LGBTQ Dual Diagnosis Treatment in Louisiana

Treatment rules and programs in Louisiana

Who oversees treatment

The Health Standards Section of the Louisiana Department of Health licenses behavioral health service providers, including substance use treatment programs.

Prescription monitoring

The Louisiana Prescription Monitoring Program is operated by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy under authority created by the Legislature in 2006. It tracks controlled substances dispensed in or into the state to help curb diversion.

Public coverage for treatment

Louisiana Medicaid, known to enrollees as Healthy Louisiana, covers medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders under its state plan.

Overdose Good Samaritan law

Louisiana's overdose Good Samaritan law, La. R.S. 14:403.10, protects a person who acts in good faith to get help for an overdose from charges and prosecution for possessing a controlled substance.

Court-ordered treatment

Louisiana law (La. R.S. 28:53) allows emergency admission by certificate of a person with a substance-related or addictive disorder who is dangerous to self or others or gravely disabled, and longer stays require judicial commitment under R.S. 28:54.

Featured dual diagnosis programs in Louisiana

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 Louisiana whether a psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner is part of the team.

LGBTQ Dual Diagnosis Treatment by city in Louisiana

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

• New Orleans
• Baton Rouge
• Shreveport
• Lafayette
• Lake Charles
• Metairie
• Houma
• Monroe
• Mandeville
• Slidell
• Alexandria
• Hammond
• Bossier City
• Kenner
• Prairieville
• Marrero
• Central
• Laplace
• New Iberia
• Morgan City
• Ruston
• Terrytown
• Opelousas
• Chalmette
• Harvey
• Shenandoah
• Bayou Cane
• Sulphur
• Abbeville
• Natchitoches
• Breaux Bridge
• Estelle
• Zachary
• Gretna
• Donaldsonville
• Youngsville
• Thibodaux
• Crowley
• Pineville
• Luling
• Belle Chasse
• Gramercy
• DeRidder
• River Ridge
• Baker
• Franklin
• Broussard
• Bastrop
• West Monroe
• Minden
• Claiborne
• Bogalusa
• Bayou Blue
• Destrehan
• Gardere
• Eunice
• Moss Bluff
• Gonzales
• Raceland
• Covington
• Jefferson
• Woodmere
• Waggaman
• Denham Springs
• Tallulah
• Leesville
• New Roads
• Ferriday

Paying for treatment

Most private health insurance plans cover addiction treatment, including detox, residential care and outpatient programs, though coverage depends on your plan and whether the program is in network. Ask about prior authorization before you go, and see our insurance guides.

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