In the 1920s, the city of Chicago was known as the epicenter of the bootlegging industry during prohibition, beginning the city’s long and complicated relationship with alcohol and drug use. The city’s continued role as a distribution hub for illicit drugs for the Midwest and Lakes Region means that Chicago sees more than its fair share of substance abuse and addiction. A long-term study funded by the Office of National Drug Control Policy found that approximately 6% of residents of Chicago and the rest of Cook County were “hardcore drug abusers.”

Fortunately for Chicagoans looking for help dealing with addiction, there are lots of facilities offering a wide selection of addiction treatment options in the area. Here are the top 20 rehab centers in the city of Chicago.

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Best Rehab Centers in Chicago

Gateway Foundation Alcohol & Drug Treatment Centers

Treatment Type:
Outpatient, Intensive Outpatient, Inpatient, Detox, Sober Living
Specialization:
Adult Men, Adult Women, LGBTQ, Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, Medically Assisted Treatments
Cash Price:
$$$
Genders Treated:
All
Ages Treated:
Adults, Young Adults
Payment Accepted:
All Insurances Accepted, Contact for more information

With an evidence-based, person-centered, and science-driven approach to recovery, Gateway Foundation Alcohol & Drug Treatment Centers offer Chicago residents personalized addiction treatment regardless of where they currently are in their recovery process. The large staff offers a full suite of addiction recovery services and has an impressive amount of clinical expertise, making these centers a good choice for patients requiring a dual diagnosis.

The staff at each of Chicago’s Gateway Foundation Alcohol & Drug Treatment Centers evaluate each of their patients to better understand their life situation, personal relationships, and the physical and psychological issues that they face. After this evaluation is complete, a personalized addiction treatment plan is created with the goal of giving the patient the skills required to manage their addiction on their own.

Rosecrance Lakeview

Treatment Type:
Outpatient, Inpatient, Sober Living
Specialization:
Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Dual Diagnosis
Cash Price:
$$$
Genders Treated:
All
Ages Treated:
Adults, Young Adults
Payment Accepted:
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Rosecrance has over 60 locations throughout Illinois, but the Lakeview Addiction Treatment Center is the largest and has the most capacity for patients. Located on the first floor, the outpatient counseling center offers a full continuum of outpatient services while the upper floors house patients at various stages in their road to recovery.

The recovery housing at the Rosecrance Lakeview center is available for both long-term and short-term residency. Clients living in the facility are encouraged to participate in clinical services and 12-step meetings on-site. Residency is not a requirement and these programs are also available to members of the surrounding community.

Chicago Treatment & Counseling Center

Treatment Type:
Detox
Specialization:
Methadone Clinic, Suboxone Clinic, DUI
Cash Price:
$
Genders Treated:
All
Ages Treated:
Adults
Payment Accepted:
Contact for more information

With four different locations serving the Chicago area, the Chicago Treatment & Counseling Center offers affordable treatment for opioid dependency. The center offers treatment using both methadone and Suboxone, drugs that are effective in limiting the severity of withdrawal symptoms as well as reducing the intensity of a patient’s cravings for opioids such as heroin, Vicodin, and morphine. No appointment is necessary for patients using this service.

In addition to the methadone and Suboxone treatment, the Chicago Treatment & Counseling Center also offers a DUI program for patients who have been court-ordered to attend treatment in order to reacquire their license after an infraction. In all cases, treatment begins with a comprehensive physical and clinical assessment.

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

Treatment Type:
Outpatient, Intensive Outpatient, Sober Living
Specialization:
Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Trauma
Cash Price:
$$$
Genders Treated:
All
Ages Treated:
Adults, Young Adults
Payment Accepted:
All Insurances Accepted, Contact for more information

The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is known for its luxury accommodation and discretion at its rehabilitation and therapy communities throughout the United States. Betty Ford’s outpatient clinic in downtown Chicago is no exception. Along with outpatient services, they also provide on-site lodging in a sober-living facility where, along with therapy and group meetings, clients may participate in service and volunteer work.

Hazelden Betty Ford’s Chicago branch has a specific focus on trauma and gender-specific healing groups for clients to talk openly along with trained staff about past experiences. They also host a variety of Twelve-Step meetings; contact the center for more information.

