LGBTQ Detox in Maryland

Treatment rules and programs in Maryland

Who oversees treatment

Maryland's Behavioral Health Administration, part of the Maryland Department of Health, oversees public behavioral health services, and its Office of Quality Assurance conducts compliance reviews and investigations of behavioral health programs.

Prescription monitoring

The Maryland Prescription Drug Monitoring Program is run by the Maryland Department of Health's Office of the PDMP. It collects and securely stores data on dispensed drugs containing controlled substances.

Public coverage for treatment

Maryland's Medicaid program is HealthChoice, and the state has pursued a federal waiver so Medicaid can pay for residential substance use treatment.

Overdose Good Samaritan law

Maryland's Good Samaritan law protects people who seek or provide help in an overdose emergency, and the overdose victim, from arrest and prosecution for offenses such as controlled substance possession and paraphernalia. It does not cover drug felonies or bystanders who do not help.

Featured detox programs in Maryland

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.

What detox involves

Detox manages withdrawal safely while a substance leaves your body. Hospital and residential detox provide around-the-clock monitoring; outpatient detox suits milder withdrawal. Alcohol, benzodiazepines and opioids are the substances where medical detox matters most.

Every program on this page reports detox services and an LGBTQ program or group to SAMHSA.

LGBTQ Detox by city in Maryland

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

• Baltimore
• Hagerstown
• Frederick
• Salisbury
• Columbia
• Germantown
• Silver Spring
• Waldorf
• Ellicott City
• Glen Burnie
• Rockville
• Gaithersburg
• Bethesda
• Dundalk
• Bowie
• Towson
• Aspen Hill
• Severn
• Wheaton
• North Bethesda
• Bel Air South
• Cumberland
• Potomac
• Odenton
• Catonsville
• Woodlawn
• Essex
• Annapolis
• Clinton
• Severna Park
• Chillum
• Randallstown
• Olney
• Owings Mills
• Montgomery Village
• Pikesville
• College Park
• Bel Air North
• Parkville
• Eldersburg
• Carney
• Milford Mill
• Pasadena
• Crofton
• South Laurel
• Perry Hall
• Reisterstown
• Ilchester
• Lochearn
• Laurel
• Edgewood
• Fairland
• Middle River
• North Laurel
• Chesapeake Beach
• Clarksburg
• Suitland
• Fort Washington
• North Potomac
• Arnold
• Greenbelt
• Landover
• Camp Springs
• Elkridge
• Ballenger Creek
• Cockeysville
• Rosedale
• Lake Shore
• Langley Park
• Arbutus
• White Oak
• Westminster
• Seabrook
• Hyattsville
• Oxon Hill
• Easton
• Beltsville
• Takoma Park
• Maryland City
• Redland
• Ferndale
• Parole
• Glassmanor
• Calverton
• Glenmont
• East Riverdale
• Hillcrest Heights
• Adelphi
• Aberdeen
• Elkton
• Cloverly
• Damascus
• Rossville
• Brooklyn Park
• California
• Kemp Mill
• Summerfield
• Cambridge
• Havre de Grace
• Colesville
• Kettering
• Glenn Dale
• Bensville
• New Carrollton
• Riviera Beach
• Urbana
• Annapolis Neck
• Ocean Pines
• Forestville
• Joppatowne
• Mays Chapel
• Overlea
• Brock Hall
• Accokeek
• Mitchellville
• Travilah
• Lanham
• Princess Anne
• Lexington Park
• Largo
• Walker Mill
• Halfway
• Fort Meade
• Timonium
• Rosaryville
• Linthicum
• Bel Air
• Friendly
• Fallston
• Temple Hills
• Ocean City
• Chestertown
• Taneytown
• Fruitland

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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