Where to Get an Assessment for
Substance Use Disorder

Bluegrass.org

1351 Newtown Pike
Lexington, KY 40511
859-253-1686
Note: Please contact Bluegrass.org to schedule an appointment.

Good Samaritan Hospital-Emergency Room

310 S. Limestone
Lexington, KY 40508
859-226-7070
Note: Good Samaritan provides medical detox depending on assessed need. Please contact the hospital for more information.

The Ridge

3050 Rio Dosa Drive
Lexington, KY 40509
859.269.2325
Note: Call the Assessment Department at 859.269.2325
to schedule an initial assessment. The Ridge accepts Medicaid up to age 21, Medicare, and most private insurances and operates 24 hours a day/365 days a year.

St. Joe Hospital-Emergency Room

1 Saint Joseph Drive
Lexington, KY 40504
859.313.1000
Note: Upon arrival to the emergency room, inform the person at the admission desk that you need an Our Lady of Peace substance abuse assessment. At that point an assessor from Our Lady of Peace will be contacted to complete your assessment. Referral will be based on the outcome of the assessment.

Saint Joseph East-Emergency Room

150 North Eagle Creek Drive
Lexington, KY 40509
859.967.5000
Note: Upon arrival to the emergency room, inform the person at the admission desk that you need an Our Lady of Peace substance abuse assessment. At that point an assessor from Our Lady of Peace will be contacted to complete your assessment. Referral will be based on the outcome of the assessment.

Saint Joseph Berea-Emergency Room

305 Estill Street
Berea, KY 40403
859.986.3151
Note: Upon arrival to the emergency room, inform the person at the admission desk that you need an Our Lady of Peace substance abuse assessment. At that point an assessor from Our Lady of Peace will be contacted to complete your assessment. Referral will be based on the outcome of the assessment.

Saint Joseph Jessamine-Emergency Room

1250 Keene Road
Nicholasville, KY 40356
859.887.4100
Note: Upon arrival to the emergency room, inform the person at the admission desk that you need an Our Lady of Peace substance abuse assessment. At that point an assessor from Our Lady of Peace will be contacted to complete your assessment. Referral will be based on the outcome of the assessment.

Stepworks-London

3825 Marydell Road
London, KY 40741
800-545-9031
Note: Please contact program regarding specific details.

Stoner Creek

9 Linville Drive
Paris, KY 40361
1-888-394-4673
Note: Stoner Creek provides medical detox. Please call for an assessment and specifics regarding insurances accepted and specific services provided.

Trillium Center Corbin

Baptist Health Corbin
1 Trillium Center
Corbin, KY 40701
606-523-5900 or 800-395-4435 Note: Please contact program for specifics regarding insurances accepted and services provided.

Recovery Works-Georgetown

3107 Cincinnati Road
Georgetown, KY 42701
502-570-9313
Note: Please contact program for specifics regarding insurances accepted and services provided.

Recovery Works-Elizabethtown

100 Diecks Drive
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
888-982-1244
Note: Please contact program for specifics regarding insurances accepted and services provided.

Recovery Works-Mayfield

4747 Old Dublin Road
Mayfield, KY 42066
270-623-8500
Note: Please contact program for specifics regarding insurances accepted and services provided.

Medical Detox facilities in the Lexington area include:

Good Samaritan Hospital - Emergency Room

310 S. Limestone
Lexington, KY 40508
859-226-7070
Note: Good Samaritan provides medical detox depending on assessed need. Please contact the hospital for more information.

The Ridge

3050 Rio Dosa Drive
Lexington, KY 40509
859-269-2325
Note: Call the Assessment Department at 859-269-2325 to schedule an initial assessment. The Ridge accepts Medicaid up to age 21, Medicare, and most private insurances and operates 24 hours a day/365 days a year.

St. Joseph Hospital - Emergency Room

1 Saint Joseph Drive
Lexington, KY 40504
859-313-1000
Note: Upon arrival to the emergency room, inform the person at the admission desk that you need an Our Lady of Peace substance abuse assessment. At that point an assessor from Our Lady of Peace will be contacted to complete your assessment. Referral will be based on the outcome of the assessment.

Saint Joseph East - Emergency Room

150 North Eagle Creek Drive
Lexington, KY 40509
859-967-5000
Note: Upon arrival to the emergency room, inform the person at the admission desk that you need an Our Lady of Peace substance abuse assessment. At that point an assessor from Our Lady of Peace will be contacted to complete your assessment. Referral will be based on the outcome of the assessment.

Saint Joseph Berea - Emergency Room

305 Estill Street
Berea, KY 40403
859-986-3151
Note: Upon arrival to the emergency room, inform the person at the admission desk that you need an Our Lady of Peace substance abuse assessment. At that point an assessor from Our Lady of Peace will be contacted to complete your assessment. Referral will be based on the outcome of the assessment.

