LGBT Drug Treatment Blog

I have found it hard to find a holistic drug treatment center that has the ability or staff to comfortably treat gay men and women. I guess I shouldn’t say the ability, but that has a staff trained. People you can just open up a holistic drug treatment center and effectively treat everyone. Well that just isn’t true. No one drug treatment program is right for everyone and the same holds true for a holistic drug treatment program.

Without seeming jaded, not everyone working in a holistic drug treatment center is comfortable treating the GLBT, nor the issues affecting us. We have to deal with sexual orientation, coming out and internalized homophobia. Issues not everyone is familar with. It is my opiniion that if a drug treatment center is not expert in providing a particular type of holistic drug treatment, just refer the person to an appropriate holistic treatment program.

For those of yo who are interested, there is a holistic drug treatment program that is focused on the needs of the GLBT. The drug treatment center is called, Freedom Rings……