Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers in Charleston, MS
Looking for drug and alcohol rehab in Charleston? This page lists treatment providers across the area, including Oakland, Tillatoba, Crowder, Pope, and Webb. Scroll down to browse inpatient rehabs, outpatient programs, virtual treatment providers, counselors, and therapists nearby.
The Charleston addiction treatment centers listed below, including facilities serving Courtland, Holcomb, and Sumner, are reviewed against bodies such as the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, SAMHSA, The Joint Commission, and CARF International. Compare programs, levels of care and payment options, then contact any provider directly.
1 Drug and Alcohol Rehab Treatment Centers in Charleston, MS
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Drug and Alcohol Rehabs in Charleston, MS
Charleston is one of two county seats in Tallahatchie County, sharing that role with Sumner, and the Delta gives way to hill country along the county’s eastern edge.
In 1955 Emmett Till’s murderers were tried and acquitted at the courthouse in Sumner, and in 2007 the county issued a formal apology and opened the Emmett Till Interpretive Center there.
Tallahatchie County has lost more than half its population since 1940.
Tallahatchie County reported no drug overdose deaths in the twelve months to December 2021 on provisional CDC counts, with the recent figure withheld under small-number rules.
The treatment picture is close to empty. One facility sits within twelve miles of Charleston, offering outpatient care and medication-assisted treatment.
Widening to thirty miles reaches only four facilities, with one bed and no detox anywhere in that radius.
Two offer maintenance treatment across that wider ring.
Charleston sits around forty minutes from both Grenada and Clarksdale.
Which Level of Care Do You Need
The figures below use a twelve-mile catchment with wider numbers where they change the picture, covering Charleston, Grenada and Tutwiler.
Medically Supervised Detox
For anyone physically dependent on alcohol, opioids or benzodiazepines, treatment starts here: withdrawal monitored by clinical staff across several days. Around one facility within thirty miles of Charleston indicates detox provision, though none sits within twelve. That single option toward Grenada or Clarksdale is worth calling early rather than late, and alcohol withdrawal carries its highest risk in the first seventy-two hours, so overnight medical cover is a fair question before admission.
Inpatient Residential Treatment
Residential treatment is a live-in stay of a month or more, suiting people whose home circumstances make stopping difficult. Nothing within twelve miles indicates residential provision, and around one does within thirty. In a county this thinly served, out-of-area placement is the realistic expectation and Life Help arranges it routinely.
Outpatient, IOP and PHP Treatment
Placement in Mississippi works to American Society of Addiction Medicine criteria, so ask which ASAM level an assessment put you at and check the program actually delivers it. One provider operates within twelve miles of Charleston, offering standard outpatient care and medication-assisted treatment, rising to three within thirty with two offering maintenance treatment. Having a medication option locally is what makes an ongoing plan workable without the drive.
Dual Diagnosis and Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
Co-occurring conditions are common enough that treating only the addiction tends to fail, which is what dual diagnosis care exists to avoid. No facility within twelve miles of Charleston indicates dual diagnosis work, rising to about two within thirty. If a mental health condition is part of the picture, raise it at the first call so the placement accounts for it rather than discovering the gap later.
Sober Living Homes and Transitional Living
Where someone lives after treatment matters as much as the treatment. This directory does not cover recovery housing, though the Mississippi Association of Recovery Residences certifies homes across the state. Certification is a choice rather than a requirement, so treat it as something to check rather than assume. Housing costs in Tallahatchie County are among the lowest in the country, a consequence of long population loss rather than abundance.
Addiction Treatment Cost and Insurance Coverage in Charleston, MS
This part of Mississippi has almost no private treatment market, and with no Medicaid expansion the publicly funded route carries essentially everything here.
How Much Does Addiction Rehab Cost?
Standard outpatient care in Charleston costs roughly $1,150 to $4,600 a month and is the only level available locally, alongside medication-assisted treatment. Residential treatment at $5,500 to $23,000 a month, intensive outpatient at $2,400 to $8,200 a month and medical detox at $1,300 to $4,500 a week all mean traveling.
Getting there is usually the harder problem than paying for it, so ask Life Help what travel help exists before deciding a program is out of reach, and ask whether any sessions can be held remotely.
| Level of care | Monthly | Daily |
|---|---|---|
| Medical detox (7–14 days) | $1,300 – $4,500 per week | $185 – $645 |
| Residential inpatient | $5,500 – $23,000 | $185 – $765 |
| PHP | $6,500 – $12,500 | $215 – $415 |
| IOP | $2,400 – $8,200 | $80 – $275 |
| Outpatient | $1,150 – $4,600 | $38 – $155 |
| Level of care | Monthly | Daily |
|---|---|---|
| Residential inpatient | $16,000 – $46,000+ | $535 – $1,535 |
| PHP | $13,000 – $29,000 | $435 – $965 |
| IOP | $9,000 – $22,000 | $300 – $735 |
| Outpatient | $4,600 – $14,000 | $155 – $465 |
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. Mississippi Medicaid and Medicare reach a larger share of this population than employer plans do, though the coverage gap leaves many adults with neither.
Approval is a separate hurdle from coverage. Detox and residential admissions almost always need prior authorization, and your share normally turns on network status. Farm work here is seasonal and often paid irregularly, so any eligibility check is worth redoing rather than assuming a figure from a previous year still applies.
Free and State-Funded Addiction Rehab in Charleston, MS
Mississippi has not expanded Medicaid, and that shapes almost everything about paying for treatment here. Adults without dependent children do not qualify for Medicaid at any income unless they are aged, blind or disabled, and parents qualify only below around 22 percent of the federal poverty level. Close to 200,000 people in this state fall into the resulting coverage gap: too much income for Medicaid, too little for Marketplace subsidies. A bill to expand was filed in January 2026 and was not brought to a vote.
Life Help is the regional community mental health center for Tallahatchie County and is the front door to publicly funded treatment here. The centers are required to serve people who cannot pay privately, charging on a sliding scale, and the Department of Mental Health funds alcohol and drug services through them across all 82 counties. If you are in the coverage gap, this is the number to call first rather than ringing round private programs: 662-453-6211.
More Help and Recovery Support
The Grenada and Clarksdale hospitals both serve this county, each around forty minutes away in opposite directions.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets in the towns across Tallahatchie County, and in a county this thinly served those rooms are frequently the only ongoing support within reach. Narcotics Anonymous operates a Delta area, and Celebrate Recovery meets widely in churches locally. Nearby Grenada, Tutwiler and Clarksdale carry further listings, with more across Mississippi.
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Life Help — 662-453-6211 Mississippi Department of Mental Health Helpline — 1-877-210-8513 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, Tallahatchie County, twelve months ending December 2021 and December 2025, data as of 5 July 2026.
- Mississippi Department of Mental Health — regional community mental health center network and Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Services.
- Life Help — service area and contact details, Mississippi Department of Mental Health community services directory.
- Mississippi House Bill 114 (2026 Regular Session) — Mississippi Health Care Security and Promotion Act, filed January 2026, not brought to a vote.
- Rehab Seekers directory listings, Charleston and Tallahatchie County, August 2026, and market rate research, Mississippi, 2026. Ranges are indicative and vary by facility, length of stay and coverage.