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Continuing Care Programs After Treatment

Treatment intensity steps down rather than stopping outright. Continuing care is the scheduled contact that follows an inpatient stay or an intensive outpatient block: weekly groups, individual sessions, check-in calls or medication reviews spread across months instead of weeks, at a lighter but steady pace.

What counts as continuing care differs widely between the providers below. Some run formal alumni programming with set session lengths; others offer a monthly call. Ask how often contact happens, for how many months, and whether it costs anything extra before deciding.

Rehab Centers Near You

Top 12 Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers Offering Continuing Care

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Jintara Rehab Thailand, Chiang Mai

76 Moo 5, Pa Dat, Sanphakwan, San Phak Wan, Hang Dong District, Chiang Mai, 50100, Thailand

4.9★★★★★30

State licensed

DetoxInpatientResidential+1

Self-Pay

Co-occurring DisordersMethadoneTrauma-informed+5

Arabic spoken

Roughly 20 minutes from the center of Chiang Mai and its airport, Jintara Rehab Thailand is a small private residential rehab at Pa Daet and San Phak Wan. It takes no more than ten adults at a time and treats alcohol, opioid, stimulant, sedative and prescription drug problems. Medical detoxification runs on site under psychiatrist oversight with 24-hour awake nursing, and anxiety, depression, trauma and mood problems are addressed alongside substance use. Cognitive behavioral therapy…

4.7 miChiang Mai Night Safari3.8 miChiang Mai International Airport

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol Detox · Alcohol MAT Friendly · Alcohol Medication Treatment · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Ativan (Lorazepam) Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Benzodiazepine Rehab · Binge Drinking Treatment · +48 more

Levels of care

14-Day Rehab · 21-Day Rehab · 30-Day Rehab · 45-Day Rehab · 60-Day Rehab · 90-Day Rehab · Aftercare and Continuing Care · Continuing Care · Detox Centers · Discharge Planning · +7 more

Therapies

Activity Therapy · Addiction Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Contingency Management · Counseling and Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) · EMDR Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy · +3 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Mental Health Conditions · PTSD Treatment · Serious Mental Illness Treatment · Trauma Treatment

Groups served

Active Duty Military Rehab · Adult Rehab · DUI and DWI Programs · Men's Rehab · Military Family Rehab · Rehab for Domestic Violence Survivors · Rehab for Pregnant Women · Rehab for Sexual Abuse Survivors · Trauma Informed Rehab · Trauma Survivor Programs · +2 more

Support services

Case Management · Health Education · Nutrition and Fitness Counseling · Peer Support · Recovery Coaching · Self Help Groups · Transportation to Rehab

Languages

Arabic Speaking Rehab · Thai Speaking Rehab

APEX Recovery – Brentwood

209 Ward Circle, Brentwood, Tennessee, 37027

4.7★★★★★89

Joint Commission

DetoxResidentialPHP+4

Accepts InsuranceAccepts TRICAREAccepts State Insurance+1

Co-occurring DisordersMATYoung adults+5

The facility sits on Ward Circle, in the Maryland Farms area of Brentwood — an affluent Williamson County suburb immediately south of Nashville. The facility offers addiction detox, medically supervised detox, alcohol withdrawal management and drug withdrawal management. Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living at home. Recorded credentials include The Joint Commission. Mental health conditions treated here include co-occurring disorders, depression and anxiety disorders, delivered alongside substance use care. The…

4.2 miWhitfield Park9.4 miNashville International AirportServes13 towns

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol MAT Friendly · Alcohol Medication Treatment · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Binge Drinking Treatment · Carfentanil Rehab · Chronic Pain and Substance Use · Codeine Rehab · +37 more

Levels of care

30-Day Rehab · 45-Day Rehab · 60-Day Rehab · 90-Day Rehab · Addiction Retreat · Aftercare and Continuing Care · Anxiety Retreat · Clonidine and Lofexidine Detox · Continuing Care · Depression Retreat · +23 more

Therapies

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

Mental health

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

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · Men's Rehab · Men's Residential Rehab · Men's Sober Living · +8 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Intervention Services · Peer Support · Practical Support · +6 more

Insurance accepted

Aetna · Ambetter (Centene) · BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield) · Carelon Behavioral Health · Cigna Healthcare · Health Net (Centene) · Humana · Magellan Health · Optum · Oscar Health · +3 more

