LGBTQ Dual Diagnosis Treatment in Delaware

Treatment rules and programs in Delaware

Who oversees treatment

The Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH), part of the Department of Health and Social Services, oversees the state's substance use services and licenses substance use disorder treatment programs under 16 Del. C. Chapter 22 and its administrative code regulations.

Prescription monitoring

Delaware's Prescription Monitoring Program tracks controlled substance prescriptions in schedules II-V. It is run by the Office of Controlled Substances within the Division of Professional Regulation under 16 Del. C. § 4798.

Public coverage for treatment

Delaware's Medicaid program is administered by the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance within the Department of Health and Social Services. Its covered services include mental health and substance abuse services.

Overdose Good Samaritan law

Delaware has an overdose Good Samaritan law at 16 Del. C. § 4769. A person who seeks help in good faith for an overdose or other life-threatening emergency, or who is the one overdosing, is protected from arrest, charge or prosecution for certain lower-level drug possession offenses, with limits.

Featured dual diagnosis programs in Delaware

Family, rejection and recovery

Many LGBTQ people carry experiences of family rejection or strained relationships into treatment. Research on LGBTQ young people has linked family rejection with higher rates of substance use and depression, while family acceptance is protective.

Good programs make room for chosen family and offer family sessions when they help. Our guide on family rejection and recovery covers this in more depth.

How dual diagnosis treatment works

Depression, anxiety, PTSD and other conditions can drive substance use, and substance use can make them worse. Treating both together breaks that loop. Ask programs near Delaware whether a psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner is part of the team.

LGBTQ Dual Diagnosis Treatment by city in Delaware

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

• Dover
• Wilmington
• Middletown
• Newark
• Lewes
• Milford
• Bear
• Ocean View
• Glasgow
• Brookside
• Hockessin
• Smyrna
• Pike Creek Valley
• Millsboro
• Georgetown
• Seaford
• New Castle

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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