LGBTQ Addiction Treatment in South Dakota

Treatment rules and programs in South Dakota

Who oversees treatment

The Office of Licensing and Accreditation, part of the South Dakota Department of Social Services, accredits substance use disorder treatment programs, from prevention through residential detoxification levels of care.

Prescription monitoring

South Dakota's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program is run by the South Dakota Department of Health. It is an electronic database of controlled substance prescriptions that authorized prescribers and pharmacists can check.

Overdose Good Samaritan law

South Dakota has an overdose immunity law, SDCL 34-20A-111, that protects a person who needs medical help after a drug overdose from arrest or prosecution for drug possession or use when help is requested from law enforcement or EMS.

Featured IOP and day programs in South Dakota

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

LGBTQ Addiction Treatment by city in South Dakota

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

• Sioux Falls
• Rapid City
• Aberdeen
• Brookings
• Watertown
• Mitchell
• Yankton
• Pierre
• Huron
• Spearfish
• Vermillion
• Box Elder
• Brandon
• Madison
• Sturgis

Using your insurance

Before you call a program, have your insurance card ready and ask three things: is the program in network, does this level of care need prior authorization, and what will you owe after the deductible. Our insurance guides walk through major carriers.

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