Satu Nusa Recovery House Bali, Denpasar

Jl. Tukad Punggawa No. 3, Banjar Dukuh, Kelurahan Serangan, Kecamatan Denpasar Selatan, Denpasar, Bali 80229, Indonesia

5.0★★★★★~~210~~

State licensed

DetoxResidentialIOP+3

Self-Pay

Co-occurring Disorders

Satu Nusa Recovery House Bali has been operating since 2022 as a private non-profit treatment center located in Denpasar Selatan, Bali, Indonesia. The facility describes itself as a private and comfortable place for addiction treatment and mental health issues, with client privacy treated as a top priority. Satu Nusa operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with admissions available around the clock. The center offers a small, intimate setting with 3 beds across…

0.2 miPulau Serangan4.6 miDenpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport

Substances treated

Alcohol Detox · Alcohol MAT Friendly · Alcohol Medication Treatment · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Binge Drinking Treatment · Liquor Addiction Treatment · Wine Addiction Treatment

Levels of care

30-Day Rehab · Aftercare and Continuing Care · Continuing Care · Detox Centers · Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient Rehab · Post-Treatment Follow-Up · Residential Rehab

Therapies

Addiction Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy

Groups served

Adult Rehab

Languages

Indonesian Speaking Rehab

Recovery Unplugged Nashville – Brentwood

255 Wilson Pike Circle, Brentwood, Tennessee, 37027

4.9★★★★★~~386~~

Joint Commission

DetoxHospital detoxInpatient+6

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidSelf-Pay

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+9

Spanish spoken

The facility sits on Wilson Pike Circle, in the Maryland Farms area of Brentwood — an affluent Williamson County suburb immediately south of Nashville. The facility offers addiction detox, alcohol withdrawal management, drug withdrawal management and dual diagnosis treatment. Both residential and outpatient care are recorded at this location. Recorded credentials include The Joint Commission, DEA and State substance use agency licence.Treatment addresses substance use alongside co-occurring mental health conditions, including anxiety disorders, co-occurring disorders…

3.7 miWhitfield Park8.9 miNashville International AirportServes13 towns

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol Detox · Alcohol Medication Treatment · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Ativan (Lorazepam) Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Benzodiazepine Rehab · Binge Drinking Treatment · Carfentanil Rehab · +50 more

Levels of care

14-Day Rehab · 21-Day Rehab · 30-Day Rehab · Addiction Retreat · Aftercare and Continuing Care · Alcohol Detox Program · Anxiety Retreat · Ativan (Lorazepam) Detox Program · Benzodiazepine Detox Program · Buprenorphine-Assisted Detox · +62 more

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Activity Therapy · Addiction Counseling · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · +5 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · Psychosocial Rehab Services · +4 more

Groups served

Active Duty Military Detox · Active Duty Military Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Active Duty Military Outpatient Rehab · Active Duty Military PTSD Rehab · Active Duty Military Rehab · Active Duty Military Suboxone · Active Duty Military Telehealth · Active Duty Military Trauma Rehab · Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · +74 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 · +8 more

Languages

Spanish Speaking Rehab

Insurance accepted

Aetna · Ambetter (Centene) · BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield) · Cigna Healthcare · ComPsych · Humana · Magellan Health · Optum · Sendero Health Plans · UnitedHealthcare (UHC)

Northstar Recovery Center – Southborough

132 Turnpike Road, Southborough, Massachusetts, 1772

5.0★★★★★~~183~~

Joint Commission

DetoxPHPIOP+3

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts TRICARE+1

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+6

Northstar Recovery Center is located at 132 Turnpike Road in Southborough, within a few minutes of Cordaville and Framingham. The practical catchment runs to roughly 6 miles, covering Framingham, Marlborough, Hopkinton and Westborough. Southborough is in Worcester County, which shapes which public funding routes apply. The facility runs partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Buprenorphine, methadone or naltrexone can be prescribed alongside therapy. Substance use and mental health are treated together rather than in…

2.3 miHopkinton State Park Swimming Pool Reservoir17 miLaurence G Hanscom FieldServes45 towns

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol Medication Treatment · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Binge Drinking Treatment · Carfentanil Rehab · Codeine Rehab · Concerta Rehab · Dexedrine Rehab · +30 more

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Clonidine and Lofexidine Detox · Continuing Care · Detox by Substance · Detox Centers · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient MAT Clinic · +6 more

