Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers in Columbus, MS
Addiction treatment providers across Columbus are gathered on this page, covering places such as New Hope, Columbus AFB, Caledonia, Artesia, and West Point. Scroll down to browse inpatient rehabs, outpatient programs, virtual treatment providers, counselors, and therapists in the area.
Providers listed for Columbus, including services reaching Hamilton, New Hamilton, and Crawford, are reviewed against the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, SAMHSA, The Joint Commission, and CARF International. Compare levels of care, insurance accepted and location, then get in touch with a program directly.
4 Drug and Alcohol Rehab Treatment Centers in Columbus, MS
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Drug and Alcohol Rehabs in Columbus, MS
Columbus sits on the Tombigbee River in east Mississippi, and the town was spared during the Civil War, leaving one of the largest collections of antebellum homes in the South.
Tennessee Williams was born in the rectory here in 1911, and the first Decoration Day was held in Friendship Cemetery in 1866 when local women placed flowers on both Union and Confederate graves.
Columbus Air Force Base trains a substantial share of the Air Force’s pilots, and the Golden Triangle industrial corridor has drawn steel and aerospace manufacturing.
Lowndes County has recorded a decline in overdose deaths, from 19 in the twelve months to December 2021 to 12 in the twelve months to December 2025 on provisional CDC counts, a fall of 37 percent.
That improvement is shallower than the statewide drop of 46 percent.
Around four facilities sit within twelve miles of Columbus, one indicating detox and two residential care.
Having detox and beds together in a market this size is unusual for Mississippi outside the Jackson metro.
Widening to thirty miles reaches eight facilities including three beds, as the ring takes in Starkville and West Point.
Which Level of Care Do You Need
The figures below use a twelve-mile catchment with wider numbers where they change the picture, covering Downtown Columbus MS, West Point and Starkville.
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 twelve miles of Columbus indicates detox provision, and that figure holds across thirty. A single option serving the Golden Triangle makes waiting times the first question, though having it locally at all is better than most Mississippi markets manage.
Inpatient Residential Treatment
Living at the program is what residential means, usually for thirty to ninety days, inside a structure that carries the whole week. Around two facilities within twelve miles of Columbus indicate residential provision, rising to about three within thirty. Because detox and beds sit in the same area, the two steps that normally require separate arrangements can be handled locally, which is rare in this state.
Outpatient, IOP and PHP Treatment
Mississippi providers use 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 for itself. Around four providers within twelve miles offer outpatient services, one indicates intensive outpatient and one medication-assisted treatment, rising to seven and one within thirty. Manufacturing work in the Golden Triangle runs on shifts, so ask whether a program can schedule around them rather than assuming daytime attendance is possible.
Dual Diagnosis and Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
Dual diagnosis means working on the addiction and the mental health condition in parallel, which the evidence consistently supports. Around three providers within twelve miles of Columbus indicate this work, rising to about six within thirty. With Columbus Air Force Base nearby, post-traumatic stress alongside an addiction is common enough locally that integrated treatment should be asked for by name.
Sober Living Homes and Transitional Living
Sober living homes are shared, substance-free houses people move into after a program finishes, and this directory covers treatment rather than housing. The Mississippi Association of Recovery Residences holds the state register on behalf of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences. No operator has to certify, which is exactly why the question is worth putting, especially where a house and a program share ownership. Housing costs in Columbus are low by national standards, which makes recovery housing more achievable than the provision figures suggest.
Addiction Treatment Cost and Insurance Coverage in Columbus, MS
East Mississippi prices well below the national average, and with no Medicaid expansion the publicly funded route carries most of the load here.
How Much Does Addiction Rehab Cost?
Medical detox in Columbus runs roughly $1,300 to $4,500 a week and residential treatment $5,500 to $23,000 a month, both available locally. Intensive outpatient costs $2,400 to $8,200 a month and standard outpatient $1,150 to $4,600 a month.
Because detox and a bed both exist within reach here, arranging both through one call is more practical than piecing them together from different directions, which is not something most Mississippi markets can offer.
| 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. Employer plans through the industrial corridor, TRICARE, Medicare and Mississippi Medicaid are all common here.
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. Serving personnel at Columbus Air Force Base should know that self-referral is treated differently from a command referral or a positive test, and the Air Force has its own route for exactly that.
Free and State-Funded Addiction Rehab in Columbus, 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.
Community Counseling Services is the regional community mental health center for Lowndes 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: 662-524-4347.
More Help and Recovery Support
Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle serves Columbus and the surrounding counties, with the Tupelo and Jackson hospitals further afield for the most complex presentations.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets across the Golden Triangle through the week, with several groups carrying a strong military presence. Narcotics Anonymous operates an east Mississippi area, and Celebrate Recovery meets widely in churches locally. Nearby West Point, Starkville and Houston carry further listings, with more across Mississippi.
Free and confidential, available now
Community Counseling Services — 662-524-4347 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, Lowndes 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.
- Community Counseling Services — 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, Columbus and Lowndes County, August 2026, and market rate research, Mississippi, 2026. Ranges are indicative and vary by facility, length of stay and coverage.