LGBTQ Drug 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 drug treatment programs in Mississippi

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.

How drug rehab works

Drug rehab usually starts with an assessment and detox if needed, then moves into residential or intensive outpatient therapy. For opioid use disorder, medications such as buprenorphine, methadone or naltrexone are the standard of care. For meth and cocaine, there's no approved medication, so behavioral therapies like contingency management do most of the work.

The programs on this page report drug detox or medication treatment along with an LGBTQ program or group.

LGBTQ Drug 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

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.

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