LGBTQ Addiction Treatment in Illinois

Treatment rules and programs in Illinois

Who oversees treatment

The Illinois Department of Human Services' Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR) is the state's Single State Authority and also licenses substance use disorder intervention and treatment organizations.

Prescription monitoring

The Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program (ILPMP) is overseen by the Illinois Department of Human Services and is an electronic database that collects dispensing data on controlled substances so prescribers and pharmacists can review a patient's history.

Overdose Good Samaritan law

Illinois' Good Samaritan provision in the Controlled Substances Act (720 ILCS 570/414) protects a person who in good faith seeks emergency help for an overdose, and the person overdosing, from arrest and prosecution for certain possession offenses below set amounts, and from probation or parole violations based on them.

Featured IOP and day programs in Illinois

Care that includes transgender and nonbinary people

Transgender and nonbinary people often report being misgendered or treated poorly in health care settings, which can make treatment feel unsafe. Before you enroll, ask how the program handles names and pronouns, room assignments, bathrooms and continuing gender-affirming hormones.

Read our transgender rehab guide for more.

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 Illinois whether their LGBTQ group meets on the same days as the core program.

LGBTQ Addiction Treatment by city in Illinois

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

• Chicago
• Rockford
• Round Lake Beach
• Peoria
• Aurora
• Champaign
• Springfield
• Naperville
• Joliet
• Bloomington
• Elgin
• Decatur
• Waukegan
• Cicero
• Alton
• Kankakee
• Arlington Heights
• Bolingbrook
• Evanston
• Schaumburg
• Palatine
• DeKalb
• Carbondale
• Skokie
• Des Plaines
• Orland Park
• Tinley Park
• Oak Lawn
• Normal
• Berwyn
• Mount Prospect
• Wheaton
• Oak Park
• Hoffman Estates
• Downers Grove
• Glenview
• Danville
• Elmhurst
• Quincy
• Plainfield
• Lombard
• Urbana
• Moline
• Belleville
• Bartlett
• Buffalo Grove
• Crystal Lake
• Romeoville
• Streamwood
• Carol Stream
• Wheeling
• Hanover Park
• Carpentersville
• Rock Island
• Park Ridge
• Addison
• Oswego
• Calumet City
• Galesburg
• Glendale Heights
• Woodridge
• Northbrook
• St. Charles
• Elk Grove Village
• Pekin
• Mundelein
• Algonquin
• Gurnee
• Peru
• North Chicago
• O'Fallon
• Highland Park
• Chicago Heights
• Niles
• Lake in the Hills
• Burbank
• Granite City
• Glen Ellyn
• Lansing
• Huntley
• Oak Forest
• Sterling
• Wilmette
• McHenry
• New Lenox
• West Chicago
• Vernon Hills
• Batavia
• East St. Louis
• Woodstock
• Lockport
• Edwardsville
• Belvidere
• South Elgin
• Melrose Park
• Homer Glen
• Westmont
• Harvey
• Collinsville
• Elmwood Park
• Freeport
• Rolling Meadows
• Zion
• Loves Park
• Lisle
• Maywood
• Blue Island
• Morton Grove
• Machesney Park
• Braidwood
• East Peoria
• Roselle
• Dolton
• Geneva
• Bloomingdale
• Jacksonville
• Darien
• Villa Park
• South Holland
• Park Forest
• Grayslake
• East Moline
• Yorkville
• Crest Hill
• Libertyville
• Mokena
• Charleston
• Lake Zurich
• Ottawa
• Montgomery
• Bourbonnais
• Matteson
• Lake Forest
• Frankfort
• Evergreen Park
• Alsip
• Homewood
• Bellwood
• Deerfield
• Sycamore
• Brookfield
• Round Lake
• Cary
• North Aurora
• Bensenville
• Mattoon
• Macomb
• Hinsdale
• Franklin Park
• Marion
• Shorewood
• Godfrey
• Morris
• Lemont
• Palos Hills
• Streator
• Lincoln
• Washington
• Country Club Hills
• Fairview Heights
• Morton
• Centralia
• Dixon
• Westchester
• Bridgeview
• Prospect Heights
• Mount Vernon
• La Grange
• Bradley
• Midlothian
• Lindenhurst
• Antioch
• Norridge
• Effingham
• Chicago Ridge
• Cahokia
• Hickory Hills
• Forest Park
• Beach Park
• Canton
• Wood Dale
• Shiloh
• Rantoul
• Hazel Crest
• Wauconda
• Western Springs
• Swansea
• Richton Park
• Channahon
• La Grange Park
• Warrenville
• Mahomet
• Riverdale
• Chatham
• Glen Carbon
• Herrin
• Taylorville
• Justice
• Palos Heights
• Kewanee
• Winnetka
• Markham
• Lincolnwood
• Northlake
• Plano
• Pontiac
• Highland
• Schiller Park
• Minooka
• Summit
• Campton Hills
• River Forest
• Burr Ridge
• Rochelle
• Crestwood
• Waterloo
• Columbia
• Roscoe
• Worth
• Fox Lake
• Troy
• Lyons
• Boulder Hill
• Sauk Village
• Barrington
• Gages Lake
• Wood River
• Flossmoor
• Harrisburg
• Lake Villa
• Benton
• Geneseo
• Du Quoin
• Anna
• Monticello
• Carlinville

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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