Knox Area Rescue Ministries
Treatment center
At a glance
- Address
- 418 North Broadway, Knoxville, TN 37917
- Levels of care
- Inpatient ResidentialTelemedicine
- Ages served
- Young Adults (Ages 18-25)Adults (Ages 26-64)Seniors (Ages 65+)
Detox and medication
Detox
- Not offered: Opioids
- Not offered: Alcohol
- Not offered: Benzodiazepines
- Not offered: Methamphetamines
- Not offered: Cocaine
Medication assisted treatment
- Not offered: Buprenorphine
- Not offered: Naltrexone
- Not offered: Methadone
Services and programs
Services
Special programs
Meetings in Knoxville
Treatment and fellowship meetings do different jobs, and most people end up using both.
Questions people ask about Knox Area Rescue Ministries
What treatment does Knox Area Rescue Ministries offer?
They provide inpatient residential and telemedicine, which is the whole of what this address in Knoxville is set up for.
Can you detox at Knox Area Rescue Ministries?
They do not, and neither does anywhere else listed around Knoxville. Withdrawal management and treatment are often two separate admissions, and this is one of those times.
Who are the programs at Knox Area Rescue Ministries built for?
They offer a program for adult women, which not every center around Knoxville does.
Does Knox Area Rescue Ministries treat older adults?
Yes, they treat 65 and over, which is less common than it should be and rarer still outside a city the size of Knoxville.
What is there in Knoxville that costs nothing?
Alongside this, Knoxville has 48 NA meetings and 133 free AA meetings.
Does court ordered treatment work the same way?
Plenty of programs accept referrals from a court, a probation officer or a child welfare agency. People who arrive under an order do about as well as people who arrive voluntarily, which surprises most people. Keep your own record of every session attended.
Should family be part of this?
Most programs include family sessions, and many treat the family as part of the work rather than as visitors. Family education is often the part that changes how a household behaves, which is what the person comes home to. Ask what the visiting rules are in the first week and after it.
Will my treatment be kept private?
Privacy rules on this are tighter than most people expect, and they apply from the first phone call. A mandated program reports attendance to whoever ordered it, and that is set by the order rather than by the center. Where a court or a license is involved, ask exactly what gets reported and to whom.