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Activity Therapy · Addiction Counseling · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · EMDR Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · +6 more

Mental health

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · Men's PTSD Rehab · Men's Rehab · Men's Telehealth · Men's Trauma Rehab · Men's TRICARE Rehab · Senior IOP · +16 more

Support services

Case Management · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Practical Support · Recovery Support Services · Self Help Groups · Suicide Prevention Services · Waitlist Interim Services

Insurance accepted

Aetna · BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield) · Cigna Healthcare · Harvard Pilgrim Health Care · Health Plans Inc · Humana · Medicaid · Optum · TRICARE · Tufts Health Plan · +1 more

Diablo Valley Treatment and – San Ramon

111 Deerwood Road, San Ramon, California, 94583

5.0★★★★★~~116~~

CARF accredited

DetoxPHPIOP+3

Accepts InsuranceSelf-Pay

MATSeniorsYoung adults+4

Diablo Valley Treatment and – San Ramon is based on Deerwood Road in San Ramon, a Tri-Valley city in southern Contra Costa County. The facility offers addiction detox, alcohol withdrawal management, drug withdrawal management and intensive outpatient program (IOP). Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living at home. This provider is accredited by CARF.Mental health conditions treated here include anxiety disorders, co-occurring disorders and depression, delivered alongside substance use care. The…

0.4 miBollinger Canyon Creek13 miOakland San Francisco Bay AirportServes22 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Alcohol Detox Program · Ativan (Lorazepam) Detox Program · Benzodiazepine Detox Program · Buprenorphine-Assisted Detox · Carfentanil Detox Program · Clonidine and Lofexidine Detox · Cocaine Detox Program · Codeine Detox Program · Continuing Care · +41 more

Therapies

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · Men's Rehab · Men's Telehealth · Senior Detox · +12 more

Support services

Community Outreach · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Intervention Services · Peer Support · Practical Support · Recovery Coaching · Recovery Support Services · Self Help Groups · Waitlist Interim Services

Insurance accepted

Aetna · Anthem / Elevance Health · Blue Shield of California · Cigna Healthcare · UnitedHealthcare (UHC)

Recovery Team – Newton Upper Falls

233 Needham Street, Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts, 2464

5.0★★★★★~~118~~

Joint Commission

DetoxPHPIOP+3

Accepts InsuranceSelf-Pay

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+8

Recovery Team operates from 233 Needham Street in Newton Upper Falls, close enough to Newton and Needham to serve both. That radius takes in Wellesley, Brookline, Watertown and Dedham, all within 5 miles. Newton Upper Falls sits in Middlesex County, and the county's own provision is limited enough that this site draws from a wide area. The facility runs partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Medication-assisted treatment is part of the offer, the approach…

2.1 miHarvey Beach11 miBoston Logan International AirportServes61 towns

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol Medication Treatment · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Binge Drinking Treatment · Carfentanil Rehab · Chronic Pain and Substance Use · Codeine Rehab · Concerta Rehab · +36 more

Levels of care

Therapies

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

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · Illness Management and Recovery · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · +5 more

Groups served

Active Duty Military Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Active Duty Military Outpatient Rehab · Active Duty Military PTSD 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 · +49 more

Support services

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

Insurance accepted

TRICARE

Sophros Recovery Tampa – Tampa

10500 University Center Drive, Tampa, FL, 33612

5.0★★★★★~~105~~

CARF accredited

DetoxPHPIOP+4

Accepts InsuranceAccepts TRICAREAccepts State Insurance+3

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+8

Sophros Recovery Tampa occupies 10500 University Center Drive in Tampa, Florida. The services listed are intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Medication-assisted treatment appears on the record, pairing approved medication with counseling and review. Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living at home. Telehealth is listed, so some contact can happen without traveling in. Support for veterans appears on the record. Registration is federal, through SAMHSA; licensing is held with the Florida…

1.2 miCopeland Park8.4 miTampa International AirportServes13 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Activity Therapy · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) · Evidence-Based Therapy · +8 more

Mental health

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) · Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · Psychosocial Rehab Services · +2 more

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · DUI and DWI Programs · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · Men's Rehab · Men's Sober Living · +22 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Education and Job Training · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Intervention Services · Nutrition and Fitness Counseling · +10 more

Insurance accepted

Aetna · Carelon Behavioral Health · Cigna Healthcare · GuideWell (Florida Blue) · TRICARE · UnitedHealthcare (UHC)

