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Top Lake Charles, LA Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers

Some 8 miles east of Sulphur, Lake Charles sits in Calcasieu Parish. Nothing may be listed in the city itself, in which case the closest programs are shown. What is listed nearby appears below. We aim to check every listing against SAMHSA records, Louisiana Department of Health licensing and Joint Commission or CARF accreditation. Accreditation is voluntary, so its absence alone means little. Start with the Lake Charles listings below.
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Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers in Lake Charles, LA

Rehab Services of SW LA – Lake Charles
751 Bayou Pines East Drive, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70601
5.0★★★★★5
OutpatientTelehealth
Accepts Medicaid
Co-occurring DisordersTrauma-informedTeens+3

Rehab Services of SW LA is at 751 Bayou Pines East Drive in Lake Charles. Westlake is 4.1 miles away and Prien 4.7. That radius takes in Westlake, Prien, Moss Bluff and Sulphur, all within 8 miles. Calcasieu County is the relevant authority here, which matters for anyone using state-funded care. Rehab Services of SW LA offers intensive outpatient and outpatient care. This is a mental health service rather than an addiction treatment facility. Sessions…

2.1 miClooney Island5.7 miLake Charles Regional AirportServes3 towns
Levels of care

Evening Treatment · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient Rehab · Weekend Rehab

Therapies

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Individual Therapy

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 · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · +5 more

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Senior Outpatient Rehab · Senior Rehab · Senior Telehealth · Teen Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Teen Outpatient Rehab · Teen PTSD Rehab · Teen Rehab · Teen Telehealth · Teen Trauma Rehab · +3 more

Support services

Case Management · Recovery Support Services · Suicide Prevention Services

Insurance accepted

Medicaid · TRICARE

Lake Detox – Lake Charles
2800 1st Avenue, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70601
5.0★★★★★2
Joint Commission
DetoxPHPIOP+3
Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts TRICARE+1
Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+9

Lake Detox is located at 2800 1st Avenue in Lake Charles, within 5.7 miles of Westlake and Prien. The practical catchment runs to roughly 10 miles, covering Westlake, Prien, Moss Bluff and Sulphur. Lake Charles sits in Calcasieu County, and the county's own provision is limited enough that this site draws from a wide area. Services run to detox, intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Approved medication runs alongside counseling, which is what medication-assisted treatment means…

3.8 miClooney Island5.5 miLake Charles Regional AirportServes3 towns
Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol MAT Friendly · Alcohol Medication Treatment · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Binge Drinking Treatment · Carfentanil Rehab · Chronic Pain and Substance Use · Cocaine Rehab · +40 more

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Carfentanil Detox Program · Cocaine Detox Program · Codeine Detox Program · Continuing Care · Crack Cocaine Detox Program · Crystal Meth Detox Program · Detox by Substance · Detox Centers · Discharge Planning · +31 more

Therapies

Addiction Counseling · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy · Motivational Interviewing

Mental health

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

Groups served

Active Duty Military Detox · Active Duty Military Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Active Duty Military Outpatient Rehab · Active Duty Military Rehab · Active Duty Military Suboxone · Active Duty Military Telehealth · Active Duty Military Trauma Rehab · Active Duty Military TRICARE Rehab · Adult Rehab · Court Ordered Detox · +60 more

Support services

Case Management · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Peer Support · Recovery Support Services

Insurance accepted

Aetna · Ambetter (Centene) · AmeriHealth · BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield) · Cigna Healthcare · Gilsbar · Healthy Blue · Humana · Medicaid · Optum · +2 more

Family and Youth Csl Agency – Lake Charles
220 Louie Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70601
4.2★★★★☆53
Outpatient
State FundedSelf-Pay
TeensSeniorsYoung adults+2

220 Louie Street in Lake Charles puts Family and Youth Csl Agency inside a short drive of Westlake, Prien and the towns around them. Within around 9 miles that includes Westlake, Prien, Moss Bluff and Sulphur. Calcasieu County is the relevant authority here, which matters for anyone using state-funded care. Care offered spans intensive outpatient and outpatient care. SAMHSA holds the federal registration; the Louisiana Department of Health the state license. This is a mental…

2.5 miClooney Island5.9 miLake Charles Regional AirportServes3 towns
Levels of care

Evening Treatment · Outpatient Rehab · Weekend Rehab

Therapies

Activity Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Individual Therapy · Specialized Therapy

