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Who oversees treatment
In Maine, the Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Licensing and Certification, through its Behavioral Health Program, licenses mental health and substance use disorder programs.
Prescription monitoring
Maine's Prescription Monitoring Program is a secure statewide database that lets providers check a patient's controlled substance history before prescribing or dispensing.
Overdose Good Samaritan law
Maine's overdose Good Samaritan law (17-A M.R.S. 1111-B) protects the caller, anyone giving aid, and the person overdosing from arrest and prosecution arising from the emergency response, with exceptions for certain serious offenses.
Featured alcohol treatment programs in Maine
Crooked River Counseling PA – Main Office
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Alcohol treatmentIOP / PHPDrug treatmentAroostook Mental Health Center – Calais Outpatient Office
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Alcohol treatmentIOP / PHPDrug treatmentRMCL/HealthWays – East Machias Clinic
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Alcohol treatmentDual diagnosisTrauma-informedAroostook Mental Health Center – Ellsworth Outpatient Office
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Alcohol treatmentDual diagnosisTrauma-informedAroostook Mental Health Center – Fort Kent Outpatient Office
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Alcohol treatmentIOP / PHPDrug treatmentAroostook Mental Health Center – Houlton Outpatient Office
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Alcohol treatmentIOP / PHPDrug treatmentHoulton Band of Maliseet Indians – Health and Wellness Center
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Alcohol treatmentDual diagnosisTrauma-informedAvalon Counseling Services
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Alcohol treatmentIOP / PHPDrug treatmentCentral Maine Family Counseling PA – Blue Willow Cnty Lewiston East Ave
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Alcohol treatmentIOP / PHPDrug treatmentRegional Medical Center at Lubec – HealthWays
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Alcohol treatmentDual diagnosisTrauma-informedMental health and substance use together
Depression, anxiety and trauma often show up alongside substance use, and SAMHSA data show higher rates of mental illness among lesbian, gay and bisexual adults. Treating both at once usually works better than treating them separately.
If that sounds familiar, look at LGBTQ dual diagnosis treatment.
How alcohol rehab works
Never stop heavy daily drinking suddenly without medical advice; withdrawal can cause seizures. Programs near Maine with medical detox can manage it safely, then move you into therapy.
LGBTQ Alcohol Rehab by city in Maine
Smaller towns are covered on the page for their nearest larger city.
- Portland
- Bangor
- Lewiston
- Sanford
- Waterville
- South Portland
- Auburn
- Augusta
- Biddeford
- Saco
- Westbrook
- Brewer
- Presque Isle
- Rockland
- Ellsworth
- Caribou
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.
Other treatment in Maine
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