LGBTQ Addiction Treatment in Rhode Island

Treatment rules and programs in Rhode Island

Who oversees treatment

Rhode Island's Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH) is the single state agency for substance use disorder treatment and prevention.

Prescription monitoring

The Rhode Island Prescription Drug Monitoring Program is administered by the Department of Health. It collects data on dispensed Schedule II-V medications.

Overdose Good Samaritan law

Rhode Island's Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act of 2016 (Chapter 21-28.9) protects people who give an opioid antagonist to someone they believe is overdosing, acting in good faith with reasonable care, from civil and criminal liability.

Featured IOP and day programs in Rhode Island

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

LGBTQ Addiction Treatment by city in Rhode Island

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

• Providence
• Cranston
• Warwick
• Pawtucket
• East Providence
• Woonsocket
• Newport
• Central Falls
• Newport East
• Valley Falls

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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