Mental health

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

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Senior Outpatient Rehab · Senior Rehab · Teen Outpatient Rehab · Teen Rehab · Young Adult Rehab

Support services

Case Management · Recovery Support Services

Insurance accepted

TRICARE

BHG Lake Charles Treatment Center – Lake Charles
115 West McNeese Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70605
3.8★★★★☆41
Joint Commission
IOPOutpatientAftercare
Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+3
Co-occurring DisordersMATMethadone+9

BHG Lake Charles Treatment Center is at 115 West McNeese Street in Lake Charles. Prien is 3.7 miles away and Westlake 6.5. The practical catchment runs to roughly 9 miles, covering Prien, Westlake, Carlyss and Sulphur. Lake Charles sits in Calcasieu County, and the county's own provision is limited enough that this site draws from a wide area. BHG Lake Charles Treatment Center provides intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Approved medication runs alongside counseling, which…

4.2 miClooney Island3.4 miLake Charles Regional AirportServes3 towns
Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Carfentanil Rehab · Chronic Pain and Substance Use · Codeine Rehab · Concerta Rehab · Dexedrine Rehab · Fentanyl Patch (Duragesic) Rehab · Fentanyl Rehab · Heroin Rehab · Hydrocodone Rehab · +29 more

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Continuing Care · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) · Non-12-Step Rehab · Outpatient MAT Clinic · Outpatient Rehab · Overdose Prevention Education · Recurrence Prevention · +1 more

Therapies

Addiction Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy · Matrix Model Treatment

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Trauma · Mental Health Conditions · Trauma Treatment

Groups served

Active Duty Military Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Active Duty Military Medicare Rehab · Active Duty Military Outpatient Rehab · Active Duty Military Rehab · Active Duty Military Suboxone · Active Duty Military Trauma Rehab · Active Duty Military TRICARE Rehab · Adult Rehab · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · +53 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Practical Support · Recovery Support Services

Insurance accepted

Medicaid · Medicare · TRICARE

Imperial Calcasieu Human Services – Lake Charles
4105 Kirkman Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70607
2.6★★★☆☆5
CARF accredited
DetoxIOPOutpatient+2
Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5
MATTrauma-informedTeens+7
Deaf and HoH

Imperial Calcasieu Human Services is at 4105 Kirkman Street in Lake Charles. Prien is 4.5 miles away and Westlake 6.3. Within around 9 miles that includes Prien, Westlake, Moss Bluff and Sulphur. The facility falls within Calcasieu County for the purposes of state and county-funded treatment. What is available here is intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Approved medication runs alongside counseling, which is what medication-assisted treatment means in practice. Both conditions are worked on in…

4.2 miClooney Island4.0 miLake Charles Regional AirportServes3 towns
Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol Medication Treatment · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Binge Drinking Treatment · Carfentanil Rehab · Codeine Rehab · Concerta Rehab · Dexedrine Rehab · +34 more

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Clonidine and Lofexidine Detox · Continuing Care · Detox by Substance · Detox Centers · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) · Non-12-Step Rehab · Online Rehab and Telehealth · +6 more

Therapies

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

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Crisis Intervention · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and Trauma · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Crisis Services · Mental Health Treatment · Mobile Crisis Response · Psychiatric Medication Management · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · +2 more

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Early HIV Intervention · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · Men's Medicare Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · Men's Rehab · +33 more

Support services

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

Languages

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

Insurance accepted

Medicaid · Medicare · TRICARE

Resource Management Services – Lake Charles
1333 Common Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70601
3.5★★★★☆20
OutpatientTelehealth
Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+2
Co-occurring DisordersTrauma-informedVeterans+5

Resource Management Services is located at 1333 Common Street in Lake Charles, within 6.0 miles of Westlake and Prien. That radius takes in Westlake, Prien, Moss Bluff and Sulphur, all within 9 miles. Lake Charles sits in Calcasieu County, and the county's own provision is limited enough that this site draws from a wide area. Resource Management Services provides intensive outpatient and outpatient care. This is a mental health service rather than an addiction treatment…

2.8 miClooney Island6.6 miLake Charles Regional AirportServes3 towns
Substances treated

Nicotine and Tobacco Treatment

Levels of care

Evening Treatment · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient Rehab · Weekend Rehab

