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Rehab Centers in Alberta

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21 Treatment Centers in Alberta

Professional addiction treatment centers serving Alberta

Alcove Addiction Recovery for Women

Calgary, Alberta

Alcove Addiction Recovery for Women is a Calgary treatment centre offering gender-specific inpatient, outpatient, IOP, and sober living programs with holistic therapies for women overcoming addiction to alcohol, drugs, and other substances.

Gender-SpecificInpatient ResidentialIntensive Outpatient (IOP)

Bonnyville Indian Metis Rehabilitation Centre

Bonnyville, Alberta

Bonnyville Indian Metis Rehabilitation Centre is a licensed 42-day residential addiction treatment facility in Bonnyville, Alberta, offering individualized, culturally grounded care that blends Indigenous healing practices with professional counselling for alcohol and drug addiction.

Inpatient Residential

Edmonton Addictions and Residential Centre

Edmonton, Alberta

The Edmonton Addictions and Residential Centre at the Salvation Army Centre of Hope offers residential addiction treatment, stabilization, sober living, and transitional housing for men, with Canadian Accreditation Council accreditation and faith-informed wraparound care.

Inpatient ResidentialSober Living

Edmonton Counselling Services

Edmonton, Alberta

Edmonton Counselling Services is an outpatient counselling clinic offering evidence-based addiction treatment, trauma therapy, and mental health support in Edmonton — with multilingual staff, direct insurance billing, and both in-person and online sessions available.

OutpatientIndividual TherapyTelehealth/Online

Foothills Detox Centre

Fort Macleod, Alberta

Foothills Detox Centre is an Alberta Health Services medical detoxification facility in Fort Macleod offering clinically supervised withdrawal management for alcohol, opioids, fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and benzodiazepines.

Medical Detox

Fresh Start Recovery Centre

Calgary, Alberta

Fresh Start Recovery Centre is a Calgary non-profit offering long-term residential, outpatient, and sober living programs for men, with Accreditation Canada standing and a community-centred, 12-step and faith-based recovery philosophy.

Residential Long-TermOutpatientSober Living

Fresh Start South Country

Lethbridge, Alberta

Fresh Start South Country is the Lethbridge residential treatment location of Fresh Start Recovery Centre, offering inpatient addiction treatment with dual diagnosis support, holistic therapies, and aftercare programming for adults in southern Alberta.

Inpatient ResidentialDual DiagnosisHolistic/Alternative

iRecover Alberta

Tees, Alberta

iRecover Alberta is a CARF-certified residential addiction treatment centre in Tees, Alberta, offering medically supervised detox, inpatient treatment for a wide range of substances, and a lifetime aftercare program with no referral required.

Inpatient ResidentialMedical Detox

Kapown Treatment Centre

Grouard, Alberta

Kapown Treatment Centre is a 32-bed NNADAP-funded residential facility on Buffalo Bay in Grouard, Alberta, offering 56-day residential, 42-day outpatient, and 6-month sober living programs with wilderness therapy, dual diagnosis support, and vocational rehabilitation.

Inpatient ResidentialOutpatientSober Living

Mark Amy Treatment Centre

Fort McMurray, Alberta

Mark Amy Treatment Centre is a 14-bed NNADAP-funded residential facility near Fort McMurray offering a 56-day co-ed addiction program that integrates First Nations cultural healing, 12-step programming, holistic therapy, and co-occurring disorder treatment.

Inpatient ResidentialHolistic/AlternativeFaith-Based

Maskwacis Young Spirit Winds Society

Maskwacis, Alberta

Maskwacis Young Spirit Winds Society is a community-based day treatment program for Indigenous youth ages 12–17 in Maskwacis, Alberta, providing holistic outpatient addiction counselling and cultural programming to up to 10 young people at a time.

OutpatientHolistic/AlternativeYouth Program

McDougall House

Edmonton, Alberta

A women-only residential treatment facility in Edmonton, Alberta offering 12 beds in a home-like setting. Designed for women ready to build on previous treatment with individualized, gender-specific care.

Gender-SpecificInpatient Residential

Pee Kis Kwe Tan (Let's Talk) Society

Wabasca-Desmarais, Alberta

Pee Kis Kwe Tan (Let's Talk) Society is a community-based addiction and mental health services organization in Wabasca-Desmarais, Alberta, offering outpatient counselling for alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, and opioid addiction in northern Alberta's Bigstone Cree Nation territory.

OutpatientCommunity-Based

Poundmaker's Lodge Treatment Centre

Sturgeon County, Alberta

Poundmaker's Lodge Treatment Centre is a CARF-accredited Indigenous addiction treatment facility in Sturgeon County, Alberta, offering inpatient, outpatient, and sober living programs that blend clinical care with First Nation cultural healing traditions.

Inpatient ResidentialOutpatientSober Living

Rocky Native Friendship Centre

Rocky Mountain House, Alberta

Rocky Native Friendship Centre in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, provides outpatient addiction counselling, aftercare, and culturally safe community support services for Indigenous and non-Indigenous individuals in the region.

