Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers in Austin, IN
This page lists the drug and alcohol treatment providers in and around Austin, Indiana, including those serving Scottsburg, Seymour and Salem. Scroll down to compare what each one offers, from assessment through to aftercare, and how to get in touch.
Records for Austin are reviewed against the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction, SAMHSA, The Joint Commission and CARF International. Indiana expanded Medicaid in 2015 through the Healthy Indiana Plan, and that shapes which route into treatment is realistic.
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Drug and Alcohol Rehabs in Austin, Indiana
Austin sits in Scott County in southern Indiana, with around 4,300 residents.
In 2015 this town of a few thousand people had one of the largest HIV outbreaks in American history, driven by injection of prescription opioids and the absence of any syringe service.
Louisville is around forty-five minutes south.
County-level overdose counts are not published separately for smaller Texas counties, so the state picture is the better guide here.
The Healthy Indiana Plan is the state’s Medicaid expansion, covering roughly 750,000 adults since 2015. Addiction treatment is a covered benefit.
Unlike most states, Indiana can bill Medicaid for residential addiction treatment for adults aged 21 to 64, under a federal waiver. Residential care is therefore reachable for people on the Healthy Indiana Plan.
Local coordination in Scott County runs through a certified Community Mental Health Center.
Neighboring Scottsburg, Seymour and Salem carry their own listings, with the wider picture across Indiana.
Which Level of Care Do You Need
The figures below cover providers listed in Austin and the surrounding parts of Scott County. Louisville and Indianapolis are both a considerable distance away. Ask whether a peer supporter or recovery coach is part of the program.
Medically Supervised Detox
Medically supervised detox sees someone through withdrawal, typically over three to seven days. Scott Memorial Health serves the town and surrounding county. Risk peaks in the opening seventy-two hours for alcohol and benzodiazepine withdrawal.
Inpatient Residential Treatment
Residential placement means a live-in stay, most often thirty, sixty or ninety days. Scott County holds limited residential capacity, though the response to the 2015 outbreak built more local provision than a county this size would normally carry.
Outpatient, IOP and PHP Treatment
Indiana’s DMHA certifies providers and grants ASAM 3.1 and 3.5 designations, so asking what a program holds is reasonable. Whether someone can continue prescribed buprenorphine or methadone during a program is worth establishing before admission rather than after.
Dual Diagnosis and Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
Both conditions are addressed concurrently under dual diagnosis care. LifeSpring Health Systems serves this county as a Community Mental Health Center.
Sober Living Homes and Transitional Living
Transitional recovery housing gives people a substance-free shared home following treatment. Indiana’s DMHA certifies providers and grants ASAM 3.1 and 3.5 designations, so asking what a program holds is reasonable. Addiction providers in Indiana are certified by DMHA, and a legitimate program will confirm what designations it holds.
Addiction Treatment Cost and Insurance Coverage in Austin
Austin household incomes are among the lowest in Indiana, and poverty here runs well above the state figure. Listings in Austin itself are limited, so the practical search usually extends into the surrounding county and beyond. Scott County is small enough that annual overdose counts are not published separately, so the state picture is the better guide. Ask what the waiting time actually is rather than whether there is a wait, because the two answers are often very different and residential generally runs longer than outpatient.
How Much Does Addiction Rehab Cost?
Expect roughly $1,350 to $4,700 per week for medical detox, $5,700 to $23,000 per month residential, and $1,200 to $12,800 monthly across the outpatient levels.
Scott County has recorded a substantial fall in overdose deaths over four years. This county was the site of the 2015 HIV outbreak, and what was built here afterwards, including a syringe service and expanded treatment, is why the picture changed.
| 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. Medicaid covers the majority of working-age residents here. Employer plans are very limited locally.
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. What happened here in 2015 is the clearest demonstration in the country of what withdrawing harm reduction from a rural community costs, and of what restoring it achieves.
Free and State-Funded Addiction Rehab in Austin
The Healthy Indiana Plan is the state’s Medicaid expansion, covering roughly 750,000 adults since 2015. Addiction treatment is a covered benefit. Much of Indiana outside the metros is genuinely rural, and distance is the practical obstacle there. Programs serving wide catchments will often compress attendance into fewer, longer days if asked at the outset.
Unlike most states, Indiana can bill Medicaid for residential addiction treatment for adults aged 21 to 64, under a federal waiver. Residential care is therefore reachable for people on the Healthy Indiana Plan. Local coordination in Scott County runs through a certified Community Mental Health Center. Find out how the program handles someone who has been through treatment before.
The CCBHC obligation to serve regardless of coverage or residence makes those clinics the practical route for anyone without insurance in Indiana. A share of Indiana’s settlement money goes directly to counties, whose spending decisions are locally published.
Indiana’s DMHA certifies providers and grants ASAM 3.1 and 3.5 designations, so asking what a program holds is reasonable. All three approved medications are available in Indiana, but provision between programs is inconsistent, so ask directly.
Free naloxone is distributed statewide in Indiana, and no prescription is needed at any point. Calling for help during an overdose in Indiana brings limited protection from certain possession charges, on condition that the caller identifies themselves and remains at the scene.
The Recovery Residence Designation is voluntary in Indiana but meaningful, and worth asking about before committing. Ask what the waiting time actually is rather than whether there is a wait, because the two answers are often very different and residential generally runs longer than outpatient.
MDwise left Indiana’s Medicaid managed care programs on 1 January 2026, and its members were reassigned. Anyone whose treatment was authorized through MDwise should confirm the position with their new plan. Indiana’s peer recovery certification requires lived experience and training, and programs using certified peers tend to retain people better.
Syringe services require local approval in Indiana and have been discontinued in some counties after initially operating.
More Help and Recovery Support
Scott Memorial Health serves the area, with Level I trauma care in Louisville and Indianapolis.
Scottsburg, Seymour and Salem carry further listings, with more across Indiana.
Free and confidential, available now
SAMHSA National Helpline — 1-800-662-HELP (4357), free, confidential and 24 hours a day 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988
References and Citations
- Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Division of Mental Health and Addiction — provider certification, ASAM designations and Community Mental Health Centers.
- Indiana Medicaid — Healthy Indiana Plan coverage, the IMD waiver for residential treatment and managed care entity changes.
- Indiana Department of Health — naloxone standing order and free distribution sites.
- 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, Austin and Austin, August 2026, and market rate research, Indiana, 2026. Ranges are indicative and vary by facility, length of stay and coverage.