Positive Sobriety Institute

Treatment Type:
Intensive Outpatient
Specialization:
Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Dual Diagnosis
Cash Price:
$$$$
Genders Treated:
All
Ages Treated:
Adults
Payment Accepted:
All Insurances Accepted, Contact for more information

The Positive Sobriety Institute in Chicago is an intensive outpatient facility with years of experience helping adults with career and family responsibilities recover from addiction. This center especially caters to the needs of busy professionals and provides a safe, discreet, and supportive environment for recovery.

The Positive Sobriety Institute accepts most forms of insurance and has specific treatment plans for professionals whose careers present unique obstacles to recovery. This includes doctors, dentists, lawyers, professional athletes, and more. Because patients working in these professions are subject to unique stressors and temptations, it can greatly assist their recovery to have access to staff with experience treating professionals with sensitive, high-stakes careers.

LSSI Addiction Treatment Center

Treatment Type:
Outpatient, Intensive Outpatient
Specialization:
Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, DUI
Cash Price:
$$$
Genders Treated:
All
Ages Treated:
Adults, Young Adults
Payment Accepted:
All Insurances Accepted, Contact for more information

Lutheran Social Services is a non-profit social service organization operated by the Illinois Lutheran Church and provides a large variety of services to the Chicago community. Note, patients do not need to be a member of the Lutheran Church to attend services at this center. Over 50,000 area residents take advantage of the programs offered here including foster care, mental health, and drug and alcohol treatment.

At the LSSI Addiction Treatment Center on Belmont Avenue, patients have access to several outpatient services depending on their needs. Services offered at this center include individual and family counseling, support groups, and intensive outpatient rehab. LSSI also helps individuals who have been arrested for DUI or a similar offense meet applicable court requirements for regaining driving privileges.

A Safe Haven

Treatment Type:
Outpatient, Inpatient, Sober Living
Specialization:
Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Medically Assisted Treatments, Women with Children, Military Veterans
Cash Price:
$$$
Genders Treated:
All
Ages Treated:
Adults, Young Adults
Payment Accepted:
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A Safe Haven provides inpatient, outpatient, and sober living to people who are in sudden crisis and the homeless. Upon assessment, residents may receive medication-assisted treatment, like Suboxone or Vivitrol. They provide services separately to men, women, and young adults (ages 18-24), and treatment at each facility is based on the twelve-step recovery program, with group meetings and individual counseling.

Job training and transitional housing are a key part of A Safe Haven, and residents are connected to a network of housing in over 34 locations around Chicago. A Safe Haven also provides housing for those who are non-violent, ex-offenders, those who require court-mandated diversion, or those who are pre-trial.

Chicago Lakeshore Hospital

Treatment Type:
Outpatient, Inpatient, Detox
Specialization:
LGBTQ, Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, Medically Assisted Treatments, Gambling, Food, Sex Addictions, Women’s Trauma
Cash Price:
$$$
Genders Treated:
All
Ages Treated:
Adults, Young Adults
Payment Accepted:
Private Health Insurance, Medicaid, Contact for more information, Medicare

Chicago Lakeshore Hospital is a private behavioral health hospital with multiple locations in the city. Accepting most forms of insurance, the hospital specializes in treating dual diagnoses, a combination of alcohol or drug dependency along with other behavioral or mental health disorders. The center offers treatment for adults, adolescents, and children, and also provides comprehensive treatment for the LGBTQ+ community.

Chicago Lakeshore Hospital offers two different types of outpatient treatment depending on a patient’s level of need. For patients looking for help with addiction recovery who do not require medically-assisted detox service, the intensive outpatient treatment includes three hours per day of group therapy. For patients with more need for medically-assisted therapy, partial hospitalization is offered. This is the most intensive form of outpatient rehab, and most programs run for about five hours per day, five days a week.

The Women’s Treatment Center

Treatment Type:
Outpatient, Intensive Outpatient, Detox, Sober Living
Specialization:
Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Medically Assisted Treatments, Women with Children, Pregnant Women
Cash Price:
$$$
Genders Treated:
Female
Ages Treated:
Adults, Young Adults
Payment Accepted:
Medicaid, Contact for more information

The Women’s Treatment Center in Chicago is a safe haven for women and children in crisis. This center offers inpatient and outpatient programs as well as a medically-assisted detox program aided by licensed nurses on-site. The Center also has residential sober living facilities for women and their children, with parenting classes and daycare.

The Women’s Treatment Center specializes in helping pregnant or postpartum mothers who are currently using or are still under the influence of drugs. All walk-ins are welcome, and same-day admissions are often arranged for women in crisis.

