Drug & Alcohol Assessment Services in Alaska

The Salvation Army's Clitheroe Center operates separate residential treatment programs for men and women dealing with substance abuse and co-occurring serious mental illness. Located in Anchorage, the center provides both inpatient and outpatient services designed to address addiction through a combination of rehabilitation groups, individual and family counseling, and structured daily programming. As part of The Salvation Army, the program integrates faith-based principles with clinical treatment, offering recovery support through both clinical treatment and spiritual care.

NCADD, Juneau, Alaska, offers addiction recovery services. After DRS examined the website, we found they provide walk-in addiction assessments and individual counseling.

Set Free Alaska operates an outpatient treatment program in the Mat-Su Valley providing three levels of care: ASAM Level 1.0 Outpatient, ASAM Level 2.1 Intensive Outpatient, and ASAM Level 2.5 Partial Hospitalization for adults dealing with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. Using the organization's mind-body-spirit approach that fuses Christian spiritual principles with evidence-based clinical techniques, the program offers individualized, client-centered treatment with flexible scheduling and telehealth options. Services include trauma-informed care, treatment of co-occurring disorders, and continuing care for individuals transitioning from higher levels of treatment.

SOS Interventions is a nationwide network of clinical intervention and recovery support professionals that helps individuals and the people closest to them confront patterns of problematic substance use and related behaviors. Rather than being a place people go to live away from life, this is a service people reach out to when denial, conflict, or family strain have become too heavy to carry in silence. SOS works with individuals, families, and workplaces to bring clarity and momentum to moments where change feels necessary but elusive.

Tanana Chiefs Conference operates Gateway to Recovery, a medical inpatient withdrawal management program serving all Alaska residents ages 18 and older, including Alaska Native, American Indian, and non-Native individuals. Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the program provides medically supervised detoxification from alcohol, opioids, and stimulants such as methamphetamines in a safe and supportive environment. As part of the tribal health consortium serving Interior Alaska, Gateway to Recovery also assists people who need medical supervision while starting buprenorphine (Suboxone) treatment and helps connect patients to ongoing recovery services after the acute withdrawal phase.

Adult & Teen Challenge PacWest - Alaska Men's Campus is a faith-based, long-term residential addiction recovery program for adult men in Wasilla, Alaska, located about 43 miles northeast of Anchorage. The program helps men whose alcohol or drug use has significantly disrupted daily functioning, relationships or stability by placing recovery work within a structured, Christ-centered residential environment rather than short outpatient care alone.

Cook Inlet Tribal Council - Ernie Turner Center is a culturally responsive residential addiction recovery program located on secluded land near Eklutna Lake in Chugiak, Alaska. The center serves Alaska Native and American Indian adults whose alcohol or drug use has significantly disrupted daily functioning, relationships or stability by providing structured residential treatment within a drug- and alcohol-free environment modeled after traditional Alaska Native village life.

Set Free Alaska's Compass Men's Residential Treatment facility operates a Level 3.5 inpatient program overlooking Kachemak Bay near Homer, Alaska. The program serves adult men ages 18 and older dealing with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions, with capacity for men to bring children under age 10 when bed space allows. Treatment duration is individualized based on each resident's needs, typically ranging from five to eight months. The facility houses up to 16 residents in a private home setting designed to create an intimate, personalized therapeutic environment.

Fairbanks Native Association - Women and Children Center for Inner Healing is a medium-intensity, long-term residential addiction recovery program in Fairbanks, Alaska designed specifically for pregnant and postpartum mothers whose substance use has affected daily functioning, family stability and parenting responsibilities. The program allows mothers to keep their children, up to age seven, with them during residential treatment.

Alaska Family Services operates a Behavioral Health Treatment Center in Wasilla providing outpatient substance use and mental health counseling for youth, adults, and families in the Mat-Su Valley. The center is a dual-diagnosis enhanced program offering ASAM Level 2.1 Intensive Outpatient services, ASAM Level 1.0 Outpatient programs, and ADIS (Alcohol and Drug Information School) or Prime for Life education, alongside mental health therapy using evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Exposure Therapy, and Behavioral Activation. Operating on the philosophy that disorders can be effectively addressed in the least restrictive environment through collaborative partnership with clients, the program provides both in-person and telehealth options to accommodate diverse scheduling needs.

