LGBTQ Dual Diagnosis Treatment in Connecticut

Treatment rules and programs in Connecticut

Who oversees treatment

In Connecticut, private freestanding facilities that treat substance abuse or dependence are licensed by the Department of Public Health. The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is the state agency that funds and operates addiction treatment services.

Prescription monitoring

The Connecticut Prescription Monitoring Program, run by the Department of Consumer Protection, keeps a central database called CPMRS. It tracks controlled substance prescriptions (Schedules II through V) so prescribers and pharmacists can review a patient's history.

Overdose Good Samaritan law

Connecticut law gives civil and criminal immunity to people who seek or receive emergency medical care for a suspected drug overdose, and to people who give an opioid antagonist such as naloxone to someone they believe is overdosing.

Court-ordered treatment

Connecticut allows a person who is alcohol- or drug-dependent to be committed through a probate court application under Conn. Gen. Stat. 17a-685 if they are dangerous to themselves or others while intoxicated, or gravely disabled. A court can order inpatient treatment of 30 to 180 days, and a separate short emergency commitment is governed by section 17a-684.

Featured dual diagnosis programs in Connecticut

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 Connecticut

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

• Bridgeport
• Hartford
• New Haven
• Norwich
• Waterbury
• Danbury
• Stamford
• Norwalk
• New Britain
• Bristol
• Meriden
• West Haven
• Milford
• Milford city
• Middletown
• Shelton
• Torrington
• Naugatuck
• New London
• Ansonia
• Wallingford Center
• Willimantic
• Storrs
• Derby
• Jewett City

Insurance and cost

Federal parity rules generally require health plans that cover substance use treatment to cover it on terms comparable to other medical care. Your cost depends on your plan, deductible and the program's network status, so verify benefits first. Our insurance guides explain how major carriers handle rehab.

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