LGBTQ Addiction Treatment in Tennessee

Treatment rules and programs in Tennessee

Who oversees treatment

Tennessee's Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services licenses alcohol and drug treatment facilities through its Office of Licensure, which checks providers against state law and departmental rules.

Prescription monitoring

Tennessee's prescription monitoring program is the Controlled Substance Monitoring Database, run by the Tennessee Department of Health. It collects dispensing records for Schedule II through V controlled substances and lets authorized practitioners review a patient's prescription history.

Featured IOP and day programs in Tennessee

Why LGBTQ-specific care can matter

Research summarized by the National Institute on Drug Abuse finds that sexual and gender minority people report higher rates of substance use and substance use disorders than the general population. Researchers often explain the gap with minority stress: the extra, ongoing strain of stigma, discrimination and having to stay on guard.

A program with an LGBTQ group gives you a place to talk about those pressures with people who share them, instead of working around them.

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

LGBTQ Addiction Treatment by city in Tennessee

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

• Nashville
• Memphis
• Knoxville
• Chattanooga
• Clarksville
• Murfreesboro
• Johnson City
• Kingsport
• Franklin
• Jackson
• Cleveland
• Bristol
• Morristown
• Bartlett
• Hendersonville
• Smyrna
• Collierville
• Cookeville
• Spring Hill
• Gallatin
• Brentwood
• Columbia
• Germantown
• Lebanon
• Mount Juliet
• La Vergne
• Maryville
• Oak Ridge
• Sevierville
• Farragut
• Greeneville
• Harriman
• Shelbyville
• Atoka
• East Ridge
• Dyersburg
• Tullahoma
• La Follette
• Springfield
• Crossville
• Dickson
• Goodlettsville
• Athens
• McMinnville
• Soddy-Daisy
• Elizabethton
• Portland
• Lakeland
• White House
• Manchester
• Lewisburg
• Winchester
• Middle Valley
• Red Bank
• Arlington
• Newport
• Collegedale
• Hartsville
• Seymour
• Lawrenceburg
• Millington
• Paris
• Martin
• Dayton
• Union City
• Clinton
• Nolensville
• Humboldt
• Savannah
• Dandridge

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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