Latino Treatment Center

Treatment Type:
Outpatient
Specialization:
Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Bilingual
Cash Price:
$$
Genders Treated:
All
Ages Treated:
Adults, Young Adults
Payment Accepted:
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For individuals struggling with addiction, a language barrier can make recovery seem impossible. The Latino Treatment Center on Peterson Ave. in Chicago has fully bilingual staff and is able to conduct evaluations and administer treatment in either Spanish or English. The Chicago location is one of three non-profit centers in Illinois.

The Latino Treatment Center offers group therapy sessions entirely in Spanish. This allows access for patients who would normally be excluded because of language barriers. This center is licensed and accredited by the Illinois Division of Substance Abuse (DASA).

Spoken Balance

Treatment Type:
Outpatient
Specialization:
LGBTQ, Dual Diagnosis, Trauma
Cash Price:
$$
Genders Treated:
All
Ages Treated:
Adults, Young Adults
Payment Accepted:
All Insurances Accepted, Contact for more information

Spoken Balance is an outpatient therapy center for patients in the Chicago area who wish to attend services entirely online. With a focus on serving members of the LGBTQ+ community, the service connects patients with therapists and counselors for individual therapy sessions via their HIPAA compliant telehealth platform.

While not a traditional rehab center, we included Spoken Balance on our list because the unique nature of the telehealth services provided means that many patients who are averse to attending recovery services in person may be willing to give remote therapy a try. In addition to addiction services, Spoken Balance offers help with grief, depression, and anxiety.

Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center

Treatment Type:
Outpatient, Intensive Outpatient
Specialization:
Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Gambling
Cash Price:
$$$
Genders Treated:
All
Ages Treated:
Adults
Payment Accepted:
Contact for more information

Located on Chicago’s West Side, the Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center is a licensed level I and level II outpatient addiction treatment facility. The facility is non-profit and privately funded, ensuring that no patient is ever turned away because of their inability to pay for treatment.

A unique and fitting theme, this facility was built using repurposed materials. This was done in the spirit of using resources that are overlooked by the community and showing that even things that have been discarded still retain value and can be made into something that is both functional and beautiful. An analogy that the center believes also applies to their patients.

Counseling Center of Illinois

Treatment Type:
Outpatient
Specialization:
DUI, Anger Management, Domestic Violence
Cash Price:
$
Genders Treated:
All
Ages Treated:
Adults
Payment Accepted:
Contact for more information

With a high license-reinstatement success rate, the Counseling Center of Illinois specializes in helping patients who have been court-ordered to attend DUI classes following a conviction. The center also offers counseling programs designed to assist patients with anger management issues as well as problems with domestic violence. This center offers both DUI evaluation services and DUI risk education.

The first step on the road to reinstatement after a DUI infraction is an evaluation. This occurs before sentencing and determines the amount of DUI risk education that must be completed in order to have driving privileges reinstated. This evaluation is meant to assess the risk posed by letting the driver back behind the wheel. Based on the results of this assessment, offenders will be ordered to attend between 10 and 75 hours of classes at this facility.

The Way Back Inn

Treatment Type:
Outpatient, Inpatient
Specialization:
Adult Men, Adult Women, Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Gambling, DUI, Military Veterans, Bilingual (Polish)
Cash Price:
$$$
Genders Treated:
All
Ages Treated:
Adults
Payment Accepted:
Contact for more information

Serving adult men and women who are suffering from addiction to drugs, alcohol, and gambling, the Way Back Inn is the only rehab center in the Chicago area to offer services in Polish. The Melrose Park location offers a comprehensive selection of outpatient services and the organization operates three residential extended care facilities within the state as well.

The standard outpatient program offered at the Way Back Inn is 5 hours per week and includes both group and individual therapy sessions. Residential facilities are offered for both men and women, and a patient’s stay may last between one and six months depending on their diagnosis. Clients receive between 5 and 9 hours of services per day during their residency and are offered aftercare services to help prevent relapse.

Sundance Methadone Treatment Center

Treatment Type:
Methadone Clinic
Specialization:
Detox
Cash Price:
$
Genders Treated:
All
Ages Treated:
Adults
Payment Accepted:
Private Health Insurance, Medicaid, Contact for more information

Located on Chicago’s North Side, Sundance Methadone Treatment Center is a detox facility specializing in Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) using methadone. They can also treat patients who have other underlying health issues like HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis C. They have several bilingual members on staff who can assist patients requiring treatment in Spanish.

