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Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers in Cobbham, Athens, GA

Drug and alcohol treatment for Cobbham and the neighboring parts of Athens is listed on this page, taking in providers that also serve Normaltown, Downtown and Boulevard. Scroll down for the full list, with the levels of care and payment options each one offers. We aim to check listings for Cobbham and the surrounding areas of Westside, Watkinsville and Five Points against the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, SAMHSA, The Joint Commission and CARF International. Compare the programs and contact any provider directly.

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7 Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities in Cobbham (Athens)

DM and ADR Inc – Athens

1710 Commerce Road, Athens, Georgia, 30607

4.3★★★★☆38

Joint Commission

DetoxOutpatientTelehealth+1

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+2

MATMethadoneYoung adults+4

Spanish spoken

DM and ADR Inc – Athens operates from 1710 Commerce Road in Athens, Jackson County, Georgia, offering addiction detox, dual diagnosis treatment, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and outpatient services (OP). Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living…

View facility (706) 552-0688

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 · +30 more

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Buprenorphine-Assisted Detox · Carfentanil Detox Program · Clonidine and Lofexidine Detox · Codeine Detox Program · Continuing Care · Detox by Substance · Detox Centers · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · +27 more

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Addiction Counseling · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Contingency Management · Counseling and Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy · +2 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Early HIV Intervention · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Men's Medicare Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · Men's Rehab · Men's Telehealth · +15 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Hepatitis C Treatment · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Peer Support · Practical Support · +4 more

Languages

Spanish Speaking Rehab

Insurance accepted

Aetna · Anthem / Elevance Health · BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield) · CareSource · Cigna Healthcare · Georgia Medicaid · Humana · Medicaid · Medicare · Peach State · +3 more

Alliance Recovery Center – Athens

119 Sycamore Drive, Athens, Georgia, 30606

4.3★★★★☆69

CARF accredited

OutpatientTelehealthAftercare

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+4

Co-occurring DisordersMATMethadone+5

Based at 119 Sycamore Drive in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, Alliance Recovery Center – Athens provides dual diagnosis treatment, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and outpatient services (OP). Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living at home. People…

View facility (706) 850-2121

Substances treated

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Continuing Care · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient MAT Clinic · Outpatient Rehab · Overdose Prevention Education · Post-Treatment Follow-Up · Recurrence Prevention · +1 more

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Contingency Management · Counseling and Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · +4 more

Mental health

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

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Men's Medicare Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · Men's Rehab · Men's Telehealth · Rehab for Sexual Abuse Survivors · +7 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Education and Job Training · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Hepatitis C Treatment · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Peer Support · +6 more

Insurance accepted

Georgia Medicaid · Medicaid · Medicare · TRICARE

Athens Area Commencement Center – Athens

1175 Mitchell Bridge Road, Athens, Georgia, 30606

4.0★★★★☆21

CARF accredited

DetoxPHPIOP+2

Accepts InsuranceAccepts State InsuranceSelf-Pay

Co-occurring DisordersMATTeens+5

Athens Area Commencement Center – Athens is located at 1175 Mitchell Bridge Road in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia and delivers addiction detox, intensive outpatient program (IOP), medication-assisted treatment (MAT), outpatient services (OP) and partial hospitalization program (PHP). Care runs to…

View facility (706) 546-7355

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol Detox · Alcohol MAT Friendly · Alcohol Medication Treatment · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Ativan (Lorazepam) Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Benzodiazepine Rehab · Binge Drinking Treatment · +50 more

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Alcohol Detox Program · Ativan (Lorazepam) Detox Program · Benzodiazepine Detox Program · Buprenorphine-Assisted Detox · Carfentanil Detox Program · Clonidine and Lofexidine Detox · Cocaine Detox Program · Codeine Detox Program · Continuing Care · +40 more

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Addiction Counseling · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy · +2 more

Mental health

Psychosocial Rehabilitation · Social Skills Training

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 Rehab · Teen Boys Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Teen Boys Rehab · +15 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Peer Support · Practical Support · Recovery Support Services · Self Help Groups

Insurance accepted

TRICARE

Advantage Behavioral Health Systems – Athens (Miles Street)

