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Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers in Saranac Lake, NY

If you are looking for drug and alcohol treatment in Saranac Lake, the providers here serve the city and nearby Elizabethtown, Keeseville and Malone. Scroll down to compare programs, see what each one costs and find out how to reach them. Listings covering Saranac Lake are checked against the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports, SAMHSA, The Joint Commission and CARF International. New York expanded Medicaid in 2014, so confirming your position comes before comparing any figures.

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Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers in Saranac Lake, NY

Citizen Advocates – Saranac Lake

70 Edgewood Road, Saranac Lake, NY, 12983

4.5★★★★★~~112~~

CARF accredited

DetoxOutpatientTelehealth+1

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+3

MATTeensSeniors+7

Deaf and HoH

This provider is listed at 70 Edgewood Road, Saranac Lake, New York. The facility is listed for intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Medication-assisted treatment appears on the record, pairing approved medication with counseling and review. This is outpatient provision, so daily life continues around the appointments. Telehealth is listed, so some contact can happen without traveling in. Dedicated support is recorded for veterans and military families. Both federal registration through SAMHSA and New York State…

9.7 miWanika Falls5.2 miAdirondack Regional AirportServes1 town

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 · +35 more

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Clonidine and Lofexidine Detox · Continuing Care · Detox by Substance · Detox Centers · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Non-12-Step Rehab · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient MAT Clinic · +4 more

Therapies

Activity Therapy · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) · EMDR Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · +6 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Crisis Intervention · Depression and Anxiety · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Crisis Services · Mental Health Treatment · Mobile Crisis Response · Psychiatric Medication Management · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · Psychosocial Rehab Services · +1 more

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Men's Medicare Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · Men's Rehab · Men's Telehealth · Men's TRICARE Rehab · Senior MAT · +26 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Peer Support · Practical Support · Recovery Support Services · Suicide Prevention Services · Waitlist Interim Services

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

Insurance accepted

Medicare · TRICARE

Saint Josephs ATRC – Saranac Lake (50 John Munn Road)

50 John Munn Road, Saranac Lake, NY, 12983

4.8★★★★★8

CARF accredited

DetoxOutpatientTelehealth+1

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts State Insurance+4

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+8

Deaf and HoH

This provider is listed at 50 John Munn Road, Saranac Lake, New York. The facility is listed for intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Medication-assisted treatment is part of what is listed, which for opioid dependence means buprenorphine, methadone or naltrexone alongside counseling. People attend appointments and go home afterwards, which is how outpatient care works. Telehealth is listed, so some contact can happen without traveling in. Dedicated support is recorded for veterans and military families.…

10 miWanika Falls4.7 miAdirondack Regional AirportServes1 town

Substances treated

Levels of care

Therapies

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

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Trauma · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · Social Skills Training · Trauma Treatment

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · DUI and DWI Programs · Early HIV Intervention · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · +27 more

Support services

Community Outreach · Education and Job Training · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Hepatitis C Treatment · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Peer Support · Practical Support · +4 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

Insurance accepted

TRICARE

Saint Josephs ATRC – Saranac Lake (159 Glenwood Drive)

159 Glenwood Drive, Saranac Lake, NY, 12983

3.0★★★☆☆56

CARF accredited

DetoxResidentialTelehealth+1

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts State Insurance+2

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+7

Saint Josephs ATRC operates from 159 Glenwood Drive in Saranac Lake, New York. Provision here is recorded as residential treatment. Medication-assisted treatment forms part of the provision listed here. The model is residential: people move in for the length of the program. Video appointments are recorded as an option here. Dedicated support is recorded for veterans and military families. Federal listing is via SAMHSA, and the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports…

8.9 miWanika Falls6.0 miAdirondack Regional AirportServes1 town

Substances treated

Levels of care

14-Day Rehab · 21-Day Rehab · 30-Day Rehab · 45-Day Rehab · 60-Day Rehab · 90-Day Rehab · Addiction Retreat · Aftercare and Continuing Care · Anxiety Retreat · Clonidine and Lofexidine Detox · +19 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 · +2 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and Trauma · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · Social Skills Training · Trauma Treatment

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Court Ordered Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Court Ordered MAT · Court Ordered Rehab · Court Referral Accepted · Early HIV Intervention · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · +21 more

Support services

Case Management · Education and Job Training · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Hepatitis C Treatment · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Practical Support · Recovery Support Services · Self Help Groups · +2 more

Insurance accepted

TRICARE

Col C David Merkel MD – Saranac Lake

444 Kiwassa Lake Road, Saranac Lake, NY, 12983

CARF accredited

ResidentialTelehealthSober living+2

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts State Insurance+2

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+7

Col C David Merkel MD occupies 444 Kiwassa Lake Road in Saranac Lake, New York. The record shows residential treatment. Medication-assisted treatment is recorded, combining prescribing with regular clinical contact. People stay on site for the duration, which is what inpatient care means here. Telehealth is listed, so some contact can happen without traveling in. Veterans and military families are recorded as a served group. Both federal registration through SAMHSA and New York State Office…

