Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers in Pittsburg, KY
This page brings together drug and alcohol addiction treatment providers in Pittsburg, including nearby communities such as East Bernstadt, London, Livingston, North Corbin, and Annville. Scroll down to browse inpatient rehabs, outpatient programs, virtual treatment providers, counselors, and therapists nearby.
All Pittsburg addiction treatment centers listed below, including facilities serving Corbin, Mount Vernon, and Manchester, are reviewed against bodies such as the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, SAMHSA, The Joint Commission, and CARF International. Explore the options below.
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Drug and Alcohol Rehabs in Pittsburg, KY
Pittsburg is a small community in northern Laurel County, in southeastern Kentucky between London and Mount Vernon.
The Daniel Boone National Forest surrounds much of it, and I-75 runs a short distance east on its way toward Lexington.
In May 2025 a tornado struck Laurel County, killing nineteen people and destroying a large number of homes, and the recovery is still underway.
There is a figure here that runs against the state and it needs saying. Across Kentucky overdose deaths fell by more than half between 2021 and 2025. In Laurel County they did not.
Provisional CDC counts put drug overdose deaths in the county at 19 in the twelve months to December 2025, against 18 four years earlier, a slight increase while most of Kentucky halved.
What is reachable from Pittsburg is well out of proportion to the size of the place, because the London corridor sits within twelve miles.
Around twelve facilities are within that radius, including two indicating detox, two residential, three intensive outpatient and two partial hospitalization.
Cumberland River Behavioral Health is the regional Community Mental Health Center, covering Laurel alongside Bell, Clay, Harlan, Jackson, Knox, Rockcastle and Whitley.
Which Level of Care Do You Need
The figures below use a twelve-mile catchment with wider numbers where they change the picture, covering Pittsburg, London and the surrounding Laurel County communities.
Medically Supervised Detox
The first stage for anyone physically dependent is detox, where withdrawal is managed under medical observation before any longer program can begin. Around two facilities within twelve miles of Pittsburg indicate detox provision, rising to about six within thirty. That is genuine choice at the level that most often has to come first, and it is worth using rather than accepting the first opening.
Inpatient Residential Treatment
A residential stay means relocating into the program for thirty, sixty or ninety days rather than attending it. Around two facilities within twelve miles of Pittsburg indicate residential provision, rising to about seven within thirty. A residential stay of up to thirty days is covered by Kentucky Medicaid through the state waiver, so cost need not be the deciding factor.
Outpatient, IOP and PHP Treatment
Kentucky assesses against the American Society of Addiction Medicine continuum, which gives you a defined tier to hold a program to rather than a description it has chosen. Around ten providers within twelve miles offer standard outpatient services, three indicate intensive outpatient, two partial hospitalization and six medication-assisted treatment, rising to thirty-one and nine within thirty. Having the full continuum within a short drive is rare in rural Kentucky.
Dual Diagnosis and Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
Where a mental health condition sits alongside a substance use disorder, dual diagnosis care addresses both at once instead of one after the other. Around seven providers within twelve miles of Pittsburg indicate this work, rising to about nineteen within thirty. Given that the county is still working through the aftermath of the 2025 tornado, trauma alongside a substance use disorder is worth naming explicitly at a first appointment.
Sober Living Homes and Transitional Living
Transitional and sober living housing sits outside this directory. Standards in Kentucky come through the Kentucky Recovery Housing Network, which is the state’s National Alliance for Recovery Residences affiliate. Nothing obliges a residence to certify, so ask, and ask again if a program is recommending its own housing. Housing supply in Laurel County was reduced by the tornado, so where someone will live after treatment is a week-one question here.
Addiction Treatment Cost and Insurance Coverage in Pittsburg, KY
Southeastern Kentucky prices at the lower end of the state range, and the London corridor carries more provision than anywhere comparable in the region.
How Much Does Addiction Rehab Cost?
Medical detox near Pittsburg runs roughly $1,400 to $4,800 a week and is comparatively well supplied. Residential treatment costs $5,800 to $23,000 a month with Medicaid covering up to thirty days, partial hospitalization $6,800 to $13,000 a month, intensive outpatient $2,500 to $8,800 a month and standard outpatient $1,200 to $4,800 a month.
Because Laurel County’s overdose deaths have not fallen while the rest of Kentucky halved, and because reporting in 2026 raised questions about Medicaid billing in the state’s treatment industry, asking what proportion of a program’s hours are clinician-led is worth doing here in particular.
| Level of care | Monthly | Daily |
|---|---|---|
| Medical detox (7–14 days) | $1,400 – $4,800 per week | $200 – $685 |
| Residential inpatient | $5,800 – $23,000 | $190 – $765 |
| PHP | $6,800 – $13,000 | $225 – $435 |
| IOP | $2,500 – $8,800 | $85 – $295 |
| Outpatient | $1,200 – $4,800 | $40 – $160 |
| Level of care | Monthly | Daily |
|---|---|---|
| Residential inpatient | $16,000 – $48,000+ | $530 – $1,600 |
| PHP | $13,500 – $31,000 | $450 – $1,035 |
| IOP | $9,000 – $23,000 | $300 – $765 |
| Outpatient | $4,800 – $15,000 | $160 – $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. Six managed care organizations administer Kentucky Medicaid: Aetna Better Health, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Humana Healthy Horizons, Passport by Molina, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan and WellCare.
A plan covering treatment is not a plan approving it. Prior authorization is near-universal before detox and residential care, and in-network or out-of-network usually decides the bill. With six managed care organizations in Kentucky, the first thing any program will ask is which one you hold, so have it to hand.
Free and State-Funded Addiction Rehab in Pittsburg, KY
Cumberland River Behavioral Health is the regional Community Mental Health Center for Laurel County, one of the fourteen established under KRS Chapter 210 that between them cover all 120 Kentucky counties. It treats people whether they hold Medicaid, hold nothing, or fall somewhere between, and operates a crisis line around the clock.
House Bill 695 requires Kentucky to publish quality outcome ratings for behavioral health and substance use providers. That scorecard is worth reading before committing to a program, particularly after 2026 reporting on Medicaid billing practices in the state, and it is fair to ask how much treatment is clinician-led rather than peer-delivered.
More Help and Recovery Support
Saint Joseph London, a short drive south, is the county’s acute hospital, with Baptist Health Corbin further south and the Lexington hospitals around ninety minutes north.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets across Laurel County through the week, and Celebrate Recovery has a particularly strong presence in the southeastern counties. Narcotics Anonymous operates locally. Nearby London, Corbin and Mount Vernon carry further listings, with more across Kentucky.
One thing changes the arithmetic for many Kentuckians: the state’s 1115 waiver covers methadone and funds residential stays of up to thirty days, so Medicaid reaches further here than in most states.
Free and confidential, available now
Cumberland River Behavioral Health regional crisis line — 24 hours a day, whether or not you have Medicaid 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988
References and Citations
- CDC National Center for Health Statistics — VSRR provisional county-level drug overdose death counts, Laurel County, twelve months ending December 2021 and December 2025, data as of 5 July 2026.
- Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities — Cumberland River Behavioral Health regional Community Mental Health Center service area.
- Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services — Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider Scorecard, published under House Bill 695 section 22 (2025).
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — Kentucky Section 1115 substance use disorder demonstration, methadone coverage and residential stays of up to thirty days.
- Rehab Seekers directory listings, Pittsburg and Laurel County, August 2026, and market rate research, Kentucky, 2026. Ranges are indicative and vary by facility, length of stay and coverage.