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Addiction Treatment

These providers offer treatment for alcohol and drug use, including counseling, residential care, and medication for opioid use disorder. Call to ask about intake, insurance, and who they serve.

We share this list to help you find services in our area. Except for CCHSC's own programs, such as Recovery 918, CCHSC does not run or endorse the organizations listed. Details can change, so please call ahead to confirm.

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7 services listed

  • Northeastern Health System Addiction Resource Center (ARC) – Tahlequah

    An opioid treatment program for people who need help with opioid use, including prescription opioids, heroin, or fentanyl. Medication is given at the clinic during dosing hours.

    Phone
    Address
    1323 W. Keetoowah St., Tahlequah, OK 74464 (map, external site)
    Hours
    Clinic: Monday⁠–⁠Friday, 6 a.m.⁠–⁠3 p.m. Dosing: Monday⁠–⁠Friday, 6 a.m.⁠–⁠2 p.m.
    Who can use it
    People seeking treatment for opioid use disorder.

    Good to know: Call to ask about starting treatment.

    Visit website for Northeastern Health System Addiction Resource Center (ARC) – Tahlequah(external site)

    Last checked October 2026

  • CREOKS Health Services – Tahlequah Clinic

    Counseling, psychiatric care, medication management, and care coordination for mental health and for alcohol and drug use. CREOKS also offers in-home and school-based services for young people.

    Phones
    Address
    711 S. Muskogee Ave., Tahlequah, OK 74464 (map, external site)
    Who can use it
    Children, teens, and adults. CREOKS screens each person and refers anyone it cannot serve to another agency.

    Good to know: CREOKS' Spring Creek Recovery Center (Suite 2, same address) offers crisis care for adults 18 and older, including medically supervised detox. CREOKS' website lists medication for opioid use disorder at its Broken Arrow, Sapulpa, Tulsa, and Wagoner clinics, not Tahlequah.

    Visit website for CREOKS Health Services – Tahlequah Clinic(external site)

    Last checked October 2026

  • Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health

    Counseling for adults, children, and families, plus psychiatry, psychological testing, grief and trauma counseling, and crisis help. Substance use services include counseling, relapse prevention, and medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Adult services are offered at every Cherokee Nation health center, including the Outpatient Health Center in Tahlequah.

    Phones
    Address
    19600 E. Ross St., Tahlequah, OK 74464 (map, external site)
    Who can use it
    For patients who qualify for Indian Health Service care, such as citizens of federally recognized tribes. You must register with Cherokee Nation Health Services first.

    Good to know: Services vary by health center. The HERO Project serves children and youth from birth to age 21 who are citizens of a federally recognized tribe.

    Visit website for Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health(external site)

    Last checked October 2026

  • Cherokee Nation Jack Brown Center

    A residential treatment program in Tahlequah for Native American teens who are struggling with substance use. The program lasts at least 14 weeks and includes individual, family, and group counseling.

    Phones
    Cost
    No cost.
    Who can use it
    Native American youth ages 13–18 who are citizens of a federally recognized tribe.

    Good to know: Admission requires an application packet, available on the Cherokee Nation page.

    Visit website for Cherokee Nation Jack Brown Center(external site)

    Last checked October 2026

  • Echota Behavioral Health – Tahlequah

    Individual therapy, case management, psychiatry (in person or by telehealth), and weekly group classes, including groups on substance use. Echota's opioid treatment program is at its Echota Wellness Center in Tulsa. Echota is owned by the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians.

    Phones
    Address
    1640 W. Keetoowah St., Tahlequah, OK 74464 (map, external site)
    Hours
    Monday⁠–⁠Friday, 9 a.m.⁠–⁠5 p.m.
    Who can use it
    Open to both tribal and non-tribal members.

    Good to know: Call or use the online form on Echota's website to request an appointment.

    Visit website for Echota Behavioral Health – Tahlequah(external site)

    Last checked October 2026

  • GRAND Mental Health – Kansas, OK Clinic

    An outpatient clinic of GRAND Mental Health, formerly Grand Lake Mental Health Center. GRAND offers counseling and substance use treatment for youth and adults; call to ask which services this clinic provides.

    Phone
    Address
    191 N. Highway 59, Kansas, OK 74347 (map, external site)
    Cost
    GRAND says it does not deny care because a person cannot pay.
    Who can use it
    Open to anyone; no referral is needed.

    Good to know: The clinic is in Kansas, OK (Delaware County), northeast of Tahlequah. Call to schedule and to confirm clinic hours.

    Visit website for GRAND Mental Health – Kansas, OK Clinic(external site)

    Last checked October 2026

  • Improving Lives Counseling Services – Tahlequah

    Outpatient counseling for depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship or family problems, and alcohol and drug use. Sessions are offered at the office, in schools, at home, in the community, or by video.

    Phone
    Address
    308 E. Downing St., Tahlequah, OK 74464 (map, external site)
    Cost
    Free with SoonerCare or Medicaid. Some private insurance and private pay are accepted, and a sliding scale is possible in some cases.
    Who can use it
    Children, teens, adults, couples, and families.

    Good to know: This is counseling, not detox or residential care. Substance use counseling is offered at the Tahlequah office. To request an appointment, call the office or use the form on the provider's website, and ask about evening and weekend appointments.

    Visit website for Improving Lives Counseling Services – Tahlequah(external site)