LGBTQ Addiction Treatment in Wisconsin

Treatment rules and programs in Wisconsin

Who oversees treatment

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services, through its Division of Quality Assurance, certifies substance use treatment programs under Wis. Admin. Code ch. DHS 75.

Prescription monitoring

Wisconsin's Enhanced Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (ePDMP) tracks controlled substance prescriptions. It was established by the state Controlled Substances Board under Wis. Stat. 961.385.

Public coverage for treatment

Wisconsin's Medicaid program is administered through ForwardHealth, and it covers a range of substance use disorder benefits.

Overdose Good Samaritan law

Wisconsin's Wis. Stat. 961.443 gives limited immunity from drug possession and paraphernalia charges to a person who seeks emergency help for someone having an overdose or bad reaction to a controlled substance.

Featured IOP and day programs in Wisconsin

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

LGBTQ Addiction Treatment by city in Wisconsin

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

• Milwaukee
• Madison
• Appleton
• Green Bay
• Racine
• Kenosha
• Eau Claire
• La Crosse
• Oshkosh
• Wausau
• Waukesha
• Janesville
• West Bend
• Sheboygan
• Beloit
• West Allis
• Fond du Lac
• Wauwatosa
• Manitowoc
• Stevens Point
• New Berlin
• Brookfield
• Menomonee Falls
• Greenfield
• Oak Creek
• Franklin
• Sun Prairie
• Fitchburg
• Wisconsin Rapids
• Mount Pleasant
• Neenah
• Superior
• Caledonia
• Muskego
• De Pere
• Hudson
• Burlington
• Mequon
• Watertown
• Mukwonago
• Fort Atkinson
• Pleasant Prairie
• South Milwaukee
• Howard
• Germantown
• Middleton
• Fox Crossing
• Onalaska
• Marshfield
• Marinette
• Menomonie
• Cudahy
• Beaver Dam
• Menasha
• Ashwaubenon
• Oconomowoc
• River Falls
• Kaukauna
• Bellevue
• Lake Geneva
• Hartford
• Weston
• Whitewater
• Salem Lakes
• Pewaukee
• Chippewa Falls
• Greendale
• Waunakee
• Allouez
• Baraboo
• Whitefish Bay
• Verona
• Shorewood
• Stoughton
• Plover
• Suamico
• Glendale
• Oregon
• Elkhorn
• Harrison
• Platteville
• Little Chute
• Port Washington
• Delavan
• Richfield
• Brown Deer
• Grafton
• Cedarburg
• Waupun
• Two Rivers
• Sussex
• DeForest
• Monroe
• Portage
• Sparta
• Shawano
• Hobart
• Holmen
• Reedsburg
• Tomah
• Kiel
• Elm Grove

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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