LGBT Drug Treatment Blog

Growing up in a heterosexual world, it was in my teens when I began to acknowledge that I was gay. It was also in my teens that I got addicted to drugs. It all began with cocaine and alcohol and progressed to prescription medicaiton. It just seemed life was a little easier on drugs and I seemed to fit in better. Or at least not care whether I did or not.

 It was not long before I had a nice cocaine addiction habit and was drinking alcohol each and every day. After my second DUI, I knew I had to get help. With the hlp of my parents I began researching drug rehab programs and couldn’t believe how many there were. While I was scared to go to any drug treatment program, I knew I would feel most comfortable in a drug rehab program that at least understood gay people. Not that I was any different, but I thought I was and needed some level of comfort to get through this thing. The thing was, I didn’t want an entirely gay drug rehab program.

Thank god I found Freedom Rings because it was the best of both worlds. A gay drug rehab that was really gay friendly because while there were groups centered around GLBT issues, I participated in treatment along with everyone else.

I would strongly reccomend a gay drug rehab or gay friendly rehab for anyone with a drug addiction and GLBT. It made all the difference for me.

Thomas T.