Gay & Gay-Friendly Rehab in Louisiana

Treatment rules and programs in Louisiana

Who oversees treatment

The Health Standards Section of the Louisiana Department of Health licenses behavioral health service providers, including substance use treatment programs.

Prescription monitoring

The Louisiana Prescription Monitoring Program is operated by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy under authority created by the Legislature in 2006. It tracks controlled substances dispensed in or into the state to help curb diversion.

Public coverage for treatment

Louisiana Medicaid, known to enrollees as Healthy Louisiana, covers medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders under its state plan.

Overdose Good Samaritan law

Louisiana's overdose Good Samaritan law, La. R.S. 14:403.10, protects a person who acts in good faith to get help for an overdose from charges and prosecution for possessing a controlled substance.

Court-ordered treatment

Louisiana law (La. R.S. 28:53) allows emergency admission by certificate of a person with a substance-related or addictive disorder who is dangerous to self or others or gravely disabled, and longer stays require judicial commitment under R.S. 28:54.

Featured residential programs in Louisiana

Why LGBTQ-specific care can matter

Research summarized by the National Institute on Drug Abuse finds that sexual and gender minority people report higher rates of substance use and substance use disorders than the general population. Researchers often explain the gap with minority stress: the extra, ongoing strain of stigma, discrimination and having to stay on guard.

A program with an LGBTQ group gives you a place to talk about those pressures with people who share them, instead of working around them.

What gay-friendly rehab looks like

Gay-friendly rehab is still rehab: detox if you need it, therapy, groups, and an aftercare plan. What changes is that your relationships, social life and identity are part of the conversation instead of something you edit out.

Gay & Gay-Friendly Rehab by city in Louisiana

Smaller towns are covered on the page for their nearest larger city.

• New Orleans
• Baton Rouge
• Shreveport
• Lafayette
• Lake Charles
• Metairie
• Houma
• Monroe
• Mandeville
• Slidell
• Alexandria
• Hammond
• Bossier City
• Kenner
• Prairieville
• Marrero
• Central
• Laplace
• New Iberia
• Morgan City
• Ruston
• Terrytown
• Opelousas
• Chalmette
• Harvey
• Shenandoah
• Bayou Cane
• Sulphur
• Abbeville
• Natchitoches
• Breaux Bridge
• Estelle
• Zachary
• Gretna
• Donaldsonville
• Youngsville
• Thibodaux
• Crowley
• Pineville
• Luling
• Belle Chasse
• Gramercy
• DeRidder
• River Ridge
• Baker
• Franklin
• Broussard
• Bastrop
• West Monroe
• Minden
• Claiborne
• Bogalusa
• Bayou Blue
• Destrehan
• Gardere
• Eunice
• Moss Bluff
• Gonzales
• Raceland
• Covington
• Jefferson
• Woodmere
• Waggaman
• Denham Springs
• Tallulah
• Leesville
• New Roads
• Ferriday

Cost and coverage

The cost of treatment depends mostly on the level of care, length of stay and your insurance. Residential care costs the most; outpatient therapy the least. Many programs on SAMHSA's directory accept private insurance, and some offer sliding-scale fees. See our insurance guides.

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