Sundance Methadone Treatment Center believes that long-lasting sobriety comes from treating the whole person, and they create individualized plans, including methadone, for each of their patients. Sundance Methadone Treatment Center accepts all major insurance carriers and patients with Medicaid have no out of pocket expenses.

Foundations Chicago

Treatment Type:
Outpatient
Specialization:
Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Medically Assisted Treatments, Trauma
Cash Price:
$$$
Genders Treated:
All
Ages Treated:
Adults
Payment Accepted:
Contact for more information

Foundations Chicago is an outpatient counseling clinic with a focus on trauma and preventing relapse. Patients are assessed on diagnostic needs, and a plan of individual and group therapies is created. Treatment plans may include medication-assisted treatments like Suboxone or Vivitrol, addiction psychiatry, behavioral and motivational therapies, yoga, medication management, group therapy, and other assessments.

Foundations Chicago also offers family support groups to help the family of a loved one struggling with substance abuse cope, understand the role they play in the recovery journey, and find validation from other families in similar situations.

Depression & Anxiety Specialty Clinic of Chicago

Treatment Type:
Outpatient
Specialization:
Eating Disorders, Dual Diagnosis, Trauma
Cash Price:
$$
Genders Treated:
All
Ages Treated:
Adults, Young Adults, Adolescents
Payment Accepted:
Private Health Insurance, TriCare, Contact for more information, Medicare

The Depression & Anxiety Specialty Clinic of Chicago (DASC) specializes in treating eating disorders, trauma, psychological disorders, and other mood or anxiety disorders. After an evaluation or assessment, each patient is given an individualized treatment, which could include individual and/or group therapy. Therapy services may include cognitive or dialectical therapy, behavior, exposure, or integrated therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy.

The mission of DASC is to meet patients’ mental health needs where they are and make treatment plans that are actionable, so patients can follow through and make progress. DASC accepts all major forms of private insurance, Medicare, and military insurance, and will perform a benefit check before your appointment.

Cocaine Anonymous

Treatment Type:
Outpatient
Specialization:
Substance Abuse, Cocaine Addiction
Cash Price:
$
Genders Treated:
All
Ages Treated:
Adults
Payment Accepted:
Contact for more information

With no dues or membership fees of any kind, Cocaine Anonymous is funded solely through private donations and is not affiliated with any church, organization, or institution. The organization has no permanent home in the Chicago area; most meetings are held in local churches. The group also conducts regular online meetings called “The Last Straw” for individuals who are unable to attend in person.

Cocaine Anonymous is a 12-step recovery program, and the only requirement for joining is a desire to stop using cocaine and other mind-altering substances.

New Hope Recovery Center

Treatment Type:
Outpatient, Intensive Outpatient
Specialization:
Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Eating Disorders, Sex Addictions, LGBTQI+
Cash Price:
$$$
Genders Treated:
All
Ages Treated:
Adults
Payment Accepted:
Contact for more information

Operated by Dr. Jeff Zacharias, the New Hope Recovery Center in Illinois specializes in treating several behavioral addictions as well as alcohol and substance abuse. Named the 2015 Social Worker of the Year by the Illinois chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, Dr. Zacharias has extensive clinical experience treating addictions of all kinds.

Unlike many other centers with a large medical staff, New Hope Recovery Center does not offer group therapy or counseling. The majority of treatment performed at the center is individual therapy with Dr. Zacharias. While this limits the number of patients that can be enrolled at services at any given time, it does ensure that patients are given individual and personalized outpatient care.

Family Guidance Centers Inc

Treatment Type:
Outpatient, Intensive Outpatient, Inpatient
Specialization:
Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, Medically Assisted Treatments
Cash Price:
$$$
Genders Treated:
All
Ages Treated:
Adults, Young Adults
Payment Accepted:
Contact for more information

Family Guidance Centers is an organization providing inpatient, outpatient, and detox services at multiple locations throughout Chicago and the state of Illinois. Each location offers assessments and specializes in treating patients suffering from addiction as well as other mental conditions, known as a dual diagnosis.

Family Guidance Centers believes that preparing clients for a sober life beyond treatment is an important part of their mission and incorporates aftercare, job readiness, and parenting classes into their outpatient programs. Walk-ins are welcome for immediate access to the center’s behavioral health services.