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Call 866-825-1171Treatment rules and programs in Texas
Who oversees treatment
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) licenses and regulates chemical dependency treatment facilities in the state, with its Regulatory Services Division carrying out that work.
Prescription monitoring
The Texas Prescription Monitoring Program is run by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy. It collects dispensing records for Schedule II through V controlled substances so prescribers and pharmacists can review a patient's history.
Featured residential programs in Texas
Starlite Recovery Center
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Inpatient / residentialResidential + men's programIOP / PHPWindmill Wellness Ranch
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Inpatient / residentialResidential + men's programIOP / PHPRiverwalk Ranch
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Inpatient / residentialResidential + men's programAlcohol treatmentRenewal Lodge by Burning Tree
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Inpatient / residentialResidential + men's programAlcohol treatmentBanyan Texas LLC
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Inpatient / residentialResidential + men's programIOP / PHPSante Center for Healing
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Inpatient / residentialResidential + men's programIOP / PHPRecovery Unplugged
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Inpatient / residentialResidential + men's programAlcohol treatmentLa Hacienda Treatment Center
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Inpatient / residentialResidential + men's programAlcohol treatmentNew Hope Ranch
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Inpatient / residentialResidential + men's programAlcohol treatmentSpringboard Center
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Inpatient / residentialResidential + men's programIOP / PHPBeing able to be yourself in treatment
Treatment works best when you can talk honestly about your life: your partner, your family, your gender, where and why you use. In a program that runs an LGBTQ group, those conversations are expected rather than awkward. Ask any program how staff are trained and how they handle names, pronouns and rooming.
See questions to ask an LGBTQ rehab before you commit.
What gay-friendly rehab looks like
The programs on this page are residential or hospital programs that report both an LGBTQ program or group and a program for adult men to SAMHSA. That doesn't mean they serve only gay men; it means they have structured groups where gay, bisexual and queer clients can talk openly.
Residential care gives you distance from triggers, a daily structure of therapy and support, and time to rebuild routines in Texas or wherever home is.
Gay & Gay-Friendly Rehab by city in Texas
Smaller towns are covered on the page for their nearest larger city.
- Dallas
- Houston
- San Antonio
- Austin
- Fort Worth
- El Paso
- McAllen
- Denton
- Arlington
- Corpus Christi
- Plano
- Lubbock
- Laredo
- McKinney
- Killeen
- Garland
- Irving
- Brownsville
- College Station
- Amarillo
- Frisco
- Grand Prairie
- Waco
- Odessa
- Midland
- Port Arthur
- Pasadena
- Beaumont
- Tyler
- Mesquite
- Carrollton
- Harlingen
- Round Rock
- Abilene
- Pearland
- Richardson
- Sugar Land
- Texas City
- The Woodlands
- Lewisville
- League City
- Temple
- Allen
- Wichita Falls
- Edinburg
- San Angelo
- Longview
- Conroe
- New Braunfels
- Bryan
- Mission
- Atascocita
- Georgetown
- Cedar Park
- Flower Mound
- Pharr
- Texarkana
- Baytown
- San Marcos
- Lake Jackson
- Missouri City
- Mansfield
- Sherman
- North Richland Hills
- Victoria
- Rowlett
- Pflugerville
- Leander
- Spring
- Euless
- Eagle Pass
- Grapevine
- Little Elm
- Wylie
- DeSoto
- Galveston
- Forney
- Bedford
- Rio Grande City
- Kyle
- Burleson
- Farmers Branch
- Cedar Hill
- Keller
- Weatherford
- Rockwall
- Lufkin
- The Colony
- Del Rio
- Haltom City
- Channelview
- Huntsville
- Schertz
- Weslaco
- Coppell
- Friendswood
- Lancaster
- Duncanville
- Hurst
- Rosenberg
- Granbury
- Waxahachie
- Mission Bend
- Cleburne
- San Juan
- La Porte
- Nacogdoches
- Socorro
- Midlothian
- Deer Park
- Copperas Cove
- Harker Heights
- Southlake
- Cibolo
- Kerrville
- Seguin
- Big Spring
- Greenville
- Converse
- Hutto
- Colleyville
- Alvin
- Sachse
- Paris
- West Odessa
- Cloverleaf
- Denison
- Canyon Lake
- Kingsville
- Fresno
- Balch Springs
- University Park
- Timberwood Park
- Prosper
- Watauga
- Saginaw
- San Benito
- Corsicana
- Fort Hood
- Benbrook
- Plainview
- Belton
- Marshall
- Corinth
- Katy
- Brownwood
- Stephenville
- Dickinson
- Universal City
- Alice
- Murphy
- Ennis
- Alamo
- Rockport
- Horizon City
- Anna
- Sienna Plantation
- Angleton
- Bellaire
- Terrell
- Port Isabel
- Bay City
- Uvalde
- Brushy Creek
- Kilgore
- Palestine
- Boerne
- Orange
- Alton
- Beeville
- Ingleside
- Brenham
- White Settlement
- South Houston
- Taylor
- Pecan Grove
- Nederland
- Stafford
- La Marque
- Portland
- Pampa
- Bastrop
- Buda
- Gainesville
- Seagoville
- Highland Village
- Mercedes
- Live Oak
- Crowley
- Cinco Ranch
- Mount Pleasant
- Donna
- Celina
- Gun Barrel City
- Addison
- Sulphur Springs
- Canyon
- Lakeway
- Humble
- Andrews
- Fate
- West University Place
- Groves
- Aldine
- Mineral Wells
- Hereford
- Pleasanton
- Hewitt
- Jacksonville
- Royse City
- Manor
- Henderson
- Hidalgo
- Seabrook
- Lockhart
- Pecos
- Dayton
- Dumas
- Raymondville
- Fulshear
- Princeton
- Levelland
- Red Oak
- Santa Fe
- Lindale
- Glenn Heights
- Azle
- Rendon
- Lumberton
- Forest Hill
- Athens
- Elgin
- La Homa
- Borger
- Manvel
- Port Neches
- Richmond
- Fredericksburg
- Trophy Club
- Gatesville
- Leon Valley
- Wells Branch
- Freeport
- Melissa
- Robinson
- Port Lavaca
- Tomball
- Robstown
- Clute
- El Campo
- Roma
- Webster
- Fort Bliss
- Snyder
- Burkburnett
- Lamesa
- Selma
- Four Corners
- Pearsall
- Bacliff
- Galena Park
- Bellmead
- Cleveland
- Sweetwater
- Jacinto City
- Vidor
- Bonham
- Vernon
- Fair Oaks Ranch
- Brookshire
Insurance and cost
Federal parity rules generally require health plans that cover substance use treatment to cover it on terms comparable to other medical care. Your cost depends on your plan, deductible and the program's network status, so verify benefits first. Our insurance guides explain how major carriers handle rehab.
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