LGBTQ Alcohol Rehab in Mississippi

Treatment rules and programs in Mississippi

Who oversees treatment

The Governor has designated the Mississippi Department of Mental Health to administer the state's substance use block grant, and the department runs the public substance use disorder system. It certifies community alcohol and drug service providers rather than licensing them.

Prescription monitoring

Mississippi's Prescription Monitoring Program is operated by the state Board of Pharmacy. Pharmacies report controlled substances dispensed to patients, and the data is available to authorized users.

Overdose Good Samaritan law

The Mississippi Medical Emergency Good Samaritan Act (Miss. Code 41-29-149.1) protects a person who seeks help in good faith for a drug overdose from arrest or prosecution for certain low-level possession and paraphernalia offenses discovered because of the emergency.

Court-ordered treatment

Mississippi has a court process for alcohol and drug commitment. An interested person files an affidavit with the chancery court after a community mental health center screening, and the court may order inpatient or outpatient treatment.

Featured alcohol treatment programs in Mississippi

Being able to be yourself in treatment

Treatment works best when you can talk honestly about your life: your partner, your family, your gender, where and why you use. In a program that runs an LGBTQ group, those conversations are expected rather than awkward. Ask any program how staff are trained and how they handle names, pronouns and rooming.

See questions to ask an LGBTQ rehab before you commit.

How alcohol rehab works

Alcohol rehab begins with a safe detox when needed, because alcohol withdrawal can be dangerous after heavy daily drinking. Treatment then combines therapy with medications for alcohol use disorder, such as naltrexone, acamprosate or disulfiram, when they fit.

The programs on this page report alcohol detox or alcohol use disorder medications along with an LGBTQ program or group.

LGBTQ Alcohol Rehab by city in Mississippi

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

• Jackson
• Gulfport
• Hattiesburg
• Southaven
• Pascagoula
• Biloxi
• Tupelo
• Olive Branch
• Oxford
• Meridian
• Starkville
• Columbus
• Greenville
• Horn Lake
• Pearl
• Vicksburg
• Natchez
• Laurel
• Madison
• Clinton
• Brandon
• Ridgeland
• Greenwood
• Gautier
• Ocean Springs
• Picayune
• McComb
• Hernando
• Long Beach
• Clarksdale
• Yazoo City
• Corinth
• Cleveland
• Canton
• Bay St. Louis
• D'Iberville
• Moss Point
• Grenada
• Brookhaven
• Byram
• Petal
• West Point
• Flowood
• Holly Springs
• Senatobia

Paying for treatment

Most private health insurance plans cover addiction treatment, including detox, residential care and outpatient programs, though coverage depends on your plan and whether the program is in network. Ask about prior authorization before you go, and see our insurance guides.

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