LGBTQ Drug Rehab in Ohio

Treatment rules and programs in Ohio

Who oversees treatment

Ohio's Department of Behavioral Health (formerly the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services) licenses community addiction treatment providers, inspects them, and writes the licensing rules under state law.

Prescription monitoring

Ohio's prescription drug monitoring program is OARRS, the Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System, run by the Ohio Board of Pharmacy. It tracks controlled substance prescriptions dispensed to patients.

Overdose Good Samaritan law

Ohio's Good Samaritan law gives limited immunity from prosecution for minor drug possession and paraphernalia offenses to a person who seeks medical help for an overdose and to the person who overdosed, provided they get a treatment screening and referral.

Court-ordered treatment

Ohio lets a probate court order involuntary treatment for a person with alcohol or other drug abuse under a petition process set out in Revised Code sections 5119.90 to 5119.98.

Featured drug treatment programs in Ohio

Care that includes transgender and nonbinary people

Transgender and nonbinary people often report being misgendered or treated poorly in health care settings, which can make treatment feel unsafe. Before you enroll, ask how the program handles names and pronouns, room assignments, bathrooms and continuing gender-affirming hormones.

Read our transgender rehab guide for more.

How drug rehab works

Good drug rehab treats the whole picture: the drug, any mental health conditions, physical health and the social life around use. If you use more than one substance, tell the program so the plan covers all of them.

LGBTQ Drug Rehab by city in Ohio

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

• Cleveland
• Cincinnati
• Columbus
• Dayton
• Akron
• Toledo
• Youngstown
• Canton
• Lorain
• Middletown
• Springfield
• Newark
• Parma
• Mansfield
• Lima
• Hamilton
• Kettering
• Elyria
• Lakewood
• Cuyahoga Falls
• Dublin
• Findlay
• Beavercreek
• Mentor
• New Philadelphia
• Sandusky
• Euclid
• Marion
• Strongsville
• Lancaster
• Cleveland Heights
• Fairfield
• Grove City
• Zanesville
• Delaware
• Westerville
• Warren
• Reynoldsburg
• Huber Heights
• Hilliard
• Portsmouth
• Gahanna
• Upper Arlington
• Brunswick
• Stow
• Boardman
• North Ridgeville
• Fairborn
• Mason
• Massillon
• Bowling Green
• Westlake
• Chillicothe
• North Olmsted
• Alliance
• Wooster
• North Royalton
• East Liverpool
• Kent
• Athens
• Austintown
• Ashtabula
• Garfield Heights
• Shaker Heights
• Xenia
• Troy
• Medina
• Barberton
• Green
• Riverside
• Marysville
• Avon Lake
• Trotwood
• Wadsworth
• Centerville
• Avon
• Oxford
• Willoughby
• Solon
• Hudson
• Fremont
• Pickerington
• Maple Heights
• Piqua
• Mount Vernon
• Perrysburg
• South Euclid
• Marietta
• Sidney
• Lebanon
• Norwalk
• Ashland
• Miamisburg
• Oregon
• Rocky River
• Painesville
• Parma Heights
• Norwood
• Sylvania
• White Oak
• Tiffin
• Broadview Heights
• Springboro
• Whitehall
• Twinsburg
• Berea
• Forest Park
• Mayfield Heights
• Defiance
• Brook Park
• Niles
• Eastlake
• Steubenville
• Salem
• Tallmadge
• North Canton
• East Cleveland
• Streetsboro
• Aurora
• Fairview Park
• Pataskala
• Circleville
• Harrison
• Middleburg Heights
• Bay Village
• Galion
• Washington Court House
• Vandalia
• London
• Cambridge
• Worthington
• Fostoria
• Bridgetown
• New Franklin
• Willowick
• Monroe
• Bexley
• Conneaut
• Sharonville
• Maumee
• Port Clinton
• Brecksville
• Englewood
• Powell
• Lyndhurst
• Bellefontaine
• Clayton
• Loveland
• Trenton
• Warrensville Heights
• Monfort Heights
• West Carrollton
• Finneytown
• University Heights
• Wickliffe
• Dover
• Greenville
• Bedford
• Blue Ash
• Wilmington
• Amherst
• Macedonia
• Norton
• Bucyrus
• Franklin
• Beachwood
• Seven Hills
• Mack
• Jackson
• Urbana
• Ravenna
• Coshocton
• Dent
• Celina
• Springdale
• Heath
• New Albany
• Montgomery
• Northbrook
• Van Wert
• Brooklyn
• Lincoln Village
• Ironton
• Wapakoneta
• Bedford Heights
• Forestville
• Vermilion
• Richmond Heights
• Reading
• Tipp City
• Struthers
• Middleport
• Eaton
• Logan
• Willard
• Wheelersburg
• Greenfield

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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