Clear Steps Recovery – Needham

392 Chestnut Street, Needham, Massachusetts, 2492

5.0★★★★★92

Joint Commission

DetoxPHPIOP+3

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicareAccepts TRICARE+4

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+9

392 Chestnut Street in Needham puts Clear Steps Recovery inside a short drive of Dover, Wellesley and the towns around them. Wellesley, Dedham, Newton and Brookline all sit within 6 miles of the door. Needham sits in Norfolk County, and the county's own provision is limited enough that this site draws from a wide area. Care offered spans partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and outpatient care. SAMHSA holds the federal registration; the Massachusetts Bureau of Substance…

4.1 miHarvey Beach13 miBoston Logan International AirportServes61 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Activity Therapy · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Community Reinforcement Approach · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) · +8 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Crisis Services · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · +5 more

Groups served

Active Duty Military Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Active Duty Military Medicare Rehab · Active Duty Military Outpatient Rehab · Active Duty Military PTSD Rehab · Active Duty Military Rehab · Active Duty Military Suboxone · Active Duty Military Telehealth · Active Duty Military Trauma Rehab · Active Duty Military TRICARE Rehab · Adult Rehab · +70 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Intervention Services · Practical Support · Recovery Support Services · Self Help Groups · +3 more

Insurance accepted

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care · Mass General Brigham Health Plan · Medicare · Optum · TRICARE · Tufts Health Plan · UnitedHealthcare (UHC) · VA Community Care

Rancho Recovery – Rancho Cucamonga

13684 Jeremy Court, Rancho Cucamonga, California, 91739

5.0★★★★★64

Joint Commission

DetoxHospital detoxInpatient+6

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts TRICARE+2

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+8

Spanish spokenDeaf and HoH

Rancho Recovery – Rancho Cucamonga is based on 13684 Jeremy Court in Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino County. The facility offers addiction detox, medically supervised detox, alcohol withdrawal management, drug withdrawal management, polysubstance detox and opioid withdrawal management. Care is provided on both a residential and outpatient basis. This location is registered for both substance use and mental health treatment. Details on this page are drawn from the federal treatment locator maintained by the Substance Abuse…

6.7 miBonita Falls7.6 miOntario International AirportServes4 towns

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 · Alcohol Detox Program · Anxiety Retreat · +67 more

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Activity Therapy · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Community Reinforcement Approach · Contingency Management · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · +10 more

Mental health

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) · Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · +4 more

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Detox · Court Ordered Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Court Ordered MAT · Court Ordered Outpatient Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Court Referral Accepted · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · +46 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Education and Job Training · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Intensive Case Management · Intervention Services · +8 more

Languages

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Detox · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Residential Rehab · Spanish Speaking Rehab

Insurance accepted

Medicaid · TRICARE

Rosewood Recovery – Newtown

140 Terry Drive, Newtown, PA, 18940

5.0★★★★★95

Joint Commission

DetoxPHPIOP+3

Accepts InsuranceAccepts TRICARESliding Scale+2

MATYoung adultsWomen+3

Rosewood Recovery operates from 140 Terry Drive in Newtown, Pennsylvania. It is recorded as offering intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Medication for opioid use disorder is offered here alongside talking treatment. This is outpatient provision, so daily life continues around the appointments. Remote appointments appear on the record, useful where travel is difficult. The listing notes provision for veterans and serving personnel. The provider appears in the federal treatment register, with state licensing through the…

4.5 miScudders Falls6.6 miTrenton Mercer AirportServes47 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Acupuncture · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Contingency Management · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · Evidence-Based Therapy · +7 more

Mental health

Groups served

Support services

Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Practical Support · Recovery Support Services · Self Help Groups · Suicide Prevention Services · Transportation to Rehab

Insurance accepted

Geisinger Health Plan · Independence Blue Cross · Keystone Health Plan East · TRICARE

Ascendant New York – New York (210 East 58th Street)

210 East 58th Street, New York, NY, 10022

5.0★★★★★84

Joint Commission

DetoxPHPIOP+3

Accepts InsuranceSelf-Pay

MATTrauma-informedYoung adults+4

210 East 58th Street in New York, New York is the address held for this provider. 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. Provision is outpatient, so no overnight stay is involved. Remote appointments appear on the record, useful where travel is difficult. The listing notes provision for veterans and serving personnel. Registration…

