Ranking
America’s Best Addiction Treatment Centers 2025
America's Best Addiction Treatment Centers 2025 were identified using a rigorous methodology that integrated a national online survey for reputation scores, SAMHSA accreditation data, care services data, and Google Reviews.
- Based on a clear and detailed methodology
- Segmented by city, state and region
- Created in partnership with Newsweek
> 4,000
> 4,000
facilities evaluated
Thousands
Thousands
of medical professionals surveyed
420
420
facilities awarded
Ranking Details
America’s Best Addiction Treatment Centers 2025
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Project Details
About the project
The sixth edition of America's Best Addiction Treatment Centers ranking awards the leading 420 addiction treatment centers in the U.S., providing patients with a comprehensive resource for informed decision-making regarding the top rehab facilities.
The list includes facilities in the 25 states with the highest number of addiction treatment centers according to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The remaining states were grouped into four regional lists.
The lists are based on four data sources: A national online survey among peers, accreditation data on addiction treatment centers provided by SAMSHA, care services data offered by addiction treatment centers from SAMSHA, and Google Reviews.
METHODOLOGY
How we work
Learn about our general approach to creating healthcare rankings. Further details about how the ranking was created can be found in the America’s Best Addiction Treatment Centers 2025 methodology.
01 Concept
To identify the nation’s leading addiction treatment centers, the scoring analysis drew from four data sources:
National Online Survey by Statista R: Medical professionals working in addiction treatment centers were invited to recommend and evaluate top facilities within their respective states.
Accreditation Data from SAMHSA: Information on facility accreditations was sourced from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Care Services Data from SAMHSA: Data on the scope of recovery support, educational, and counseling services offered by each facility was also obtained from SAMHSA.
Google Reviews: Online reviews were analyzed as a measure of patient experience with each center.
Only inpatient/residential and long-term addiction treatment centers were included in the ranking. Long-term programs required a minimum residency of 30 days; in select cases, a minimum of 28 days was accepted. Facilities offering only outpatient or short-term addiction treatment services were excluded from consideration.
02 Data collection
From May to June 2025, Newsweek and Statista invited thousands of medical professionals (therapists, counselors, medical doctors) and managers/administrators working in addiction treatment facilities to an online survey. Participants were asked to recommend and subsequently rate notable addiction treatment centers. The professional experience of the participant was taken into account. Recommendations for own employer were not allowed. For each recommended center, participants rated four quality dimensions on a scale from 1 (“Poor”) to 10 (“Excellent”): Quality of care, Quality of follow-up care, Quality of service, and Accommodation & amenities. Each facility received a quality score based on the weighted average of these dimensions.
03 Evaluation
The evaluation of addiction treatment centers utilized a comprehensive scoring model comprising four pillars: Reputation (55%), Accreditation (35%), Care Services (5%), and Google Reviews (5%).
The Reputation Score was primarily informed by recommendations from medical professionals (85%), supplemented by an assessment of specific quality dimensions (15%).
The Accreditation Score was determined using data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) on the accreditations held by each treatment center.
The Care Services Score reflected SAMHSA data regarding the availability of recovery support, educational, and counseling services at each facility.
Google Reviews were included as an additional measure of patient experience.
Partnership
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Newsweek is an American news magazine and website that provides high-quality information to readers around the globe, reaching over 75 million people each month. First launched in 1933, Newsweek nowadays reports on topics in the fields of international issues, technology, business, culture and politics. The information channels range from weekly published print editions in various countries to an online and mobile presence worldwide.
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