Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers in South Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee
South Knoxville sits within Knoxville, an East Tennessee city on the Tennessee River, in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. The listings below cover providers close to South Knoxville, along with others across Knoxville.
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11 Drug and Alcohol Rehab Treatment Centers in South Knoxville (Knoxville)
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Drug and Alcohol Rehabs in South Knoxville, Knoxville
South Knoxville sits across the Tennessee River from downtown, on the ridges between the water and the Great Smoky Mountains foothills.
The area was reached only by ferry until the Gay Street Bridge opened in 1898, and that separation shaped it as a distinct community.
The Urban Wilderness, opened from 2010, links more than fifty miles of trail across old marble quarries, Civil War earthworks and Ijams Nature Center. The zinc and marble industries that once employed much of the district closed decades ago.
Chapman Highway runs south toward Sevierville with the Henley and Gay Street bridges connecting downtown five minutes north. South Knoxville has lower median incomes than the west 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 methamphetamine is widespread across East Tennessee.
Which Level of Care Do You Need
The counts below reflect facilities in or near South Knoxville — 11 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 South 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. Maryville has one and Louisville two, both around twenty minutes south.
Inpatient Residential Treatment
Residential care provides a structured live-in setting for weeks or months. None of the facilities in or near South Knoxville currently offer it. Louisville has three within twenty minutes south, universal across its listed facilities and 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 11 facilities offer outpatient services and 4 offer IOP. None offer PHP; Bearden has the city’s only provider. All 11 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 11 facilities in or near South 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.
Addiction Treatment Cost and Insurance Coverage
Nine of eleven facilities accept both TennCare and Medicare.
How Much Does Addiction Rehab Cost in South Knoxville
Outpatient care in South 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 11 facilities in or near South Knoxville, 9 accept TennCare and 9 accept Medicare.
Because Maryville and Louisville are both around twenty minutes south and between them hold three detox and three residential providers, this side of the river is often better placed for those levels than the rest of the city.
| 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 South Knoxville
Yes. Federal parity law requires most health plans to cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to medical care. Among the 11 facilities in or near South Knoxville, 9 accept TennCare and BlueCare Tennessee and 9 accept Medicare. Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna and UnitedHealthcare are widely accepted.
Note that Louisville accepts no Medicare at all despite holding the region’s residential capacity. If Medicare is your cover, Maryville has three accepting facilities.
Free and State-Funded Addiction Rehab in South Knoxville, Knoxville
Knox County has more locally coordinated overdose response than most Tennessee counties.
Nine of the 11 facilities in or near South 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 South Knoxville and the wider city through the Knoxville Area Intergroup. Narcotics Anonymous operates through the Volunteer Region. Celebrate Recovery is widespread in East Tennessee churches. The Metro Drug Coalition supports recovery community organization. Adjacent Downtown Knoxville, Fort Sanders and Maryville 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, South 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.