Therapies

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · First Episode Psychosis · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Crisis Services · Mental Health Treatment · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · Psychosocial Rehab Services · +4 more

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Military Family Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Military Family Medicare Rehab · Military Family Outpatient Rehab · Military Family PTSD Rehab · Military Family Rehab · Military Family Telehealth · Military Family Trauma Rehab · Senior Outpatient Rehab · +19 more

Insurance accepted

Medicaid · Medicare · TRICARE · VA Community Care

Oceans Behavioral Health – Lake Charles
302 West McNeese Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70605
2.4★★☆☆☆47
Federally certified
DetoxInpatientPHP+4
Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+2
Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+8
Deaf and HoH

302 West McNeese Street in Lake Charles puts Oceans Behavioral Health inside a short drive of Prien, Westlake and the towns around them. Anyone within about 9 miles can reach it without a major journey, which takes in Prien, Westlake, Carlyss and Sulphur. The facility falls within Calcasieu County for the purposes of state and county-funded treatment. Oceans Behavioral Health provides residential treatment, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient. Oceans Behavioral Health is federally registered and…

4.0 miClooney Island3.5 miLake Charles Regional AirportServes3 towns
Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol MAT Friendly · Alcohol Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Binge Drinking Treatment · Chronic Pain and Substance Use · Concerta Rehab · Dexedrine Rehab · Liquor Addiction Treatment · Nicotine and Tobacco Treatment · +9 more

Levels of care

Abstinence-Based Rehab · Aftercare and Continuing Care · Clonidine and Lofexidine Detox · Continuing Care · Detox by Substance · Detox Centers · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Hospital Addiction Treatment · Inpatient Rehab · +9 more

Therapies

Activity Therapy · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · +4 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 · Psychiatric Medication Management · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · +3 more

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Men's Inpatient Rehab · Men's Medicare Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · Men's PTSD Rehab · Men's Rehab · +45 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Health and Wellness Support · HIV Treatment · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Practical Support · PrEP Services · Recovery Support Services · Suicide Prevention Services · +1 more

Languages

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab

Insurance accepted

Medicaid · Medicare · TRICARE

Odyssey House Lake Charles – Lake Charles
4012 Avenue H, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70615
3.4★★★☆☆30
CARF accredited
DetoxResidentialTelehealth+1
Accepts MedicaidAccepts MedicareAccepts State Insurance+3
Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+8
Deaf and HoH

Odyssey House Lake Charles operates from 4012 Avenue H in Lake Charles, close enough to Moss Bluff and Westlake to serve both. Anyone within about 8 miles can reach it without a major journey, which takes in Lake Charles, Moss Bluff, Westlake and Prien. Calcasieu County is the relevant authority here, which matters for anyone using state-funded care. Odyssey House Lake Charles provides residential treatment and sober living. Odyssey House Lake Charles is federally registered…

4.0 miWest Fork Calcasieu River7.6 miLake Charles Regional AirportServes3 towns
Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol MAT Friendly · Alcohol Medication Treatment · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Binge Drinking Treatment · Carfentanil Rehab · Codeine Rehab · Concerta Rehab · +36 more

Levels of care

14-Day Rehab · 21-Day Rehab · 30-Day Rehab · Addiction Retreat · Aftercare and Continuing Care · Anxiety Retreat · Clonidine and Lofexidine Detox · Continuing Care · Depression Retreat · Detox by Substance · +16 more

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Activity Therapy · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Cognitive Remediation Therapy · Community Reinforcement Approach · Contingency Management · Counseling and Therapy · +9 more

Mental health

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

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Court Ordered MAT · Court Ordered Medicare Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Court Referral Accepted · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · +44 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Hepatitis C Treatment · HIV Treatment · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Intervention Services · Peer Support · +7 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 · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Residential Rehab

Insurance accepted

Medicaid · Medicare · TRICARE

New Beginnings At Lake Charles, LLC – Lake Charles
145 Victoria Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70611
InpatientResidential
Young adults

New Beginnings At Lake Charles, LLC serves Lake Charles, Louisiana as a substance use treatment facility, with residential treatment at the core of its services. Staff at New Beginnings At Lake Charles, LLC can answer questions about what treatment involves here. New Beginnings At Lake Charles, LLC welcomes calls from people exploring treatment options. New Beginnings At Lake Charles, LLC is one of the treatment options available to people in Lake Charles, Louisiana. For someone…

