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Who oversees treatment
Rhode Island's Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH) is the single state agency for substance use disorder treatment and prevention.
Prescription monitoring
The Rhode Island Prescription Drug Monitoring Program is administered by the Department of Health. It collects data on dispensed Schedule II-V medications.
Overdose Good Samaritan law
Rhode Island's Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act of 2016 (Chapter 21-28.9) protects people who give an opioid antagonist to someone they believe is overdosing, acting in good faith with reasonable care, from civil and criminal liability.
Sources
Featured detox programs in Rhode Island
Zinnia Exeter
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Inpatient / residentialDetoxAlcohol treatmentButler Hospital
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Inpatient / residentialDetoxIOP / PHPAddiction Recovery Institute
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)DetoxVICTA
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)DetoxIOP / PHPAlcohol treatmentBHG Westerly Treatment Center – BHG LVII LLC
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)DetoxTrauma-informedBHG Middletown Treatment Center – BHG LVII LLC
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)DetoxIOP / PHPDrug treatmentBHG Pawtucket Treatment Center – BHG LVII LLC
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)DetoxAware Recovery Care
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)DetoxIOP / PHPAlcohol treatmentBHG Providence Treatment Center – BHG LVII LLC
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)DetoxIOP / PHPDrug treatmentRoger Williams Medical Center – Detox Unit
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Inpatient / residentialDetoxAlcohol treatmentWhy 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 usually lasts several days to about a week, depending on the substance. Staff watch vital signs, give medications to ease symptoms, and help plan the next step. Detox alone isn't treatment, so ask programs near Rhode Island where you go afterward.
LGBTQ Detox by city in Rhode Island
Smaller towns are covered on the page for their nearest larger city.
- Providence
- Cranston
- Warwick
- Pawtucket
- East Providence
- Woonsocket
- Newport
- Central Falls
- Newport East
- Valley Falls
Cost and coverage
The cost of treatment depends mostly on the level of care, length of stay and your insurance. Residential care costs the most; outpatient therapy the least. Many programs on SAMHSA's directory accept private insurance, and some offer sliding-scale fees. See our insurance guides.
Other treatment in Rhode Island
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