2.1 miManhattan5.0 miLaGuardia AirportServes108 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy · +2 more

Mental health

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · Men's Outpatient Rehab · Men's Rehab · Men's Telehealth · Rehab for Domestic Violence Survivors · Trauma Informed Rehab · +4 more

Support services

Case Management · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Peer Support · Recovery Support Services · Suicide Prevention Services

Insurance accepted

Aetna · BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield) · Cigna Healthcare · TRICARE · UnitedHealthcare (UHC)

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4.9★~~(316)~~

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4.9★~~(276)~~

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5.0★~~(66)~~

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4.9★~~(131)~~

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4.8★~~(143)~~

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Common questions

Answered from what is listed here.

What is continuing care in addiction treatment?

Continuing care is the lower-intensity treatment that follows a more intensive phase such as residential care or an intensive outpatient program. NIAAA-published research describes it as a step-down period meant to solidify gains from the first phase and to keep a return to use from escalating into another acute episode.

It can also mean longer-term management delivered through primary care or regular checkups over extended periods rather than a fixed block of sessions.

Aftercare and Continuing Carehttps://rehabseekers.com/programs/aftercare-and-continuing/

What is the difference between aftercare and continuing care?

In the original step-down model the two terms mean the same thing: lower-intensity treatment following residential care or an intensive outpatient program. Continuing care carries a second meaning as well, covering disease-management approaches delivered over long periods through primary care or scheduled checkups.

NIDA frames addiction treatment as managing a chronic condition rather than curing it, which is why ongoing contact matters after the intensive phase ends.

What happens after you leave rehab?

After intensive treatment, NIDA says the provider should ensure a transition to less intensive continuing care that supports and monitors ongoing recovery. In practice that means outpatient or IOP sessions, medication where it applies, a recovery residence, mutual help meetings and peer recovery support.

Ask the discharging program for a written plan naming the next appointment date, the prescriber and the housing arrangement before you leave.

Discharge Planninghttps://rehabseekers.com/programs/aftercare-and-continuing/discharge-planning/

How long should aftercare last?

There is no single fixed length. NIDA recommends that treatment overall run significantly longer than 90 days and calls shorter participation limited in value. Studied continuing care protocols have run up to 24 months of telephone counseling, and quarterly recovery management checkups have been tested over two to four years.

For opioid use disorder, NIDA considers 12 months the minimum for methadone maintenance, and some individuals continue for many years.

What is a step-down program in recovery?

A step-down moves someone to a less intensive level of care as they stabilize, typically residential to intensive outpatient, then to standard outpatient sessions. ASAM says the same multidimensional assessment and placement rules are re-used as a patient progresses, deciding when to move up or down in intensity.

ASAM puts intensive outpatient at 9 to 19 clinical hours a week and high intensity outpatient at 20 or more.

Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)https://rehabseekers.com/programs/outpatient/iop/

What is included in a continuing care plan?

Typical elements are scheduled individual and group sessions, medication review, drug testing, links to recovery housing and mutual help groups, and regular reassessment. NIDA says counselors select from a menu of services covering medical, mental, social, occupational, family and legal needs rather than one standard package.

NIAAA-published research adds that continuing care should assess status regularly and adapt treatment, since needs change across months.

Counseling and Therapyhttps://rehabseekers.com/therapies/counseling-and-therapy/

Why do people return to using after rehab?

Stress, cues tied to past use such as people, places, things and moods, and direct contact with drugs are the most common triggers NIDA names. Behavioral therapies in continuing care teach specific coping responses to those triggers, which is a core reason the contact continues after the intensive phase.

NIDA treats a return to use as a signal to speak with a doctor about resuming, modifying or trying a different treatment.

Recurrence Preventionhttps://rehabseekers.com/programs/aftercare-and-continuing/recurrence-prevention/

What should I do if I start using again after treatment?

Contact your doctor or treatment provider right away so treatment can be resumed, modified or changed. NIDA warns that after a period without using, taking the same amount as before can easily cause an overdose, because the body is no longer adapted to that level.

Keeping naloxone or nalmefene on hand matters here; both are FDA-approved opioid overdose reversal medications.

Overdose Prevention Educationhttps://rehabseekers.com/programs/aftercare-and-continuing/overdose-prevention-education/

What is sober living and what is it like?