199 Miles Street, Athens, Georgia, 30601

3.0★★★☆☆~~101~~

CARF accredited

DetoxResidentialPHP+4

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+6

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+5

Deaf and HoH

Advantage Behavioral Health Systems – Athens (Miles Street) operates from 199 Miles Street in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, offering addiction detox, dual diagnosis treatment, intensive outpatient program (IOP), medication-assisted treatment (MAT), outpatient services (OP), partial hospitalization program (PHP) and residential…

View facility (706) 354-3970

Substances treated

Levels of care

14-Day Rehab · 21-Day Rehab · 30-Day Rehab · Addiction Retreat · Aftercare and Continuing Care · Alcohol Detox Program · Anxiety Retreat · Ativan (Lorazepam) Detox Program · Benzodiazepine Detox Program · Carfentanil Detox Program · +57 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

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

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Men's Medicare Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · Men's Rehab · Men's Residential Rehab · +34 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 · Peer Support · Practical Support · +5 more

Languages

CARF Accredited Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Detox · 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

Aetna · Ambetter (Centene) · BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield) · CareSource · Cigna Healthcare · Georgia Medicaid · Humana · Medicaid · Medicare · Meritain Health · +7 more

Advantage Behavioral Health Systems – Athens (Mitchell Bridge Road)

240 Mitchell Bridge Road, Athens, Georgia, 30606

3.0★★★☆☆~~101~~

SAMHSA listed

ResidentialPHPOutpatient+2

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+6

Co-occurring DisordersTrauma-informedTeens+5

Spanish spoken

Based at 240 Mitchell Bridge Road in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, Advantage Behavioral Health Systems – Athens (Mitchell Bridge Road) provides dual diagnosis treatment, outpatient services (OP), partial hospitalization program (PHP) and residential inpatient. Care is delivered on site, so…

View facility (706) 389-6767

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Concerta Rehab · Dexedrine Rehab · Kratom Rehab · Nicotine and Tobacco Treatment · Prescription Stimulant Rehab · Ritalin Rehab · Smoking Cessation Counseling · Stimulant Rehab · Vaping Cessation · +1 more

Levels of care

30-Day Rehab · Addiction Retreat · Anxiety Retreat · Depression Retreat · Dual Diagnosis Retreat · Evening Treatment · Mental Health Retreat · Non-12-Step Rehab · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient Rehab · +8 more

Therapies

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

Mental health

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) · Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Crisis Intervention · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · First Episode Psychosis · Illness Management and Recovery · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Crisis Services · +7 more

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Court Ordered Medicare Rehab · Court Ordered Outpatient Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Court Referral Accepted · Senior Outpatient Rehab · Senior PHP · Senior Rehab · +13 more

Support services

Case Management · Chronic Illness Management · Education and Job Training · Health and Wellness Support · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Nutrition and Fitness Counseling · Peer Support · Recovery Support Services · Suicide Prevention Services · +3 more

Languages

Spanish Speaking Rehab

Insurance accepted

Aetna · Ambetter (Centene) · BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield) · CareSource · Cigna Healthcare · Georgia Medicaid · Humana · Medicaid · Medicare · Meritain Health · +7 more

Advantage Behavioral Health Systems – Athens (Bray Street)

250 Bray Street, Athens, Georgia, 30601

2.4★★☆☆☆14

SAMHSA listed

ResidentialPHPOutpatient+2

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+6

Co-occurring DisordersTrauma-informedTeens+5

Spanish spoken

Advantage Behavioral Health Systems – Athens (Bray Street) is located at 250 Bray Street in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia and delivers dual diagnosis treatment, outpatient services (OP), partial hospitalization program (PHP) and residential inpatient. Care is delivered on site, so…

View facility (706) 389-6767

Substances treated

Levels of care

Therapies

Mental health

Groups served

Support services

Languages

Spanish Speaking Rehab

Insurance accepted

Aetna · Ambetter (Centene) · BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield) · CareSource · Cigna Healthcare · Georgia Medicaid · Humana · Medicaid · Medicare · Meritain Health · +7 more

Family Counseling Service of Athens – Athens

1435 Oglethorpe Avenue, Athens, Georgia, 30606

SAMHSA listed

OutpatientTelehealthAftercare

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+3

Co-occurring DisordersTrauma-informedVeterans+9

Family Counseling Service of Athens – Athens is located at 1435 Oglethorpe Avenue in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia and delivers outpatient services (OP). Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living at home. Those looking in the…

View facility (706) 549-7755

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 · +31 more

Levels of care

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

Therapies

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

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · PTSD Treatment · Social Skills Training · Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment · +1 more

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Court Ordered MAT · Court Ordered Medicare Rehab · Court Ordered Outpatient Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Court Referral Accepted · DUI and DWI Programs · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · +46 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Intervention Services · Peer Support · Practical Support · Recovery Support Services · Suicide Prevention Services · Waitlist Interim Services

Insurance accepted

Georgia Medicaid · Medicaid · Medicare · TRICARE

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Common questions about Cobbham (Athens)

Answered from what is listed here.

