LGBT and Gay-friendly alcohol and drug addiction helpline for New Jersey

Locating a rehab for addiction to drugs or alcohol can be tough. Finding a specialized drug rehab that understands the underlying issues that affect LGBTQ people has led to more drug rehab centers offering specialized treatment and housing programs for LGBTQ clients in New Jersey.

Find Drug Rehabs Near Me

We can help you locate treatment for addiction in your area or anywhere in the country. To locate aa meetings, group meetings, 12-step programs, inpatient treatment, or outpatient services in your town give us a call. There are many options for drug rehab services in many cities in New Jersey.

Camden, New Jersey Drug Rehabs
Elizabeth, NJ Addiction Treatment
Gloucester, New Jersey Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation
Hackensack, NJ Substance Abuse Treatment
Montclair, New Jersey 30/90-Day Treatment Centers
Toms River, NJ Inpatient Drug Rehab Programs
Trenton, New Jersey Treatment Centers for Addiction
Wayne New Jersey Drug Rehab Centers and Detox

Long-term Lgbt and Gay-Friendly Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers for Addiction

Most treatment providers will offer a longer-term program of at least 90 days to ensure that all issues are handled before leaving the treatment facility for drug addiction. People that are suffering from the grips of addiction have a better chance for long-lasting recovery in a setting that is longer than the average 28-day program for addiction. Recovery experts have long stated that the length of inpatient recovery treatment has without a doubt a significant effect on the recovery rate of the clients attending a gay or LGBT-friendly drug rehab center.

Why is there a need for specialized treatment for the LGBTQ community in New Jersey?

Entering into a treatment facility in New Jersey for addiction can make a person feel very vulnerable, especially when treating LGBT clients. Most programs will boast of an LGBTQ program but in reality, there are actually very few specific drug rehab centers that are LGBT and gay-friendly in New Jersey. Transgender people have an especially hard time finding non-biased discrimination-free treatment for their addictions. It isn’t possible for an LGBTQ person to overcome addiction in a setting that is not specifically set up for handling the unique challenges that it can take to service LGBTQ clients. It is better to enroll in a Gay-Friendly Drug rehab center in New Jersey to ensure that your needs are handled properly to ensure a positive outcome in treatment.

LGBTQ Friendly drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers or LGBTQ-friendly treatment programs for addiction will have more staff that are experienced in handling the complex dynamics akin to sexual expression, and sexual orientation accompanied issues. A conventional drug treatment facility in New Jersey will be unfamiliar or at the very least, uncomfortable with handling these types of challenges. For assistance in locating a rehab center that specializes in gay or transgender people with addiction, give us a call today. This is a confidential call and we are here to help 24/7. 

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What to look for in a Gay-friendly or LGBTQ inpatient Drug rehabilitation center in New Jersey

Lgbt and gay-friendly drug and alcohol treatment centers will have separate housing for gay and LGBT individuals.
There will be separate groups that deal with the specific concerns that only LGBTQ individuals seeking help from drugs and alcohol deal with. Individual therapists that are gay, lesbian, or transgender will have specialized treatment programs that include specific topics that are synonymous with the Gay and LGBTQIA+ community which include some of the topics listed below. All of these issues and more should be handled while enrolled in a gay-friendly New Jersey Drug rehab center. 
 

• Discrimination handling, public discrimination

• Coming out, Peer ridicule, exclusion from social groups

• Family counseling, job loss, loss of child custody, rejection by a spiritual community

• Acceptance of self

• Violence based on sexual orientation or gender identification and how to cope

Why Choose a Gay-Friendly drug rehab in New Jersey

Attending a gay-friendly or LGBTQ-friendly inpatient drug rehabilitation center in New Jersey will give the individual seeking treatment an atmosphere of honesty and mutual respect. This will help you be open about every aspect of your identity. Having to hide your sexual orientation can impede an individual’s progress in an inpatient drug rehab center. Recovering in a setting that reinforces your self-respect, will help you be proud of who you are, reinforcing who you can become.