Sober living means a substance-free shared home that SAMHSA describes as a safe, healthy, family-like environment centered on peer support and connection to services. Residents follow house rules, pay a share of costs, often work or attend outpatient treatment, and apply through an interview so both sides judge the fit.

Staffing varies by level, from peer-run houses with no paid positions to homes with a manager or certified staff.

Sober Living Homeshttps://rehabseekers.com/programs/sober-living-homes/

What are the levels of sober living homes?

The National Alliance for Recovery Residences describes four: Level I peer-run with no paid positions, such as Oxford Houses; Level II monitored by a house manager with at least one compensated role; Level III supervised with a facility manager and certified staff; and Level IV service provider with credentialed staff and in-house clinical services.

SAMHSA notes Level IV stays are typically briefer than stays at the other levels.

Sober Living Homeshttps://rehabseekers.com/programs/sober-living-homes/

How much does sober living cost?

Published provider figures put shared rooms at roughly $450 to $800 a month nationally and private rooms at $1,000 to $2,500, with Level I and Level II houses often cited at $500 to $1,000. Coastal California runs higher, with private rooms reported up to $4,000.

Oxford House members instead pay an Equal Expense Share covering rent, utilities and common costs, with every member paying the same amount.

Sober Living Homeshttps://rehabseekers.com/programs/sober-living-homes/

Can I take Suboxone or methadone in a sober living home?

Yes. SAMHSA recommends that recovery housing operators place no barriers or restrictions on residents using prescribed medications, including buprenorphine, methadone and naltrexone. House policies still differ, so ask directly about the medication policy before you sign anything or move in.

Ask in the same conversation whether naloxone is kept on site, which SAMHSA's referral checklist also covers.

Suboxone and Buprenorphinehttps://rehabseekers.com/medications/mat/buprenorphine/

How do I know if a sober living home is legitimate?

Ask whether it is certified by a state affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences or chartered by Oxford House. SAMHSA's referral checklist also covers the medication policy, the policy for a recurrence of use, resident costs and fees, resident rights and a grievance process.

Walk away from any home that pays or takes fees for referrals; SAMHSA calls that patient brokering, an illegal practice.

Sober Living Homeshttps://rehabseekers.com/programs/sober-living-homes/

Does Medicare cover intensive outpatient programs?

Yes. Medicare Part B has covered intensive outpatient services for mental health and substance use disorders furnished on or after January 1, 2024, where the care plan requires at least nine hours of therapeutic services a week. You do not have to qualify for inpatient treatment to receive them.

Covered settings include hospital outpatient departments, community mental health centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics and Opioid Treatment Programs.

Medicare IOPhttps://rehabseekers.com/insurance-accepted/medicare/medicare-iop/

Does Medicaid cover aftercare, peer support or sober living?

It varies widely by state. MACPAC notes that recovery support services are not defined in federal Medicaid statute or guidance, and that most states paying for peer support do so through the state plan rehabilitative services option, with peer providers supervised by a mental health professional.

Medicaid restricts payment for room and board, so grant funding often covers recovery housing rent instead.

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Continuing care is the lower-intensity treatment and support that follows an intensive phase such as residential care or an intensive outpatient block. It usually means weekly groups, individual sessions, medication reviews, check-in calls and a link to recovery housing or a mutual help group, spread across months rather than weeks.

NIDA states that after a course of intensive treatment the provider should ensure a transition to less intensive continuing care that supports and monitors the person in ongoing recovery. The same guidance notes that addiction treatment is not a cure but a way of managing the condition, in the way treatment manages heart disease or asthma, and that patients typically need long-term or repeated episodes of care.

This guide covers what continuing care is, what a typical schedule looks like, how long it runs, what it costs and who pays, how recovery housing and mutual help fit in, and how to find a program that runs this phase rather than handing it off.

What Is Continuing Care in Addiction Treatment?

Continuing care is a period of lower-intensity treatment that follows a more intensive initial phase, such as residential care or an IOP. NIAAA-published research gives the term a second meaning as well: disease-management models delivered over extended periods through primary care or regular checkups. In the original model the word is interchangeable with aftercare or step-down care.

The stated goals are to solidify and sustain the gains made in the first phase, and to keep a return to use from worsening to the point that acute treatment is needed again. The same review lists its functions as maintaining treatment gains, addressing a return to use and limiting its severity, connecting someone to other sources of support, and dealing with employment, recreation, housing and meaningful activity. Those last items map onto the four dimensions federal health agencies names in its working definition of recovery: health, home, purpose and community.

