Drug Rehabs and the Real World for the LGBT
For many years people thought the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender populations had to have their own private drug rehabs in order for us to receive drug treatment capable of restoring recovery. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Gay Friendly Drug Rehabs and the Real World
For a drug rehab to be effective we believe it has to be a drug rehab that resembles the “real world”. We say this because after a person completes their drug treatment program they go right back to the “real world”. While gay drug rehabs were initially established to long lasting recovery, many of the LGBT community reported that after drug treatment in a “gay only” drug rehab they were still left with issues that had to be dealt with such as; homophobia, internalized homophobia and others. In a gay friendly drug rehab, gay patients were provided the opportunity to work through some of their feelings with the heterosexual population, as well as, having specialized focus groups specific to their needs.
Florida Drug Rehabs
For some reason many of the “gay friendly” drug rehabs happen to be Florida drug rehabs. People travel from SanFrancisco, California all the way to New York City, New York to access a reputable and effective Florida drug rehab program. These Florida drug rehab programs have become so popular because they have taken the time to train their addiction treatment staff and design the drug rehab program to meet the needs of any particular population. In this case, the GLBT.
For additional information on Florida drug rehab programs or gay friendly drug rehabs you can go to www.recoveryconnection.org or call the national drug treatment helpline at 1-800-99-DETOX.
