LGBTQ Addiction Treatment in Texas

Treatment rules and programs in Texas

Who oversees treatment

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) licenses and regulates chemical dependency treatment facilities in the state, with its Regulatory Services Division carrying out that work.

Prescription monitoring

The Texas Prescription Monitoring Program is run by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy. It collects dispensing records for Schedule II through V controlled substances so prescribers and pharmacists can review a patient's history.

Featured IOP and day programs in Texas

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

LGBTQ Addiction Treatment by city in Texas

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

• Dallas
• Houston
• San Antonio
• Austin
• Fort Worth
• El Paso
• McAllen
• Denton
• Arlington
• Corpus Christi
• Plano
• Lubbock
• Laredo
• McKinney
• Killeen
• Garland
• Irving
• Brownsville
• College Station
• Amarillo
• Frisco
• Grand Prairie
• Waco
• Odessa
• Midland
• Port Arthur
• Pasadena
• Beaumont
• Tyler
• Mesquite
• Carrollton
• Harlingen
• Round Rock
• Abilene
• Pearland
• Richardson
• Sugar Land
• Texas City
• The Woodlands
• Lewisville
• League City
• Temple
• Allen
• Wichita Falls
• Edinburg
• San Angelo
• Longview
• Conroe
• New Braunfels
• Bryan
• Mission
• Atascocita
• Georgetown
• Cedar Park
• Flower Mound
• Pharr
• Texarkana
• Baytown
• San Marcos
• Lake Jackson
• Missouri City
• Mansfield
• Sherman
• North Richland Hills
• Victoria
• Rowlett
• Pflugerville
• Leander
• Spring
• Euless
• Eagle Pass
• Grapevine
• Little Elm
• Wylie
• DeSoto
• Galveston
• Forney
• Bedford
• Rio Grande City
• Kyle
• Burleson
• Farmers Branch
• Cedar Hill
• Keller
• Weatherford
• Rockwall
• Lufkin
• The Colony
• Del Rio
• Haltom City
• Channelview
• Huntsville
• Schertz
• Weslaco
• Coppell
• Friendswood
• Lancaster
• Duncanville
• Hurst
• Rosenberg
• Granbury
• Waxahachie
• Mission Bend
• Cleburne
• San Juan
• La Porte
• Nacogdoches
• Socorro
• Midlothian
• Deer Park
• Copperas Cove
• Harker Heights
• Southlake
• Cibolo
• Kerrville
• Seguin
• Big Spring
• Greenville
• Converse
• Hutto
• Colleyville
• Alvin
• Sachse
• Paris
• West Odessa
• Cloverleaf
• Denison
• Canyon Lake
• Kingsville
• Fresno
• Balch Springs
• University Park
• Timberwood Park
• Prosper
• Watauga
• Saginaw
• San Benito
• Corsicana
• Fort Hood
• Benbrook
• Plainview
• Belton
• Marshall
• Corinth
• Katy
• Brownwood
• Stephenville
• Dickinson
• Universal City
• Alice
• Murphy
• Ennis
• Alamo
• Rockport
• Horizon City
• Anna
• Sienna Plantation
• Angleton
• Bellaire
• Terrell
• Port Isabel
• Bay City
• Uvalde
• Brushy Creek
• Kilgore
• Palestine
• Boerne
• Orange
• Alton
• Beeville
• Ingleside
• Brenham
• White Settlement
• South Houston
• Taylor
• Pecan Grove
• Nederland
• Stafford
• La Marque
• Portland
• Pampa
• Bastrop
• Buda
• Gainesville
• Seagoville
• Highland Village
• Mercedes
• Live Oak
• Crowley
• Cinco Ranch
• Mount Pleasant
• Donna
• Celina
• Gun Barrel City
• Addison
• Sulphur Springs
• Canyon
• Lakeway
• Humble
• Andrews
• Fate
• West University Place
• Groves
• Aldine
• Mineral Wells
• Hereford
• Pleasanton
• Hewitt
• Jacksonville
• Royse City
• Manor
• Henderson
• Hidalgo
• Seabrook
• Lockhart
• Pecos
• Dayton
• Dumas
• Raymondville
• Fulshear
• Princeton
• Levelland
• Red Oak
• Santa Fe
• Lindale
• Glenn Heights
• Azle
• Rendon
• Lumberton
• Forest Hill
• Athens
• Elgin
• La Homa
• Borger
• Manvel
• Port Neches
• Richmond
• Fredericksburg
• Trophy Club
• Gatesville
• Leon Valley
• Wells Branch
• Freeport
• Melissa
• Robinson
• Port Lavaca
• Tomball
• Robstown
• Clute
• El Campo
• Roma
• Webster
• Fort Bliss
• Snyder
• Burkburnett
• Lamesa
• Selma
• Four Corners
• Pearsall
• Bacliff
• Galena Park
• Bellmead
• Cleveland
• Sweetwater
• Jacinto City
• Vidor
• Bonham
• Vernon
• Fair Oaks Ranch
• Brookshire

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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