LGBTQ Dual Diagnosis Treatment in Alabama

Treatment rules and programs in Alabama

Who oversees treatment

The Alabama Department of Mental Health regulates the state's public substance use services system and certifies treatment providers; it contracts with community organizations to deliver outpatient and residential care rather than running programs itself.

Prescription monitoring

Alabama's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program is run by the Alabama Department of Public Health's Pharmacy Division under Code of Alabama 1975, section 20-2-210 and following. It collects dispensing records for Schedule II-V controlled substances so prescribers and pharmacists can see a patient's controlled-substance history.

Overdose Good Samaritan law

Alabama law gives civil and criminal immunity to a person who, in good faith and with reasonable care, gives an opioid antagonist such as naloxone to someone who appears to be having an opioid overdose, and to the prescribers and dispensers involved. The Alabama Department of Mental Health calls the 2015 law that created these protections the Good Samaritan Law.

Featured dual diagnosis programs in Alabama

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 dual diagnosis treatment works

Dual diagnosis treatment treats substance use and mental health conditions at the same time, with one team. It usually combines therapy, psychiatric medication management and addiction treatment. The programs on this page report treatment for co-occurring serious mental illness, psychiatric medications and an LGBTQ program or group.

LGBTQ Dual Diagnosis Treatment by city in Alabama

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

• Birmingham
• Huntsville
• Mobile
• Montgomery
• Tuscaloosa
• Auburn
• Hoover
• Florence
• Anniston
• Dothan
• Daphne
• Decatur
• Gadsden
• Madison
• Enterprise
• Albertville
• Foley
• Phenix City
• Prattville
• Vestavia Hills
• Alabaster
• Athens
• Opelika
• Bessemer
• Northport
• Homewood
• Pelham
• Fairhope
• Trussville
• Prichard
• Oxford
• Mountain Brook
• Valley
• Helena
• Cullman
• Selma
• Troy
• Tillmans Corner
• Sylacauga
• Center Point
• Millbrook
• Talladega
• Hueytown
• Calera
• Saraland
• Muscle Shoals
• Hartselle
• Scottsboro
• Alexander City
• Ozark
• Gardendale
• Chelsea
• Fort Payne
• Pell City
• Jasper
• Moody
• Irondale
• Gulf Shores
• Jacksonville
• Leeds
• Eufaula
• Saks
• Fairfield
• Pike Road
• Sheffield
• Clanton

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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