Separate Group therapy sessions with only LGBTQ peers and counselors will allow people to open up in a safe and non-judgmental environment. Specialized Group therapy with people that share similar life experiences and challenges will help the LGBTQ individual feel they can be fully involved in the group’s healing process. Being able to fully engage in group therapy will help the individual feel comfortable about sharing their life experiences and tragedies.

Family and spousal therapy sessions have another dynamic that LGBTQIA+ friendly drug rehabilitation centers in New Jersey are ready to handle. Addressing the complex relationships that accompany the LGBTQ community can be challenging for a conventional drug and alcohol treatment center to understand, let alone help handle.

Traditional marriage counseling and family therapy usually do not work for the gay, lesbian, and transgender community. LGBTQ-friendly drug rehabs in New Jersey will encourage you to fully open up about your sexual orientation and relationship dynamics. Being able, to be honest and open in a non-judgmental setting will allow you to feel comfortable and at ease while you are in treatment for addiction issues. This helps the counselors understand your unique situation, relationship dynamics, habits, and pitfalls and will also help them in handling the underlying issues that need to be taken care of while enrolled in a Gay-Friendly inpatient treatment center for LGBTQ people in New Jersey.

Residential Treatment programs are taxed with another particular challenge in offering housing to a person’s self-identified gender. Conventional treatment centers may force the individual to room with and as their birth gender. Forcing a transgender client to co-habitat with their birth gender can put an individual in the same situation that may have led to drug or alcohol abuse in the first place. For transgender clients, it is very important to make sure that they are given respect and a unified understanding of their identity. This will lay the groundwork for their paths to recovery.

Outpatient therapy and treatment for LGBTQ-identified people in New Jersey

Therapy and outpatient treatment for addictions is the right solution for some people suffering from addiction to drugs or alcohol. Therapists that specialize in treating LGBT and gay clients can offer many services to LGBTQ communities. Working with an outpatient program or a private therapist is often the only option for specialized treatment options in certain areas throughout the state.

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What does addiction treatment look like in an LGBTQ-friendly rehab center?

The program will not assume that you are heterosexual and will encourage you to identify with your chosen gender if you are transgender. The materials will have same-sex couples and gender-neutral check-boxes for marital status. you will be able to discuss your relationship issues and issues related to your own sexuality using the principles of gay affirmative practice.

Addiction rates for the LGBTQ community according to the most recent study conducted in 2016, have included sexual orientation, and sexual identity in their survey of adults. This most recent data collection has found that almost a third of the LGBTQ population (30%) is addicted to drugs or alcohol. This is among the highest number of affected people in the nation. Heterosexuals are around 10% addicted rates as of 2016. For help finding the right LGBTQ-friendly drug rehabilitation center in New Jersey call us now. We can help you or someone you love find the best LGBTQIA Friendly Drug Rehab Center for addiction today. Addiction No More is an Addiction Treatment Center locator service. For immediate service, please call one of our counselors 24/7.

Please Note: This is not an official Assessment or Evaluation form. This form is not admissible in court or for probation officers and is not accepted by caseworkers. Addiction No More is here to help you find treatment for addiction. We can not give any legal advice. If you are looking for a rehab center please fill out this form or call us now.

Disclaimer: This evaluation is not intended to constitute a diagnosis of any disorder. The information provided here cannot substitute for a full evaluation by a health professional which must be done in person. Call us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for help locating a treatment center for addiction.

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Free Drug Rehabs in New Jersey that accept LGBTQ Clients

Most free rehab programs that offer treatment programs for addiction in New Jersey will service gay, lesbian, and transgender clients. The programs that they offer, will in most cases be the same program that the general population uses in their recovery. Due to funding constraints in New Jersey, delivering a separate program is often not cost-effective to the center. 

Where do I find free gay-friendly rehabs in New Jersey?

We have set up an LGBTQ drug addiction hotline for those seeking treatment for their addictions to drugs or alcohol in gay-friendly drug rehab. We have programs that offer treatment and counseling for those seeking help in their early recovery from drugs and alcohol. Addiction No More’s counselors are waiting to take your call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our intake counselors can answer any questions that you might have.