14 miLake Charles Regional Airport
Levels of care

Inpatient Rehab · Residential Rehab

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Young Adult Rehab

Townsend Treatment Center, LLC – Lake Charles
635A Petro Point Dr, Lake Charles, LA, 70607
Outpatient
Private

In Lake Charles, Louisiana, Townsend Treatment Center, LLC operates as an outpatient mental health clinic with outpatient medication-assisted treatment available. Care here is organized around adults. Anyone interested in Townsend Treatment Center, LLC is welcome to call and ask about openings. Reaching out directly is the best way to learn more about getting started. People exploring treatment can reach Townsend Treatment Center, LLC directly to learn more. Townsend Treatment Center, LLC is based in Lake…

2.8 miLake Charles Regional Airport
Substances treated

Opioid Rehab

Levels of care

Outpatient MAT Clinic · Outpatient Rehab

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital – Lake Charles
1701 Oak Park Boulevard, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70601
Aftercare
Accepts MedicaidAccepts MedicareSelf-Pay+1
SeniorsNon-profit

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, open since 1952, is a not-for-profit general hospital at 1701 Oak Park Boulevard in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Inside the hospital is a geropsychiatric unit, an inpatient psychiatric unit for older adults, next to the hospital's emergency department.The geropsychiatric unit treats adults aged 55 and older who are in a mental health crisis. It is part of Lake Charles Memorial Health System, which runs its outpatient behavioral health clinic and…

5.6 miLake Charles Regional Airport
Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Discharge Planning

Mental health

Mental Health Crisis Services · Mental Health Treatment

Groups served

Senior Rehab

Insurance accepted

Medicaid · Medicare

Rehabs by setting in Lake Charles

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Common questions about Lake Charles

Answered from what is listed here.

Are there rehabs near the beach in Lake Charles?

North Beach is about 3.6 miles from Lake Charles, and residential care is the level people traveling for a beach setting usually consider. Calcasieu County entries each record their own distance to the closest named beach.

The number is given because it is measurable, not because a beach changes what treatment involves, and the clinical detail sits further down the same entry.

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Is PHP treatment listed in Lake Charles?

Partial hospitalization is listed in Lake Charles, running as a weekday program pitched between residential care and intensive outpatient appointments. Detox is listed across Calcasieu County too, and telehealth picks up anyone who cannot travel in daily.

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

Programs for adolescents appear among the Lake Charles listings, Healthy Louisiana is taken for families who qualify, and TRICARE covers some military households. Partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient appointments are the common formats in Calcasieu County.

Where more structure is wanted, an overnight residential option is listed locally too, and the ages a facility will see are given on its own entry.

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Setting and Surroundings

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

Airport
Lake Charles Regional Airport
Beauregard Regional Airport 44 mi · Jack Brooks Regional Airport 51 mi
5.2 miles
Beach
North Beach
3.0 miles
Hill or mountain
Onion Hill
Latania Hill 29 mi · High Hill 33 mi
27 miles
Lake
Lake Charles
Prien Lake 4.9 mi · Moss Lake 9.3 mi
2.4 miles
Hospital
Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
Nearest emergency department · Hospitals within 10 miles: 6
0.9 miles

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Substance Use Disorder Recovery Programs in Lake Charles, LA

Southwest Louisiana has been the thin end of the state’s crisis system. In its March 2026 budget case, the health department named the region covering Lake Charles as having no crisis service beyond the 988 line itself, and $6.5 million was added to the Office of Behavioral Health to extend mobile crisis teams and stabilization to every region. Treat that as a plan being funded rather than a service to count on today. Calls to 988 from Louisiana are answered in state by two certified centers, split between them by area code.

Scheduled treatment is a steadier picture. This directory carries entries with a Lake Charles address, a reasonable choice for a city of its weight, and the closest is 1 miles away in Lake Charles. Detox, residential care, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, standard outpatient, medication-assisted treatment, dual diagnosis care and remote appointments are all indicated inside the city, with more in Sulphur, Iowa, Jennings and Elton and in Downtown Lake Charles.

Stretch the search to twenty-five miles and 13 fall inside it, against 279 statewide; Calcasieu County holds 13. The next sizeable market is a long way off, so a program forty minutes out five evenings a week is a heavier ask here than in the river parishes.