Louisiana · data as of October 7, 2026

Louisiana addiction treatment deserts

277,775 Louisiana residents live 30+ miles from medical detox, 6% of the state. 16 of 64 counties have no treatment program of any kind inside the county line. For methadone the number is 424,212 people (9%).

277,775people 30+ mi from detox

424,212people 30+ mi from methadone

16counties with no program

#30of 51 (#1 = worst detox access)

Longest trips

The county farthest from detox is Sabine Parish, about 62 mi from Uprising Addiction Center in Shreveport.
The longest trip to a methadone clinic is from Sabine Parish: about 63 mi to Shreveport, LA.
12 of 64 counties are more than 30 miles from medical detox; 19 are more than 30 miles from a methadone clinic.
19 counties are more than 15 miles from any listed buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider.

Counties farthest from medical detox

County	Population	Miles	Nearest detox
Sabine Parish	21,746	62 mi	Uprising Addiction Center, Shreveport LA
Vernon Parish	45,819	46 mi	Caring Choices of Alexandria, Alexandria LA
Natchitoches Parish	35,982	46 mi	Pathways Substance Abuse LLC, Pineville LA
Allen Parish	22,501	41 mi	Beacon Behavioral Hospital, Bunkie LA
Red River Parish	7,238	38 mi	TRBurks Behavioral Health Services LLC, Shreveport LA
Concordia Parish	17,797	37 mi	New Vision Withdrawal Management, Jena LA
Beauregard Parish	36,695	36 mi	Canberra Detox and Rehab Services, Lake Charles LA
Tensas Parish	3,844	36 mi	Belmont Gardens Recovery Center, Vicksburg MS
Winn Parish	13,405	35 mi	LaSalle General Hospital, Jena LA
St. Mary Parish	46,799	33 mi	Patriot Rehabilitation Services, New Iberia LA
Claiborne Parish	13,537	32 mi	Lincoln Nova Vital Recovery, Ruston LA
Bienville Parish	12,412	30 mi	Lincoln Nova Vital Recovery, Ruston LA

Counties farthest from a methadone clinic

County	Population	Miles	Nearest OTP
Sabine Parish	21,746	63 mi	TRBurks Behavioral Health Services LLC, Shreveport LA
Vernon Parish	45,819	48 mi	BayMark Health Services of Louisiana, Inc., Alexandria LA
Natchitoches Parish	35,982	48 mi	BayMark Health Services of Louisiana, Inc., Alexandria LA
Winn Parish	13,405	44 mi	BayMark Health Services of Louisiana, Inc., Alexandria LA
Claiborne Parish	13,537	42 mi	Synergy International Healthcare Servs, Bossier City LA
Concordia Parish	17,797	41 mi	Northeast LA Substance Abuse Inc, Winnsboro LA
West Feliciana Parish	15,155	40 mi	Baton Rouge Treatment Center, LLC, Baton Rouge LA
Evangeline Parish	31,745	39 mi	BAART Programs Breaux Bridge, Breaux Bridge LA
Allen Parish	22,501	38 mi	Odyssey House Lake Charles, Lake Charles LA
Red River Parish	7,238	38 mi	TRBurks Behavioral Health Services LLC, Shreveport LA
Bienville Parish	12,412	36 mi	Synergy International Healthcare Servs, Bossier City LA
Beauregard Parish	36,695	35 mi	Odyssey House Lake Charles, Lake Charles LA
LaSalle Parish	14,702	33 mi	BayMark Health Services of Louisiana, Inc., Alexandria LA
Catahoula Parish	8,280	33 mi	Northeast LA Substance Abuse Inc, Winnsboro LA
Madison Parish	9,093	33 mi	Northeast LA Substance Abuse Inc, Rayville LA

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Method

Program locations: SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov. Population centers (2020) and population estimates (2024): U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line from each county's population center; real driving distances are longer. See the full methodology.

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