient, IOP and PHP Treatment
DCF licensing applies to substance use providers across Florida, and a proper assessment names the tier clinically indicated rather than the one available. The nearest substantial provision here is a drive rather than a short trip, and that needs building into any plan rather than hoping it works out.
Dual Diagnosis and Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
Dual diagnosis provision treats both the addiction and the mental health condition at once rather than sequentially. Lutheran Services Florida Health Systems is the Managing Entity covering Marion and twenty-two other counties.
Sober Living Homes and Transitional Living
Sober living homes are shared houses run on a substance-free basis for people leaving treatment. Florida’s NARR affiliate certifies sober homes, though participation is voluntary and an uncertified house is not necessarily poor, so ask directly. Recovery housing here does not exist, and options mean traveling toward Ocala or Gainesville.
Addiction Treatment Cost and Insurance Coverage in Citra
Household incomes here sit below the state median, with agriculture and the horse industry dominant. Listings in Citra itself are limited, so the practical search usually extends into the surrounding county and beyond. Marion County has seen a substantial fall in overdose deaths over four years, in line with the statewide decline.
How Much Does Addiction Rehab Cost?
Costs across Florida sit at about $1,500 to $5,000 a week for detox, $6,200 to $26,000 a month for residential, $7,200 to $14,000 for partial hospitalization, $2,700 to $9,200 for intensive outpatient and $1,300 to $5,200 for standard outpatient.
Marion County recorded a 44 percent fall in overdose deaths over four years, tracking the statewide decline.
| Level of care | Monthly | Daily |
|---|---|---|
| Medical detox (7–14 days) | $1,500 – $4,900 per week | $220 – $700 |
| Residential inpatient | $6,000 – $25,000 | $200 – $830 |
| PHP | $7,000 – $13,500 | $230 – $450 |
| IOP | $2,500 – $9,000 | $80 – $300 |
| Outpatient | $1,200 – $5,000 | $40 – $170 |
| Level of care | Monthly | Daily |
|---|---|---|
| Residential inpatient | $17,000 – $50,000+ | $560 – $1,650+ |
| PHP | $14,000 – $32,000 | $470 – $1,070 |
| IOP | $9,000 – $24,000 | $300 – $800 |
| Outpatient | $5,000 – $15,000 | $170 – $500 |
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 are limited among the agricultural workforce. Florida Medicaid runs through Statewide Medicaid Managed Care, and seasonal work frequently carries neither.
Coverage and approval are separate steps. Prior authorization is standard before detox and residential admission, and network status usually decides your share of the bill. Being between two centers gives two directions to search rather than one, and admissions teams in both will discuss placement.
Free and State-Funded Addiction Rehab in Citra
Eligibility here is unusually tight. Without dependent children an adult cannot get Florida Medicaid at any income, and parents qualify only under roughly $7,500 a year for a household of three. Some 800,000 residents fall between Medicaid eligibility and Marketplace subsidies, with no realistic route to affordable cover. Distance is the practical obstacle in a county this size. Programs are used to people driving an hour or more, and most will discuss compressing attendance into fewer, longer days rather than losing someone to the journey.
Marion County’s publicly funded provision is coordinated by Lutheran Services Florida Health Systems, one of seven regional Managing Entities working under the Department of Children and Families. The publicly funded network runs on a fixed regional allocation, so capacity differs across Florida. Asking how long the wait actually is will tell you more than asking whether there is one. A question worth putting to every program: what proportion of people complete the course they recommend. Ask what the waiting time actually is rather than whether there is a wait, because the two answers are often very different. Ask whether the program has treated people in similar circumstances, because the answer tells you more than a general description of services.
Worth knowing: the uninsured rate here is projected to climb from 10.7 percent in 2023 to about 16.7 percent from 2026 following federal changes to Marketplace subsidies, affecting around 1.5 million people. There is a 2026 ballot measure seeking to expand Medicaid in Florida. Its result will decide whether the eligibility position set out above changes for the several hundred thousand people currently excluded.
Florida has recorded one of the steepest overdose declines in the country. The Medical Examiners Commission reported opioid-caused deaths down 42 percent and fentanyl-caused deaths down 46 percent in the first half of 2025 against the same period a year earlier. The cause is argued over. The state credits policing, while people working in harm reduction describe changes in how fentanyl is used alongside far broader naloxone availability. All 67 county health departments now distribute naloxone, and fentanyl test strips have been decriminalized in Florida.
More Help and Recovery Support
AdventHealth Ocala and UF Health Shands in Gainesville hold the nearest substantial provision.
Further listings appear across Florida.
Free and confidential, available now
Florida Statewide Crisis Line — dial 988, free and 24 hours a day 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988
References and Citations
- Florida Department of Children and Families, Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health — the seven regional Managing Entities and the publicly funded behavioral health network.
- Florida Medical Examiners Commission — interim 2025 Drugs in Deceased Persons Report, published May 2026.
- Florida Policy Institute and KFF — Medicaid coverage gap, eligibility thresholds and projected uninsured rates following the 2025 federal budget legislation.
- CDC National Center for Health Statistics — VSRR provisional county-level drug overdose death counts, twelve months ending December 2021 and December 2025, data as of 5 July 2026.
- Rehab Seekers directory listings, Citra and Citra, August 2026, and market rate research, Florida, 2026. Ranges are indicative and vary by facility, length of stay and coverage.