8.8 miWanika Falls6.1 miAdirondack Regional AirportServes1 town

Substances treated

Levels of care

14-Day Rehab · 21-Day Rehab · 30-Day Rehab · 45-Day Rehab · 60-Day Rehab · 90-Day Rehab · Addiction Retreat · Aftercare and Continuing Care · Anxiety Retreat · Continuing Care · +19 more

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Activity Therapy · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Contingency Management · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · EMDR Therapy · +8 more

Mental health

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) · Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Crisis Intervention · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and Trauma · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Crisis Services · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management · Psychiatric Walk-In Clinic · +4 more

Groups served

Active Duty Military Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Active Duty Military Rehab · Active Duty Military Suboxone · Active Duty Military Telehealth · Active Duty Military Trauma Rehab · Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Court Ordered MAT · Court Ordered Rehab · +37 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Education and Job Training · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Hepatitis C Treatment · HIV Treatment · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · +11 more

Insurance accepted

TRICARE

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Common questions about Saranac Lake

Answered from what is listed here.

Are there treatment options in neighboring areas of Saranac Lake?

Treatment listed in Saranac Lake runs deeper than the size of the town suggests, but the wider choice sits at state level, where Buffalo, Brooklyn and the Bronx all carry their own entries a long drive away.

Sober living, residential care and detox are all listed in the village itself, which is uncommon this far north, so a move elsewhere is usually about choice rather than necessity.

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Are sober living homes available in Saranac Lake?

Sober living homes are listed in Saranac Lake, which gives someone leaving residential care somewhere to go without leaving Franklin County. Residences run on house rules and shared rent rather than clinical hours, and outpatient appointments and telehealth are listed locally for anyone keeping up treatment while living in one.

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Are there addiction treatment programs for teens in Saranac Lake?

Adolescent entries are listed in Saranac Lake, and a teen in Franklin County can be placed without the drive that a specialist referral usually means up here. New York Medicaid is accepted on those adolescent listings.

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Which facilities in Saranac Lake accept Medicaid?

Facilities listed in Saranac Lake accept New York Medicaid, and sliding scale fees appear where someone is paying directly, with state-funded treatment listed as the third route.

Residential stays otherwise run $8,000 to $40,000 a month, which is the spread between a basic bed and a private program.

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Who certifies rehab facilities in Saranac Lake?

Certification for treatment programs in Franklin County comes from the New York Office of Addiction Services and Supports, which is what allows a program to operate. CARF accreditation is a voluntary review by an independent organization, so the two are labeled apart, with accreditation shown only where the reviewing organization lists the program.

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Setting and Surroundings

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

Airport

Adirondack Regional Airport

Plattsburgh International Airport 40 mi · Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport 50 mi

5.5 miles

Hill or mountain

Dewey Mountain

Baker Mountain 2.1 mi · Little McKenzie Mountain 3.5 mi

0.9 miles

Lake

Lake Colby

Lake Flower 1.8 mi · Kiwassa Lake 2.0 mi

1.6 miles

Hospital

Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake

Nearest emergency department · Hospitals within 10 miles: 1

0.1 miles

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Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Saranac Lake, NY

Saranac Lake sits deep in the Adirondacks, and that distance shapes what care looks like here. The town carries a small handful of listings, but what’s local covers real ground: medically supervised detox, residential inpatient care, outpatient services, medication-assisted treatment and dual diagnosis care. Accreditation, where held, is recorded alongside licensing status with New York Office of Addiction Services and Supports and federal SAMHSA data.

The nearest listed provider sits 1 miles away in Alcohol Rehab, which matters if someone in your household doesn’t drive or the car is shared. Overall provision here runs to a small number of options for a town this size in Franklin County.

What’s not offered locally

Detox is not listed here, and neither is a partial hospitalization or intensive outpatient program. Medical detox is available close to home in Saranac Lake.

If step-down structure like IOP or PHP is what’s needed after residential care, that too sits outside Saranac Lake proper. Some nearby towns carry more listings, including Plattsburgh and Queensbury, both a longer drive but worth the call if the local levels don’t fit.

Withdrawal and safety

Anyone leaving custody, hospital or residential care faces the highest overdose risk of their life in the days after. Naloxone matters most exactly then.

Adirondack Medical Center – Saranac Lake runs the nearest emergency department to Saranac Lake. For breathing that has slowed or stopped, call 911 first and give naloxone if opioids are involved.

We aim to check licensing and program details as they’re listed, but call before you drive — capacity and hours shift, especially at smaller sites in a town this size.

Standard rehab and detox, New York market
Level of care	Monthly	Daily
Medical detox (7–14 days)	$1,890 to $6,300 a week	$270 – $900
Residential inpatient	$8,000 – $40,000	$270 – $1330
PHP	$9,000 – $18,000	$300 – $600
IOP	$3,500 – $12,000	$120 – $400
Outpatient	$1,500 – $6,000	$50 – $200

Getting to care from here

Public transit options are limited around Saranac Lake, so plan on driving or arranging a ride for 4 appointments, especially for outpatient schedules that ask for several visits a week. If a car isn’t reliable, ask a program directly whether they offer telehealth check-ins between in-person visits — it’s listed as a local option and can cut down on trips during icy winter months.

Families outside town sometimes have better luck checking Malone or Hogansburg for something closer to their side of the county, and Massena carries more listings if you’re willing to travel further west.

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