Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers in Kent, OH
Drug and alcohol treatment for Kent, Ohio is listed on this page, taking in providers that also serve Tallmadge, Stow and Ravenna. Scroll down for the full list, with the levels of care and payment options each one offers.
We aim to check listings for Kent against the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, SAMHSA, The Joint Commission and CARF International. Ohio expanded Medicaid in 2014, so it is worth establishing where you stand before comparing costs.
6 Drug and Alcohol Rehab Treatment Centers in Kent, OH
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Drug and Alcohol Rehabs in Kent, Ohio
Kent sits in Portage County in northeastern Ohio, with around 28,000 residents.
Kent State University enrolls around 25,000 students, and the shootings here in May 1970 remain among the defining events of the Vietnam era.
Akron is around twenty minutes west.
Provisional counts put Portage County at 19 overdose deaths for the twelve months ending December 2025, down 61 percent from 49 four years prior.
That is among the steeper falls recorded across Ohio over the same period.
Ohio expanded Medicaid in 2014 and around 770,000 people are covered through the expansion group. That coverage is not guaranteed indefinitely: state law provides for expansion to end automatically if the federal match falls below 90 percent, which would remove cover from most of that group.
If an overdose has happened recently, a Quick Response Team may already be trying to make contact. These teams operate in most Ohio counties.
Neighboring Tallmadge, Stow and Ravenna carry their own listings, with the wider picture across Ohio.
Which Level of Care Do You Need
The figures below cover providers listed in Kent and the surrounding parts of Portage County. Akron is the nearest large center. Find out who will be the point of contact after admission.
Medically Supervised Detox
Supervised withdrawal management normally runs between three and seven days. University Hospitals Portage Medical Center in Ravenna serves the area. With alcohol and benzodiazepines the danger concentrates in the first seventy-two hours.
Inpatient Residential Treatment
Residential programs run as live-in placements over thirty, sixty or ninety days in most cases. Portage County holds moderate residential capacity, with more available toward Akron and Cleveland.
Outpatient, IOP and PHP Treatment
Treatment providers in Ohio are certified by the state behavioral health department and licensed for specific levels of care. Certification is checkable, and a provider should be able to say which levels it holds. The most consequential question to ask a program is often whether it supports medication for opioid use disorder.
Dual Diagnosis and Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
Both conditions are addressed concurrently under dual diagnosis care. The Mental Health and Recovery Board of Portage County plans and funds provision locally.
Sober Living Homes and Transitional Living
Sober living homes are shared houses run on a substance-free basis for people leaving treatment. Treatment providers in Ohio are certified by the state behavioral health department and licensed for specific levels of care. Certification is checkable, and a provider should be able to say which levels it holds. The state certifies providers for named levels of care, and that certification can be confirmed before committing to a program.
Addiction Treatment Cost and Insurance Coverage in Kent
Kent household incomes sit below the state median because of the student population, which distorts the figure considerably. Several providers are listed in Kent, enough to compare on level of care and payment rather than taking the first available. Portage County deaths have fallen by more than half in four years, part of a decline that has reached almost every county in Ohio. A vague answer about availability usually conceals a longer wait, so ask for specifics.
How Much Does Addiction Rehab Cost?
Medical detox across Ohio runs roughly $1,400 to $4,800 a week, residential treatment $5,900 to $24,000 a month, partial hospitalization $6,800 to $13,200 a month, intensive outpatient $2,600 to $8,800 a month and standard outpatient $1,250 to $4,900 a month.
Portage County recorded a 61 percent fall over four years, among the steeper declines in Ohio.
| Level of care | Monthly | Daily |
|---|---|---|
| Medical detox (7–14 days) | $1,500 – $4,900 per week | $220 – $700 |
| Residential inpatient | $6,000 – $25,000 | $200 – $830 |
| PHP | $7,000 – $13,500 | $230 – $450 |
| IOP | $2,500 – $9,000 | $80 – $300 |
| Outpatient | $1,200 – $5,000 | $40 – $170 |
| Level of care | Monthly | Daily |
|---|---|---|
| Residential inpatient | $17,000 – $50,000+ | $560 – $1,650+ |
| PHP | $14,000 – $32,000 | $470 – $1,070 |
| IOP | $9,000 – $24,000 | $300 – $800 |
| Outpatient | $5,000 – $15,000 | $170 – $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. Student health plans and parental cover are both common. Medicaid covers a substantial share of the service economy around the campus.
Coverage and approval are separate steps. Prior authorization is standard before detox and residential admission, and network status usually decides your share of the bill. University health cover typically ends at graduation or withdrawal, frequently at the point it is most needed.
Free and State-Funded Addiction Rehab in Kent
Ohio expanded Medicaid in 2014 and around 770,000 people are covered through the expansion group. That coverage is not guaranteed indefinitely: state law provides for expansion to end automatically if the federal match falls below 90 percent, which would remove cover from most of that group. With more providers listed than most places of this size, comparison is genuinely possible. Ask two or three the same questions before deciding.
Local planning sits with the ADAMH board for Portage County, one of fifty across the state with statutory authority over service planning and funding. For anyone unsure where to begin, the Ohio CareLine on 1-800-720-9616 is staffed continuously and free to use. Ask whether the program has treated people in similar circumstances.
If an overdose has happened recently, a Quick Response Team may already be trying to make contact. These teams operate in most Ohio counties. The bulk of settlement funds in Ohio pass through the OneOhio Recovery Foundation for regional distribution.
Treatment providers in Ohio are certified by the state behavioral health department and licensed for specific levels of care. Certification is checkable, and a provider should be able to say which levels it holds. Establishing a program’s position on buprenorphine and methadone matters more than most other distinctions between providers.
Ohio’s Project DAWN network distributes naloxone at no cost through health departments and community sites, with no prescription needed. The law here protects overdose callers from minor possession charges, though with conditions most states do not impose: a two-time limit and a treatment referral requirement.
Recovery housing in Ohio is certified through Ohio Recovery Housing, the state affiliate of the national recovery residence body, and certified homes appear on a public registry. Certification is voluntary, so many houses operate outside it, which makes asking directly worthwhile. A vague answer about availability usually conceals a longer wait, so ask for specifics.
Ohio has an established network of certified specialized dockets, and the treatment they order is overwhelmingly paid for by Medicaid. Ohio certifies people with lived experience as Peer Recovery Supporters, and asking whether a program employs any is a practical question.
More Help and Recovery Support
Cleveland Clinic Akron General provides regional hospital cover, with Level I trauma care in Cleveland.
Tallmadge, Stow and Ravenna carry further listings, with more across Ohio.
Free and confidential, available now
Ohio CareLine — 1-800-720-9616, free, confidential and 24 hours a day 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988
References and Citations
- Ohio Department of Behavioral Health — provider certification, ADAMH board structure and the Ohio CareLine.
- Ohio Department of Medicaid — expansion coverage, covered behavioral health benefits and eligibility.
- Project DAWN, Ohio Department of Health — naloxone distribution sites and public access points.
- CDC National Center for Health Statistics — VSRR provisional county-level drug overdose death counts, twelve months ending December 2021 and December 2025, data as of 5 July 2026.
- Rehab Seekers directory listings, Kent and Kent, August 2026, and market rate research, Ohio, 2026. Ranges are indicative and vary by facility, length of stay and coverage.