LGBTQ Addiction Treatment in Arizona

Treatment rules and programs in Arizona

Who oversees treatment

AHCCCS, Arizona's Medicaid agency, is the Single State Agency for substance abuse treatment. The Arizona Department of Health Services licenses behavioral health residential facilities that provide substance use treatment.

Prescription monitoring

The Arizona State Board of Pharmacy runs the Arizona Prescription Monitoring Program, a statewide database of dispensed Schedule II through V controlled substances that licensed prescribers and pharmacists can check.

Public coverage for treatment

Arizona's Medicaid program is run by AHCCCS (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System). AHCCCS lists medication-assisted treatment, residential treatment, counseling and case management among its substance use treatment services.

Overdose Good Samaritan law

Arizona has a drug overdose Good Samaritan law that gives immunity from prosecution for drug possession to people who, in good faith, seek medical help for themselves or someone else during an overdose, such as by calling 911 or contacting law enforcement, poison control or an emergency department. A later bill removed the repeal date and made the protections permanent.

Court-ordered treatment

Arizona's court-ordered evaluation and treatment process under Title 36 requires a mental disorder meeting criteria like danger to self or others, and AHCCCS states it is not meant to treat substance use disorders alone. A person with a substance use disorder qualifies only if the behavior stems from a separate qualifying mental disorder.

Featured IOP and day programs in Arizona

Mental health and substance use together

Depression, anxiety and trauma often show up alongside substance use, and SAMHSA data show higher rates of mental illness among lesbian, gay and bisexual adults. Treating both at once usually works better than treating them separately.

If that sounds familiar, look at LGBTQ dual diagnosis treatment.

How IOP and PHP work

Intensive outpatient programs (IOP) usually meet about three hours a day, three to five days a week. Partial hospitalization programs (PHP), also called day treatment, run most of the day while you sleep at home. Both deliver group and individual therapy, and many include medication management.

Every program on this page reports one of these levels of care plus an LGBTQ program or group.

LGBTQ Addiction Treatment by city in Arizona

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

• Phoenix
• Tucson
• Mesa
• Chandler
• Scottsdale
• Gilbert
• Glendale
• Avondale
• Tempe
• Peoria
• Yuma
• Surprise
• Prescott Valley
• San Tan Valley
• Goodyear
• Flagstaff
• Buckeye
• Casas Adobes
• Casa Grande
• Lake Havasu City
• Maricopa
• Sierra Vista
• Queen Creek
• Sahuarita
• Catalina Foothills
• Bullhead City
• Marana
• Kingman
• Oro Valley
• Prescott
• Apache Junction
• Sun City
• El Mirage
• San Luis
• Nogales
• Fortuna Foothills
• Drexel Heights
• Florence
• Sun City West
• Fountain Hills
• Anthem
• Green Valley
• Safford
• Somerton
• Eloy
• Rio Rico
• Douglas
• New River
• Sierra Vista Southeast
• Payson
• Flowing Wells
• Tanque Verde
• Fort Mohave
• Paradise Valley
• Sun Lakes
• New Kingman-Butler
• Globe
• Coolidge
• Vail
• Verde Village
• Chino Valley
• Cottonwood
• Tucson Estates
• Valencia West
• Gold Canyon
• Show Low
• Arizona City
• Camp Verde
• Saddlebrooke
• Sedona
• Winslow
• Tolleson
• Snowflake
• Litchfield Park
• Cave Creek
• Bisbee
• Holbrook

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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