Kenaitze Indian Tribe operates the Dena'ina Wellness Center, which provides behavioral health services through Chuq'eya Qenq'a (Birch Tree House) on its Kenai campus. The center offers CARF-accredited outpatient substance use disorder treatment for adults alongside integrated mental health services for adults, children, and adolescents. Available services include individual and family therapy, interactive play therapy for children, crisis intervention, case management, and therapeutic groups, all delivered in a culturally relevant environment that incorporates traditional Dena'ina activities. The program serves Kenaitze Tribal members, Alaska Native and American Indian people, and community members as funding allows.

Cook Inlet Tribal Council operates Nat'uh Outpatient, described as a "Pathway to Recovery," providing culturally responsive outpatient substance use and mental health services to Alaska Native and American Indian individuals and families in the Anchorage area. The program serves youth, adults, and families starting at age 10, offering comprehensive outpatient care that includes individual therapy, group counseling, and peer support. As part of CITC's broader recovery services continuum, Nat'uh operates with cultural responsiveness at its core while utilizing evidence-based treatment approaches, creating an environment where traditional values and modern clinical practices support healing together.

Fairbanks Native Association - Ralph Perdue Center is a 45-day residential addiction recovery program in Fairbanks, Alaska that serves both Alaska Native and non-Native adult men and women whose alcohol or drug use has disrupted daily functioning, relationships or stability. The program provides structured residential care, averaging 45 days, within a safe, secure environment that combines clinical treatment with culturally responsive support tailored to individual needs.

Genesis Recovery Services operates a residential substance abuse treatment program in Anchorage, Alaska, providing ASAM 3.5 level residential care alongside continuing care and limited transitional housing for graduating clients. The program takes a Bio-Psychosocial-Spiritual approach to addiction treatment, addressing the biological, psychological, social and spiritual dimensions of substance use. Founded more than 25 years ago, Genesis works with both justice-involved individuals and private clients, accepting Medicaid and offering limited sliding fee scales for those who qualify.

Adult & Teen Challenge PacWest - Houston AK Women's Campus is a faith-based, long-term residential addiction recovery program for adult women in Houston, Alaska, located approximately one hour north of Anchorage on 10 acres of property. The program supports women whose alcohol or drug use has disrupted daily functioning, relationships or stability, and uniquely allows mothers to keep their children with them during residential recovery rather than separating families during the treatment process.

Central Peninsula Hospital - Serenity House Treatment Center is a 12-bed intensive residential addiction treatment center located on a private 40-acre wooded property between Kenai and Soldotna, Alaska. The program helps adults whose alcohol or drug use has disrupted daily functioning, relationships and wellbeing by providing structured residential care, typically lasting 6 to 8 weeks, followed by a continuum of step-down supports that extends therapeutic contact for a full year.

Gastineau Human Services operates Mount Juneau Counseling & Recovery, a 27-bed low-intensity residential substance use treatment program in Juneau serving adults dealing with addiction and co-occurring mental health conditions. The program operates at the ASAM 3.1 level of care, providing structured residential treatment for individuals who need more support than outpatient services can offer but do not require the intensity of higher-level inpatient care. As part of a broader organization dedicated to helping people rebuild their lives after being affected by addiction, homelessness, or incarceration, the program offers a continuum of care that can support individuals from residential treatment through outpatient services to long-term self-sustainability.

Set Free Alaska's Valley Oaks Women's Residential Treatment program operates a Level 3.5 inpatient facility serving adult women ages 18 and older, including pregnant women and mothers with children under age 10. The program provides individualized residential care lasting five to eight months depending on each woman's motivation and progress. Located in the Mat-Su Valley, the facility houses up to 16 residents in a home-like environment designed to create an intimate, personalized therapeutic setting where women can focus on recovery while maintaining their parental role when applicable.