Which neighborhoods near Cobbham have treatment listed?

Boulevard sits under a mile from Cobbham, Athens, and carries its own listings, making it the closest neighborhood to check first. Downtown Athens and Normaltown are also close by within Clarke County, with Five Points a short drive south.

Bogart sits further out toward the county edge. Each listing names the levels of care it runs, so the nearest option is not always the right match.

Rehabs in Boulevardhttps://rehabseekers.com/locations/us/georgia/athens-ga/boulevard-athens/

Is there residential rehab in Cobbham, Athens?

Overnight residential care appears in the Cobbham listings, with detox, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, standard outpatient and telehealth recorded beside it. Licensing across Clarke County comes from the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, and an entry states which of those levels it operates on site.

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Is there rehab for pregnant women in Cobbham, Athens?

Programs for pregnant women are listed in Cobbham, and listings across Athens also flag teen, young adult, older adult, women's, men's and couples care, with co-occurring mental health treatment and medication-assisted treatment noted where provided.

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How much does rehab cost in Cobbham, Athens?

Residential care around Cobbham typically runs $6,000 to $25,000 a month, partial hospitalization $7,000 to $13,500, and standard outpatient $1,200 to $5,000. Georgia Medicaid is accepted where facilities take it.

Advantage Behavioral Health Systems, the community service board for this part of Athens, is the route for anyone without insurance, and sliding scale fees are flagged on listings offering them.

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Who licenses rehab facilities in Cobbham, Athens?

Licensing for Cobbham, Athens providers is issued by the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, the state body covering Clarke County. Joint Commission and CARF accreditation is awarded separately by those organizations. Licensing, accreditation and federal listing are labeled apart, and our team works to confirm each against its awarding body.

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Setting and Surroundings

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

Airport

Athens Ben Epps Airport

Anderson Regional Airport 51 mi · DeKalb Peachtree Airport 55 mi

3.4 miles

Hill or mountain

Coon Mountain

Turkey Creek Mountain 19 mi · Jacks Creek Mountain 20 mi

11 miles

Lake

Burke Lake

Sandy Creek O Trail Creek Lake 1.5 mi · Dupont Lake 2.4 mi

0.9 miles

Hospital

St Mary'S Hospital

Nearest emergency department · Hospitals within 10 miles: 2

5.1 miles

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Drug and Alcohol Rehabs in Cobbham, Athens

Cobbham sits northwest of downtown Athens and is the city’s oldest intact neighborhood, laid out in the 1830s by Thomas Cobb.

The neighborhood holds substantial antebellum and Victorian housing and is a local historic district.

It sits between downtown and Normaltown.

Cobbham holds seven listings.

Clarke County’s overdose figures have moved the wrong way. Provisional CDC counts put drug overdose deaths at 30 in the twelve months to December 2025, against 27 four years earlier. The counts are small enough that year-to-year movement should be read with caution, but the direction runs against the national trend.

Cobbham is settled, affluent and among the most cohesive neighborhoods in Athens, with very low residential turnover.

What presents here is largely alcohol, sustained over years in households where money is not the constraint and nothing external has forced the issue.

The neighborhood’s size means the visibility of seeking help is a genuine consideration rather than a minor one.

Georgia has not expanded Medicaid. It runs Georgia Pathways to Coverage, which requires 80 hours a month of qualifying activity and has enrolled a small fraction of those originally projected.

Neighboring Normaltown, Downtown and Boulevard carry their own listings, with the full metro picture on the Athens page.

Which Level of Care Do You Need

The figures below describe what is listed in Cobbham and the streets immediately around it. The whole metro shares one treatment market, so the Athens page carries the full catchment.

