LGBTQ Dual Diagnosis Treatment in Georgia

Treatment rules and programs in Georgia

Who oversees treatment

The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) licenses Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Programs and Narcotic Treatment Programs, a duty that moved to it from the Department of Community Health. Its Office of Addictive Diseases also funds substance use treatment providers.

Prescription monitoring

The Georgia Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, run by the Georgia Department of Public Health, collects reports on dispensed controlled substance prescriptions to help reduce duplicative prescribing and overprescribing. Management of the program moved there from the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency.

Overdose Good Samaritan law

Georgia's 9-1-1 Medical Amnesty law (O.C.G.A. 16-13-5) protects a person who in good faith seeks medical help for an overdose, for themselves or someone else, from arrest and prosecution for certain minor drug possession offenses when the evidence comes solely from seeking help. It also covers some probation, parole and protective order violations tied to those offenses.

Featured dual diagnosis programs in Georgia

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 Georgia

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

• Atlanta
• Augusta
• Savannah
• Columbus
• Gainesville
• Warner Robins
• Macon
• Athens
• Sandy Springs
• South Fulton
• Roswell
• Albany
• Dalton
• Johns Creek
• Valdosta
• Alpharetta
• Rome
• Marietta
• Cartersville
• Smyrna
• Brookhaven
• Stonecrest
• Brunswick
• Hinesville
• Dunwoody
• Winder
• Carrollton
• Peachtree Corners
• Statesboro
• Newnan
• Mableton
• Milton
• St. Marys
• Evans
• Tucker
• Peachtree City
• LaGrange
• East Point
• Martinez
• Calhoun
• Kennesaw
• Douglasville
• Woodstock
• Redan
• Milledgeville
• Lawrenceville
• Canton
• Chamblee
• Stockbridge
• Duluth
• McDonough
• Decatur
• Pooler
• Sugar Hill
• Tifton
• Thomasville
• Candler-McAfee
• Waycross
• Acworth
• Griffin
• Union City
• Cornelia
• Suwanee
• Dublin
• Snellville
• Forest Park
• Moultrie
• Lithia Springs
• North Druid Hills
• Fayetteville
• Kingsland
• Perry
• Americus
• Fairburn
• North Decatur
• Norcross
• Monroe
• Conyers
• Villa Rica
• Wilmington Island
• Powder Springs
• Riverdale
• Buford
• Holly Springs
• Belvedere Park
• College Park
• Grovetown
• St. Simons
• Douglas
• Covington
• Rincon
• Dallas
• Richmond Hill
• Thomaston
• Mountain Park
• Vidalia
• Jefferson
• Braselton
• Georgetown
• Vinings
• Loganville
• Cedartown
• Lilburn
• Clarkston
• Jesup
• Bainbridge
• Folkston
• Cordele
• Scottdale
• Fitzgerald
• Cusseta
• Panthersville
• Toccoa
• Summerville
• Doraville
• Fort Oglethorpe
• Cairo
• Swainsboro
• Cumming
• Eastman

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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