Saint Joseph Jessamine - Emergency Room

1250 Keene Road
Nicholasville, KY 40356
859-887-4100
Note: Upon arrival to the emergency room, inform the person at the admission desk that you need an Our Lady of Peace substance abuse assessment. At that point an assessor from Our Lady of Peace will be contacted to complete your assessment. Referral will be based on the outcome of the assessment.

Stepworks - London

3825 Marydell Road
London, KY 40741
800-545-9031
Note: Please contact program regarding specific details.

Stoner Creek

9 Linville Drive
Paris, KY 40361
1-888-394-4673
Note: Stoner Creek provides medical detox. Please call for an assessment and specifics regarding insurances accepted and specific services provided.

Trillium Center Corbin

Baptist Health Corbin
1 Trillium Center
Corbin, KY 40701
606-523-5900 or 800-395-4435
Note: Please contact program for specifics regarding insurances accepted and services provided.

Recovery Works - Georgetown

3107 Cincinnati Road
Georgetown, KY 42701
502-570-9313
Note: Please contact program for specifics regarding insurances accepted and services provided.

Recovery Works - Elizabethtown

100 Diecks Drive
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
888-982-1244
Note: Please contact program for specifics regarding insurances accepted and services provided.

Recovery Works - Mayfield

4747 Old Dublin Road
Mayfield, KY 42066
270-623-8500
Note: Please contact program for specifics regarding insurances accepted and services provided.

Alcoholics Anonymous

To find a meeting anywhere in Kentucky: http://www.aa.org

Bluegrass Intergroup

Lexington, KY
Phone/FAX: 859-225-1212
www.bluegrassintergroup.org

Bowling Green Central Office

Bowling Green, KY
Main: 270-782-5267

Northern Kentucky Central Office

Covington, KY
Main: 859-491-7181
www.home.fuse.net/nkyaa

Western Kentucky Intergroup

Gilbertsville, KY
Toll Free: 800-606-6047
Main: 270-362-7141

Greater Louisville Intergroup, Inc.

Louisville, KY
Main: 502-582-1849
www.louisvilleaa.org

Intergroup 17

Owensboro, KY
Main: 270-683-0371

Narcotics Anonymous

https://www.na.org/

To find a meeting anywhere in Kentucky-Kentuckiana Region:
http://www.krscna.org

Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT) 12 Step Support Group

Tuesdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
1351 Newtown Pike
Building 5, First Floor
Lexington, KY 40511
Phone: 859-227-6459
http://bluegrass.org

Double Trouble in Recovery

A recovery group for people recovering from mental illness and substance abuse.

Participation Station

869 Sparta Court, Lexington, KY
Thursdays 12-1:00 p.m.
Sunday 3-4:00 p.m.
Phone: (859) 492-6997

The Community Inn

824 Winchester Road, Lexington, KY
Thursdays 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Phone: (859) 312-0707

Eastern State Hospital

627 West Fourth Street, Lexington, KY
Participation in the meeting is limited to current hospital patients only

Get Help Lex is a resource for people seeking facilities and services for substance use disorder (substance abuse/addiction) in and around Lexington, Kentucky. Get Help Lex is an open-source project. GHL is an adaptation of Code for Boston's Finda project. The source code for both Finda and GHL are publically available on GitHub.

Please send feedback, ideas, and bug reports here.

Application creation and support from:

LFUCG Substance Abuse and Violence Intervention Program

The Substance Abuse and Violence Intervention (SAVI) Program works with community stakeholders and advocates in Lexington to increase programming and opportunities that reduce drug related violence by teens and young adults; decrease the stigma that inhibits recovery; advocate for and increase access to effective substance abuse treatment programming.

Voices of Hope – Lexington, Inc.

Voices of Hope – Lexington is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a positive environment to help people addicted to drugs and alcohol enter and flourish in recovery.

OpenLexington

OpenLexington is a volunteer group of civic-minded software developers, designers, urban planners, citizen activists, data geeks and more. Part of the Code for America Brigade program, we work with LFUCG, Fayette County, and local communities to build open-source civic apps, open public data sources, and generally help to leverage technology for use in the public sphere.

LexLadiesCode

LexLadiesCode is a women's coding club based in Lexington, Kentucky gathered to increase the visibility of and possibilities for women in technology.

Code for Boston

Code for Boston aims to provide a 'center of gravity' for grassroots, community-driven civic innovation in the Greater Boston area. Our work includes building apps, community organizing, policy initiatives, qualitative research, and more, and we hope that volunteers of all types will join our community.

With donations from:

Browserstack - A cross browser testing tool.

David Caldwell, Balance Creative Advertising, Design and Marketing for the creation and donation of the GetHelpLex logo.

Special thanks to:

David Maynard, MA, LPCC, Addiction Specialist, University of Kentucky Trauma Services