Outpatient

Safe Harbour Society

Red Deer, Alberta

Safe Harbour Society is a Red Deer non-profit offering medically supported detox, outreach, Indigenous Wellbriety programming, and housing support — providing over 20 years of community-centred addiction recovery services in Central Alberta.

Medical DetoxOutreachCommunity-Based

Simon House Recovery Centre

Calgary, Alberta

Simon House Recovery Centre is a Calgary-based non-profit offering free 12-week residential addiction treatment for men since 1982, with four recovery pathways (12-Step, Wellbriety, Dharma, SMART), Accreditation Canada standing, and Indigenous cultural supports.

Residential Long-TermGender-SpecificFaith-Based

Southern Alcare Manor

Lethbridge, Alberta

Southern Alcare Manor is a Lethbridge residential recovery centre offering a structured three-month abstinence-based program with peer-led support, job placement assistance, and a progressive re-integration approach for adults overcoming alcohol and drug addiction.

Inpatient ResidentialAbstinence-Based

Sunrise Native Addictions Services

Calgary, Alberta

Sunrise Native Addictions Services is a Calgary-based Indigenous treatment centre offering inpatient and outpatient addiction recovery programs that blend 12-step principles with cultural healing practices, serving clients since 1974 with Accreditation Canada Exemplary Standing.

InpatientOutpatient

Teen Challenge Canada - Alberta Men's Centre

West Priddis, Alberta

Teen Challenge Canada's Alberta Men's Centre is a long-term faith-based residential treatment program in West Priddis, Alberta, helping men overcome addiction to alcohol, drugs, and other substances through structured living, counselling, and Christian principles.

Inpatient ResidentialFaith-Based

Thorpe Recovery Centre

Blackfoot, Alberta

Thorpe Recovery Centre is an 84-bed residential treatment facility in Blackfoot, Alberta, offering medically supported detox, a 42-day residential program, and continuing care with Accreditation Canada standing and dual provincial funding.

DetoxMedical DetoxResidential Long-Term

Addiction Treatment in Alberta

Alberta has Canada’s second-highest rate of opioid-related deaths, with 1,773 apparent
opioid toxicity deaths in 2023
(37.8 per 100,000 people). Fentanyl is involved in over
85% of these deaths, with Calgary and Edmonton experiencing the highest concentrations.
The province also faces significant challenges with methamphetamine and alcohol use disorders.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) operates the province’s addiction treatment system, offering a
comprehensive range of services from rapid access clinics to residential treatment. The province has
invested heavily in expanding addiction medicine capacity and reducing wait times for treatment access.

Substance Use in Alberta

According to Alberta Health, Substance Use Surveillance System, and provincial health data:

  • 1,773 opioid toxicity deaths in 2023 (37.8 per 100,000—2nd highest in Canada)
  • Fentanyl detected in 85% of opioid deaths
  • Methamphetamine: Involved in 43% of drug toxicity deaths (often combined with opioids)
  • Alcohol: 19% of Albertans report hazardous drinking
  • Cannabis: 24% used cannabis in past year
  • Calgary and Edmonton account for 60% of provincial overdose deaths

Sources: Alberta Substance Use Surveillance System (2024); Alberta Health Opioid Response Reports;
Canadian Community Health Survey—Alberta (2023)

Treatment Options in Alberta

Public (Government-Funded) Treatment

Alberta Health Services (AHS) Addiction & Mental Health operates the public system:

  • Addiction Helpline: 1-866-332-2322
    (24/7 assessment, referrals, crisis support)
  • Withdrawal management (detox): Hospital-based and community facilities. Typically
    same-day to 48-hour wait.
  • Residential treatment: Publicly-funded beds across province (21-60 days). Wait times:
    1-3 weeks depending on location and urgency.
  • Virtual Opioid Dependency Program (VODP): Telehealth buprenorphine/methadone prescribing.
    Same-day access across Alberta.
  • Outpatient counseling: Free through AHS and community agencies. Typically 1-2 week wait.
  • Opioid Response Teams: Mobile outreach teams providing harm reduction, naloxone,
    connections to treatment.

Private Treatment

  • Cost: $10,000-$40,000 for 30-90 day residential programs
  • Location: Calgary, Edmonton, Rocky Mountain foothills, Canmore area
  • Specializations: Executive rehabs, dual diagnosis, trauma-focused, holistic treatment
  • Insurance: Alberta employers commonly include addiction benefits ($3,000-$20,000 coverage)

Alberta-Specific Resources

  • Alberta Health Services Addiction Helpline: 1-866-332-2322 (24/7)
  • Virtual Opioid Dependency Program: Text VODP to 23316
    for same-day telehealth buprenorphine access
  • Safeworks Harm Reduction: Calgary, Edmonton—supervised consumption, naloxone distribution
  • Alberta Health Services: albertahealthservices.ca/amh

Sources & References

1. Alberta Health. Substance Use Surveillance System. 2024.
alberta.ca

2. Alberta Health Services. Opioid Response Surveillance Reports. 2024.
albertahealthservices.ca

3. Statistics Canada. Canadian Community Health Survey—Alberta. 2023.
statcan.gc.ca

4. Alberta Health Services Addiction & Mental Health. Treatment Programs and Services. 2024.
albertahealthservices.ca

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