LGBTQ Rehab 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 LGBTQ 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.

Being able to be yourself in treatment

Treatment works best when you can talk honestly about your life: your partner, your family, your gender, where and why you use. In a program that runs an LGBTQ group, those conversations are expected rather than awkward. Ask any program how staff are trained and how they handle names, pronouns and rooming.

See questions to ask an LGBTQ rehab before you commit.

What LGBTQ rehab looks like

Expect a mix of individual counseling, group therapy and skills work such as cognitive behavioral therapy and relapse prevention. In an LGBTQ group, topics often include coming out, minority stress, dating and social life in recovery, and rebuilding support.

Ask each program near Georgia how often its LGBTQ group meets and whether it is part of every client's schedule or optional.

LGBTQ Rehab by city in Georgia

• 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
• Fort Valley
• Fort Stewart
• Port Wentworth
• Fair Oaks
• Cairo
• Skidaway Island
• Gresham Park
• Garden City
• Druid Hills
• Flowery Branch
• McRae-Helena
• Locust Grove
• Thomson
• Irondale
• Country Club Estates
• Hampton
• Rockmart
• Centerville
• Swainsboro
• Auburn
• LaFayette
• Tyrone
• Dock Junction
• Dahlonega
• Morrow
• Commerce
• Austell
• Barnesville
• Adel
• Bremen
• Whitemarsh Island
• Lovejoy
• Eatonton
• Sandersville
• Cumming
• Fairview
• Hapeville
• Camilla
• Jasper
• Dacula
• Stone Mountain
• Sylvester
• Eastman
• Cochran
• Montezuma
• Hartwell
• Conley
• Wrightsville
• Lake Park
• Baxley
• Elberton
• Waynesboro
• Jackson
• Cleveland
• Hawkinsville
• Forsyth
• Byron
• Springfield
• Lakeview
• Glennville

Cost and coverage

The cost of treatment depends mostly on the level of care, length of stay and your insurance. Residential care costs the most; outpatient therapy the least. Many programs on SAMHSA's directory accept private insurance, and some offer sliding-scale fees. See our insurance guides.

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