Medically Supervised Detox

For physical dependence the sequence opens with detox, typically three to seven days of supervised withdrawal. Piedmont Athens Regional is a short drive north and for most households here a private facility rather than a public service is the usual route. Alcohol withdrawal carries its highest risk in the first seventy-two hours, so this step needs arranging rather than attempted at home. Clarke County’s counts are small, so the direction of travel matters more than any single year’s figure. Cobbham sits northwest of downtown and is a local historic district. Withdrawal from alcohol, benzodiazepines and opioids each follow different courses, and a program should say which it is set up to manage.

Inpatient Residential Treatment

In residential care a person stays on site for the duration, typically a month to three. Households here can generally access the wider private market, and the month’s absence from a neighborhood this settled is usually the obstacle rather than the fee. Advantage Behavioral Health Systems is the community service board covering Clarke and the surrounding counties and operates on a sliding scale regardless of ability to pay. Asking what happens in the final week tells you more about a residential program than asking what happens in the first.

Outpatient, IOP and PHP Treatment

Assessment against ASAM criteria produces a specific tier, and a program that cannot tell you yours is worth questioning. Downtown is walkable and the evening provision across the town is genuinely accessible. Downtown sits a short walk southeast of the neighborhood. A waiting list for one level of care does not mean a wait for all of them, so ask what could start sooner.

Dual Diagnosis and Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment

Co-occurring treatment handles the addiction and the mental health condition simultaneously, which is what the evidence supports. Advantage handles mental health and addiction within one organization, which removes a handover that causes problems elsewhere. Anxiety alongside long-running evening drinking is the presentation local practices report most. The neighborhood sits between downtown and Normaltown northwest of the center. Trauma-informed is a term used loosely, so it is worth asking what a program actually does differently.

Sober Living Homes and Transitional Living

Sober living means shared substance-free housing for the months following treatment. The Georgia Association of Recovery Residences certifies homes as the state affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences, and certification is voluntary, so ask directly. Property values rule out recovery housing within Cobbham, and residents who need it look further out. Checking that a residence is actually certified before committing is worth doing whichever route you take.

Addiction Treatment Cost and Insurance Coverage in Cobbham

Cobbham prices near the top of the Athens range, and private treatment is within reach for most households here.

How Much Does Addiction Rehab Cost?

Medical detox across Athens runs roughly $1,380 to $4,650 a week, residential treatment $5,700 to $23,200 a month, partial hospitalization $6,700 to $12,800 a month, intensive outpatient $2,450 to $8,550 a month and standard outpatient $1,180 to $4,800 a month.

Cost is rarely the constraint in this neighborhood. Discretion and the time commitment are, and a program outside the immediate area addresses both more effectively.

Standard rehab and detox, Athens and the wider Georgia market
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

Luxury and executive programs, Georgia
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 and Medicare are both common here, and many working-age adults hold neither.

Coverage and approval are separate steps. Authorization comes before admission for detox and residential care, and network status settles what you pay more than the rate does. Records of addiction treatment sit under 42 CFR Part 2, a tighter federal standard than ordinary medical privacy, which matters in a neighborhood this settled.

Free and State-Funded Addiction Rehab in Cobbham

Georgia has not expanded Medicaid. An adult without children or a qualifying disability generally cannot get coverage here at any income unless they meet those requirements.

For anyone in the coverage gap, that route rather than the private market is the realistic one.

The University of Georgia’s student health service is a separate and usually faster route for anyone enrolled, and it does not automatically involve the university’s disciplinary process.

More Help and Recovery Support

Piedmont Athens Regional and St. Mary’s Hospital both serve the metro, with the nearest Level I trauma centers in Atlanta and Augusta.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets widely across Athens, with several long-established groups within walking distance. Narcotics Anonymous operates a northeast Georgia area, and SMART Recovery meets nearby. Normaltown, Downtown and Boulevard carry further listings, with more across Athens and Georgia.

Free and confidential, available now

Georgia Crisis and Access Line — 1-800-715-4225, free and 24 hours a day 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988

References and Citations

Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities — community service board network and Advantage Behavioral Health Systems coverage.
Georgia Pathways to Coverage — the state’s limited Medicaid program and its work requirement.
CDC National Center for Health Statistics — VSRR provisional county-level drug overdose death counts, Clarke County, twelve months ending December 2021 and December 2025, data as of 5 July 2026.
Rehab Seekers directory listings, Cobbham and Athens, August 2026, and market rate research, Georgia, 2026. Ranges are indicative and vary by facility, length of stay and coverage.