LGBTQ Addiction Treatment in Hawaii

Treatment rules and programs in Hawaii

Who oversees treatment

In Hawaii, the Department of Health's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division accredits substance use treatment programs, while the department's Office of Health Care Assurance handles state licensing of special treatment facilities and therapeutic living programs.

Prescription monitoring

Hawaii's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program is operated by the Narcotics Enforcement Division of the Department of Law Enforcement and keeps a record of controlled-substance prescriptions that prescribers and pharmacies can use.

Overdose Good Samaritan law

Hawaii law (added to Chapter 329 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes by Act 217 of 2015) protects a person who seeks medical help in good faith for a drug or alcohol overdose from arrest and prosecution for certain offenses such as drug possession.

Court-ordered treatment

Hawaii's civil commitment law in Chapter 334 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes allows court-ordered involuntary hospitalization for a person with mental illness or a substance abuse problem who is imminently dangerous, gravely disabled or obviously ill and has no suitable less restrictive option.

Featured IOP and day programs in Hawaii

Family, rejection and recovery

Many LGBTQ people carry experiences of family rejection or strained relationships into treatment. Research on LGBTQ young people has linked family rejection with higher rates of substance use and depression, while family acceptance is protective.

Good programs make room for chosen family and offer family sessions when they help. Our guide on family rejection and recovery covers this in more depth.

How IOP and PHP work

Day and evening programs let you keep a job, school or caregiving while getting structured treatment. They are also the usual step down after residential care. Ask programs near Hawaii whether their LGBTQ group meets on the same days as the core program.

LGBTQ Addiction Treatment by city in Hawaii

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

• Honolulu
• East Honolulu
• Pearl City
• Hilo
• Waipahu
• Kailua
• Kaneohe
• Kahului
• Mililani Town
• Ewa Gentry
• Kihei
• Kapolei
• Mililani Mauka
• Makakilo
• Schofield Barracks
• Wailuku
• Wahiawa
• Ocean Pointe
• Royal Kunia
• Ewa Beach
• Halawa
• Waimalu
• Waianae
• Lahaina
• Waimea
• Kalaoa
• Waipio
• Nanakuli
• Maili
• Kaneohe Station
• Hawaiian Paradise Park
• Kapaa
• Lihue

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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