Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers in East Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee
East Knoxville is a district of Knoxville, an East Tennessee city on the Tennessee River, in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. Care recorded nearby includes addiction detox, residential inpatient care and intensive outpatient (IOP).
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10 Drug and Alcohol Rehab Treatment Centers in East Knoxville (Knoxville)
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Drug and Alcohol Rehabs in East Knoxville, Knoxville
East Knoxville runs east from downtown along Magnolia Avenue and MLK Jr Avenue, and is the historic center of Black Knoxville.
Knoxville College was founded here in 1875, and the Beck Cultural Exchange Center preserves the record of the community.
The Bottom, a Black business and residential district near the river, was cleared under urban renewal through the late 1950s and 1960s, displacing several thousand residents and destroying more than a hundred businesses. Chilhowee Park and the Knoxville Zoo sit at the eastern end.
Interstate 40 runs along the northern edge with Magnolia Avenue the main route through. Downtown is five minutes west. East Knoxville has lower median incomes than most of the city.
Knox County is designated part of the East High Impact Area in the state overdose response framework and is one of only forty substate jurisdictions nationally selected for the CDC’s Overdose Data to Action local program.
The county runs a Drug Related Death Task Force bringing together the district attorney, police, sheriff, TBI, DEA and the regional forensic center to analyze overdose deaths in real time.
Statewide in 2024, fentanyl and other synthetic opioids were involved in around 67 percent of overdose deaths, and the Tennessee rate ran roughly 52 percent above the national figure.
Alcohol remains the most common reason people enter treatment locally, and access rather than availability is often the binding constraint here.
Which Level of Care Do You Need
The counts below reflect facilities in or near East Knoxville — 10 within reach, weighted entirely toward outpatient care.
Medically Supervised Detox
Detox manages withdrawal under clinical observation, usually across several days, and is where treatment begins for anyone physically dependent on alcohol, opioids or benzodiazepines. None of the facilities in or near East Knoxville currently offer detox. Knoxville has only one detox provider for the largest city in East Tennessee, which is the most striking gap in this directory. Louisville has two around 25 minutes south.
Inpatient Residential Treatment
Residential care provides a structured live-in setting for weeks or months. None of the facilities in or near East Knoxville currently offer it. Louisville has three within 25 minutes south, all accepting TennCare.
Outpatient, IOP and PHP Treatment
Outpatient care lets you live at home while attending sessions, and it is all that is available locally. All 10 facilities offer outpatient services and 3 offer IOP. None offer PHP; Bearden has the city’s only provider. All 10 offer telehealth and 9 offer medication-assisted treatment.
Dual Diagnosis and Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
Dual diagnosis care treats a substance use disorder and a mental health condition together rather than in sequence. Around 7 of the 10 facilities in or near East Knoxville indicate they treat co-occurring disorders.
Sober Living Homes and Transitional Living
Sober living homes provide drug-free housing after formal treatment ends. This directory does not list recovery residences separately. The Tennessee Alliance for Recovery Residences and the Metro Drug Coalition both cover the Knoxville area, and the REDLINE can point toward certified homes.
Addiction Treatment Cost and Insurance Coverage
Nine of ten facilities accept both TennCare and Medicare, which matters considerably in this district.
How Much Does Addiction Rehab Cost in East Knoxville
Outpatient care in East Knoxville runs roughly $1,200 to $4,500 a month and IOP $2,500 to $9,000, both available locally with medication-assisted treatment. Detox, residential and PHP all mean traveling, at $7,000 to $22,000, $5,000 to $22,000 and $7,500 to $13,000 monthly. Of the 10 facilities in or near East Knoxville, 9 accept TennCare and 9 accept Medicare.
Nine of ten accepting TennCare means cost rarely limits the outpatient levels here. Getting to detox and residential care outside the county is the practical constraint, and worth planning before you need it.
| Level of care | Monthly | Daily |
|---|---|---|
| Medical detox (inpatient) | $7,000 – $22,000 | $230 – $730 |
| Residential inpatient | $5,000 – $22,000 | $170 – $730 |
| PHP | $7,500 – $13,000 | $250 – $430 |
| IOP | $2,500 – $9,000 | $85 – $300 |
| Outpatient | $1,200 – $4,500 | $40 – $150 |
| Level of care | Monthly | Daily |
|---|---|---|
| Residential inpatient | $27,000 – $90,000+ | $900 – $3,000+ |
| PHP | $13,500 – $33,000 | $450 – $1,100 |
| IOP | $9,000 – $24,000 | $300 – $800 |
| Outpatient | $4,500 – $13,500 | $150 – $450 |
Does Insurance Cover Rehab in East Knoxville
Yes. Federal parity law requires most health plans to cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to medical care. Among the 10 facilities in or near East Knoxville, 9 accept TennCare and BlueCare Tennessee and 9 accept Medicare. Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna and UnitedHealthcare are widely accepted.
If you are uninsured, a TennCare eligibility check costs nothing and the REDLINE can start you toward one.
Free and State-Funded Addiction Rehab in East Knoxville, Knoxville
Knox County has more locally coordinated overdose response than most Tennessee counties.
Nine of the 10 facilities in or near East Knoxville accept TennCare, and an eligibility check costs nothing.
The Knox County Health Department runs a CDC-funded Overdose Data to Action program covering harm reduction outreach and treatment linkage.
The Metro Drug Coalition provides naloxone access across East Tennessee, and the Tennessee REDLINE on 800-889-9789 takes calls and texts around the clock.
More Help and Recovery Support
The University of Tennessee Medical Center is the region’s academic hospital and takes transfers from across East Tennessee. Covenant Health operates Fort Sanders Regional and Parkwest across the city, Tennova Healthcare also operates in the metro, and Peninsula Hospital in Louisville provides specialist psychiatric and addiction inpatient capacity twenty minutes south.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets across East Knoxville and the wider city through the Knoxville Area Intergroup. Narcotics Anonymous operates through the Volunteer Region. The established Black congregations along Magnolia Avenue run their own recovery and outreach programs, and the Beck Cultural Exchange Center is a community anchor. The Metro Drug Coalition supports recovery community organization. Adjacent Old City, Downtown Knoxville and Fountain City carry further options.
Free lines, available now
Tennessee REDLINE — call or text 800-889-9789, free and confidential, 24 hours a day
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988
Tennessee Statewide Crisis Line — 855-274-7471
SAMHSA National Helpline — 1-800-662-4357
Rehab Seekers is a directory. The information on this page is for general reference and is not medical advice. Decisions about treatment should be made with a licensed clinician who knows your history. If you or someone you care about is in immediate danger, call 911.
References and Citations
Knox County Health Department — Overdose Data to Action program reporting.
Tennessee Department of Health — Overdose Response Coordination Office High Impact Area designations and Drug Overdose Deaths Report 2024.
Division of TennCare — substance use disorder benefit coverage.
Rehab Seekers directory listings, East Knoxville, August 2026.
Rehab Seekers market rate research, Tennessee standard and luxury programs, 2026. Ranges are indicative and vary by facility, length of stay and coverage.