Gay-Friendly Drug Rehab Centers
Beth on 30 Dec 2009
Are you gay and addicted to drugs? Do you find that no one understands you, there is no one to talk to and nowhere to go? Are you desperate? 
There is a rehab center that services gays and straights. In fact there is more then one.
Drug rehabilitation centers offer different paths to healing. Some offer detox services, family recovery week, holistic services, experiential therapy, recreational therapy, art therapy, relapse prevention, individual therapy, specialty groups, dual diagnosis treatment and aftercare services.
Some gay-friendly addiction rehabilitation centers accept reimbursement from major insurance providers.
Treatment centers that specialize in helping the gay, transgender, bisexual and lesbian communities may also serve the straight community. However, they provide a gay-friendly atmosphere and such services as gay-only support groups where members can share their feelings about discrimination, homophobia, prejudice and judgment which may be difficult for them to express in other settings. Staff at these facilities are adept and empathic at providing for the needs of the GLBTQ population. They’ll make sure the pictures they show are cool images and not discriminatory.
Staff at treatment centers do not necessarily need to be certified. It is highly recommended that you choose a center where the doctors are board-certified and the other staff is certified by an accredited college or university. If you are going to through the process of getting clean, you want to make sure there are staff who are educated in this area who can help you through the process because you don’t want to have to go through the process again!
Some rehabilitation centers are inpatient at a residential community. In fact, it is recommended that clients who have an addiction to drugs go to a center away from where they live and away from the things that might be influencing their habit.
If you have a mental illness, many centers can help you work both on your psychiatric disorder and your addition at the same time.
If you are gay and need help with your drug addiction, please seek help.
Comments
Hi my son is gay and is an addict, can you give me a list of rehab centres that deal with people who are both. he also has ADD and mild Aspergers Syndrome
Many thanks
Freda
Ireland
Hi Freda,
Thanks for stopping by. I’m grateful that you asked this question. I don’t have a lot of info for you, unfortunately, since I’m in the US. Here’s a link to the UK Yahoo directory for detox centers — I hope this gets you started anyway. http://tiny.cc/pprrc
You should check with the local Gay & Lesbian center — they will have the best information for you. If you haven’t reached out yet, it’s OK. Lots of parents go to seek information and help in dealing with helping their child dealing with their sexuality. And addiction and substance abuse are really a problem in the gay community, so the GLBT folks will be more than ready to assist both of you. Thank you for helping your son instead of turning him out. He needs you more than ever. Namaste.
I am a 27 yr old addict/alcoholic. I need more then just a 3o day rehab. I live in Kentucky, but would relocate if not expensive. Can you help?