It matters most immediately after detox. NIDA states that detoxification is not the same as treatment, is not sufficient on its own, and that detox without subsequent treatment generally leads to resumption of drug use.

What Happens in Continuing Care?

A continuing care plan combines scheduled clinical contact with support outside the clinic. Clinical contact is usually group and individual therapy at an outpatient level, medication management where a medication is in use, and periodic reassessment. Outside it sit mutual help meetings, peer recovery support and, for some, a recovery residence.

Therapy and Counseling

NIDA names cognitive-behavioral therapy, contingency management, motivational enhancement therapy, family therapy and twelve-step facilitation among the behavioral therapies used in addiction treatment, the last typically delivered in 12 weekly sessions. Behavioral work in this phase concentrates on triggers; NIDA identifies stress, cues linked to past use (individuals, places, things and moods) and contact with drugs as the most common ones.

Monitoring and Check-Ins

Telephone monitoring and counseling, in which a clinician calls on a set schedule after intensive outpatient treatment, is one studied format. Recovery management checkups use an in-person clinical assessment with standardized instruments and urine testing every three months. Smartphone and texting tools can provide support between sessions, report status back to the provider, or stand alone where clinic access is limited.

Medication

The FDA lists buprenorphine, methadone and naltrexone as the three medications approved for opioid use disorder, and federal health agencies names acamprosate, disulfiram and naltrexone as the most common approved medications for alcohol use disorder. Acamprosate is usually started a few days after alcohol use stops, once most withdrawal symptoms have gone. NIDA notes that no medications are currently available for stimulant or cannabis use, so treatment there consists of behavioral therapies. Review naloxone or nalmefene access as part of the plan.

How Long Does Continuing Care Last?

There is no fixed length. NIDA recommends that treatment last significantly longer than 90 days and describes shorter participation as limited in value. Studied continuing care protocols have run from a 24-month telephone schedule of up to 39 calls after two to four weeks of IOP, to quarterly recovery management checkups trialled over two, three and four years.

Length follows the condition and the medication. NIDA states that 12 months is considered the minimum for methadone maintenance and that some individuals continue for many years. The model used for physicians and pilots pairs intensive initial treatment with extended continuing care for five years or more plus frequent random testing. The ASAM Criteria Fourth Edition recommends monthly formal reassessment of the treatment plan at Levels 2.1, 2.5, 3.1 and 3.5, with state regulations also setting assessment frequency.

The usual step-down ladder. ASAM says the multidimensional assessment and placement rules are re-used as someone progresses, to decide when to move to a more or less intensive level. A common sequence runs residential, then intensive outpatient at Level 2.1 (9 to 19 hours of clinical services a week), then standard outpatient care. Levels 2.5 and 2.7 offer 20 or more hours a week; in the Fourth Edition ASAM calls Level 2.5 High Intensity Outpatient, noting that “partial hospitalization” is a misnomer because the services are not delivered in a hospital.

How Much Does Continuing Care Cost?

Most of the cost sits at the outpatient end. Nationally, IOP runs about $2,500 to $10,000 a month, or $80 to $330 a day, and standard outpatient care about $1,200 to $5,500 a month, or $40 to $180 a day. Published provider figures put one day of IOP at $250 to $350 without coverage and a 30-day IOP at $3,000 to $10,000; a secondary summary of a 2016 study reported IOP episodes at $1,384 to $5,780 and non-methadone outpatient episodes at $1,131 to $2,099. One provider estimates insured out-of-pocket IOP costs at $50 to $200 a session.

Typical US market rates before insurance
Level of care	Monthly	Daily
Medical detox (7–14 days)	$1,500 – $5,200 per week	$215 – $745
Residential inpatient	$6,200 – $26,000	$205 – $865
PHP	$7,200 – $14,000	$240 – $465
IOP	$2,700 – $9,200	$90 – $305
Outpatient	$1,300 – $5,200	$45 – $175

Medicare Part B has covered intensive outpatient services furnished on or after January 1, 2024, for care plans requiring at least 9 hours of therapeutic services a week, at hospital outpatient departments, community mental health centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics and Opioid Treatment Programs; an enrollee does not have to qualify for inpatient treatment to receive them. After the Part B deductible the enrollee pays 20% of the approved amount per service plus coinsurance for each IOP day in a hospital outpatient setting or community mental health center. TRICARE covers intensive outpatient programs, including for individuals transitioning from inpatient, residential or partial hospitalization care, and tells beneficiaries to check with their regional contractor on pre-authorization. Medicaid varies: MACPAC notes recovery support services are not defined in federal Medicaid policy, most states paying for peer support use the state plan rehabilitative services option, and room and board is restricted. Federal parity law requires group plans to apply limits such as prior authorization comparably to medical benefits; self pay and sliding scale fees cover the rest.