Below we have listed some of the group meetings that are gay and LGBTQ friendly. We offer this list to help those that are looking for free, gay-friendly groups for their addiction and have nowhere to turn for help. Addiction No More offers these groups as a free service to the ongoing aftercare that is much needed in the LGBTQ community.

This is not the complete list of non-binary support groups in New Jersey and is subject to change as new meetings start and old ones fade away. Please give us a call or email us to have your meeting put on the list of resources for transgender individuals looking for support and addiction help.

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SOS Group
This is an open discussion speaker group with the main focus on LGBTQ health and addiction in Ocean Grove New Jersey.
Meetings are held on Sundays at 12:30 pm for an Open Speaker Meeting
66 south Maine St
Ocean Grove, New Jersey 07756

Live and let Live LGBTQ
This Meeting varies weekly to include discussion, step work, speakers, and Big Book study.
1st Saturday Speakers,2nd sat topic-specific meeting,3rd Saturday Big Book Study, 4th Saturday is a traditional Step Meeting.
Meetings are open and held on Saturdays at 6:00 pm
108 Somerdale Road
Vorhees, New Jersey 08043


Rainbows in Recovery
Rainbows in Recovery Meets on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm for a Closed discussion Speaker Meeting at Hudson Pride Connections in Jersey City New Jersey.
Hudson Pride Connections
32 Jones St
Jersey City, New Jersey 07097

South Jersey Gay Group Sunday
This is a Sunday meeting that is set up in separate topics and workgroups throughout the month.
South Jersey Gay Group
Sat. 1 Speakers, Sat 2 Steps Work, sat 3 Living sober discussions, sat 4 topic meeting
Church Of Atonement
233 Fairmount Ave
Laurel Springs, New Jersey 08021

Montclair Gay Men’s Discussion Groups
Meetings are held on Thursday at 8:00 pm (Closed Meeting) discussion formatted group.
St James Episcopal Church
581 Valley Rd (at Bellevue Avenue)
Upper Montclair, New Jersey 07043

Central Jersey Gay Group
This is an open group for all LGBTQIA People that need help overcoming addiction to drugs or alcohol.
Meetings are held on Wednesdays at 8:00 pm at the Unitarian society Building in East Brunswick New Jersey.
176 Tices
East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816

Transgender, non-binary, gender non-conforming, and genderqueer specific support groups in New Jersey

HiTops
This is a youth-focused education group and to help address health care concerns. This is a focused healthcare addiction and HIV prevention and care for young people ages 11-26. The mission of this group is to provide resources and help with addressing the HIV epidemic in our state.
For More information please contact them directly at 609-683-5155
21 Wiggins st
Princeton, New Jersey

The Hudson Pride Center-TransView
This is a transgender support group and is here to provide support for trans men and women in the New-jersey/ Hudson County area. This is a discussion group that will assist with the many unique issues and concerns that are unique to the transgender, Gender Non-Conforming, and questioning community.
Meetings held on Tuesdays from 6:00 pm-8: 00 pm closed meetings except on the last Tuesday of the month which is open to allies and supportive friends and family of transgender people.
32 Jones st
Jersey City, New Jersey 07306


New Trans Hope AA Meetings
This is an open group for Transgender Gender Non-conforming and allies offering support for alcohol and drug addiction. continued Recovery for transgender people in an environment free from discrimination and judgmental eyes.
This recovery group meets on Fridays at 8:00 pm.
St Philips church Corner, on the corner of chapel and river roads
New Hope Pennsylvania 18938


PFLAG Transgender Support Group
This group meets on the Second Saturday of every month from 7:00 pm-9:00 pm.
PFLAG Transgender support group in Shrewsberry New Jersey is open to all transgender individuals, and friends and family of transgender people.
House of the Presbyterian Church in Shrewsbury New Jersey
352 Sycamore Ave
Shrewsbury New Jersey 07702