LGBTQ Dual Diagnosis Treatment in South Dakota

Treatment rules and programs in South Dakota

Who oversees treatment

The Office of Licensing and Accreditation, part of the South Dakota Department of Social Services, accredits substance use disorder treatment programs, from prevention through residential detoxification levels of care.

Prescription monitoring

South Dakota's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program is run by the South Dakota Department of Health. It is an electronic database of controlled substance prescriptions that authorized prescribers and pharmacists can check.

Overdose Good Samaritan law

South Dakota has an overdose immunity law, SDCL 34-20A-111, that protects a person who needs medical help after a drug overdose from arrest or prosecution for drug possession or use when help is requested from law enforcement or EMS.

Featured dual diagnosis programs in South Dakota

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

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

LGBTQ Dual Diagnosis Treatment by city in South Dakota

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

• Sioux Falls
• Rapid City
• Aberdeen
• Brookings
• Watertown
• Mitchell
• Yankton
• Pierre
• Huron
• Spearfish
• Vermillion
• Box Elder
• Brandon
• Madison
• Sturgis

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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