Where Do Sober Living and Mutual Help Fit In?

federal health agencies defines recovery houses as safe, healthy, family-like substance-free living environments centered on peer support and connection to services, and says many residents stay during or after outpatient treatment, for several months to years. NARR describes four levels: Level I peer-run, Level II monitored by a house manager, Level III supervised with certified staff, and Level IV service provider with credentialed staff and in-house clinical services, often a step-down phase inside a treatment center’s continuum.

Provider figures put shared rooms in sober living homes at $450 to $800 a month and private rooms at $1,000 to $2,500, with Level 1 and 2 houses cited at $500 to $1,000; Florida averages around $884 a month and California shared rooms run about $500 to $1,500. Oxford House members each pay an equal expense share and face no time limit as long as they stay drug and alcohol free, are not disruptive and pay their share.

Before moving into a residence. federal referral checklist asks about certification to national standards, level of support, medication policy, resident costs and fees, a clear policy for a recurrence of use, and whether naloxone is on site. federal health agencies recommends operators place no barriers on prescribed buprenorphine, methadone or naltrexone. Patient brokering, where a program pays a third party to procure residents, is illegal and should be reported.

NIAAA lists Alcoholics Anonymous, LifeRing, Secular Organizations for Sobriety, SMART Recovery and Women for Sobriety as mutual support groups to consider after treatment, notes that group dynamics vary so several meetings are often visited before one fits, and advises keeping a connection with a treatment counselor because these groups are usually not run by clinicians. AA has no dues or fees. NIDA states 12-step programs are not medical treatments but provide social and complementary support.

How Do I Find Continuing Care Near Me?

Start with the discharging program: ask for a written plan naming the level of care, the first appointment date and the medication prescriber. Beyond that, the state licensing agency’s provider lookup, a primary care referral or the county access line will locate outpatient and IOP providers, and the health plan’s provider search settles network status. For housing, ask whether the residence is certified by a state affiliate of NARR.

Programs offering continuing care are gathered on the aftercare and continuing care page, alongside recurrence prevention, discharge planning and post-treatment follow-up, with state pages for California, New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, which carry the largest groups. Each listing shows the levels of care run on site, the payments the program says it accepts, its licensing and accreditation, and distance to the nearest airport. Coverage tends to be broad here: commercial plans lead, with Medicaid documented almost as widely at the same programs, so ask which applies before the step-down block begins.

What Is the Difference Between Continuing Care and Aftercare?

In the step-down model they are the same thing: lower-intensity treatment following residential care or an IOP. Continuing care carries one extra meaning that aftercare does not, covering disease-management models delivered over extended periods through primary care or regular checkups, where contact is ongoing rather than tied to a discharge. NIDA lists continuing care, with intensity varying as needs change, among its research-based principles of treatment.

For Veterans, VA lists continuing care and prevention of a return to use among its substance use services, states residential stays typically run around six weeks, and judges those programs by whether a Veteran keeps or improves gains with outpatient support afterwards. The Veterans Crisis Line is 988, then press 1. federal National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357), is free, confidential and open 24 hours a day in English and Spanish, with TTY at 1-800-487-4889.

References and Citations

National Institute on Drug Abuse — Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment and Treatment and Recovery materials.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism — published research on continuing care for substance use disorders, and mutual support group guidance.
American Society of Addiction Medicine — The ASAM Criteria, Fourth Edition, and level of care service hours.
federal health agencies — recovery housing best practices, working definition of recovery, and medications for substance use disorders.
National Alliance for Recovery Residences — levels of support and affiliate certification; Oxford House — charter conditions and member costs.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, TRICARE, MACPAC and the U.S. Department of Labor — coverage of intensive outpatient and recovery support services, and parity guidance.
RehabSeekers directory listings and market rate research, United States, 2026. Ranges are indicative and vary by program, length of stay and coverage.