Outpatient Drug & Alcohol Rehabs in Maine

Maine is currently struggling with a deadly addiction epidemic, as overdose rates rose nearly 40% in 2016. Heroin and fentanyl, both powerful opioid drugs, are largely responsible for the uptick in overdose deaths. The impact of this epidemic has been felt all over Maine, both in rural areas and cities.¹

In 2016, Maine spent $74.5 million in substance abuse treatment services for Medicaid members and the uninsured and served more than 20,000 persons with addiction. This is a 30% increase over 2008.⁴ Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services announced in 2016 that it would spend an additional $2.4 million to create 359 new medication-assisted treatment slots for uninsured individuals in need of opioid addiction treatment.⁴

• In 2015, Maine’s rate of drug overdose was the 13th highest in the country. ²
• Of the 376 drug-related deaths in Maine in 2016, 84% involved opioids.¹
• In 2016, the number of deaths from prescription painkillers reached 123, and this is the highest it has been since 2010.¹
• A 2013 report found that more than 1 out of 10 high school students had misused a prescription drug in their lifetime.³
• Past-month marijuana use among Maine youth age 12-17 was significantly above the national average in 2014-2015 (10% vs. 7.2%). That rate has steadily increased from 2011-2012.⁵
• Past-month alcohol use among those age 12-17 was also high in 2014-2015 and above the national average (12.5% vs. 10.6%).⁵
• Nearly 1 in 7 young adults aged 18 to 25 needed but did not receive alcohol treatment in 2012-2013. During the same period, 1 in 10 needed illicit drug treatment but did not receive it.³

Pinpointing a standard price for drug rehab is difficult. This is because there are many approaches to addiction treatment, and patients may receive varying services depending on the severity of their addiction and the presence of any co-occurring disorders.

In general, inpatient treatment is more expensive than outpatient programs, and luxury facilities are more expensive than standard facilities. Other factors such as length of stay (e.g. 28 or 30 days, 60 days, 90 days) will also impact the cost of treatment.

Recovery programs throughout the state of Maine offer a variety of substance abuse treatment options including medication-assisted therapy, residential treatment, detox and behavioral therapy. There are more than 350 treatment beds available for those seeking residential substance abuse treatment in Maine and 50 beds exclusively for detox services.⁴

If you’re unsure what type of treatment you need, don’t worry, a rehab specialist will be able to explain your options and give you recommendations for your unique situation.

• National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Facilities 2017: Includes a list of substance abuse treatment programs in Maine.
• Maine Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: Links to resources for help with drug addiction. Includes a link to the SAMHSA Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator.
• Maine 211: Resource directory that can be used to search for various substance abuse and mental health treatment programs.
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Opioid Treatment Program Directory: Directory that can be searched for medication-assisted treatment programs for opioid addiction.

Insurance Providers

Learn more about some addiction treatment insurance providers:

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Cigna
• Aetna
• Ambetter
• Kaiser Permanente
• Humana
• UnitedHealthcare

1. Office of the Maine Attorney General. (2017). Attorney General Janet Mills Releases Expanded 2016 Drug Death Report.
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2016). Drug Overdose Death Data.
3. Maine Department of Health and Human Services Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services. (2015). Substance Abuse Trends in Maine: State Epidemiological Profile 2015.
4. Maine DHHS. (2017). Substance Abuse Treatment In Maine.
5. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2017). Behavioral Health Barometer: Maine, Volume 4.