Gay Drug Rehabilitation

Gay-Friendly Drug Rehabilitation

In the history of drug rehabilitation, there have been drug rehabilitation centers that focus in the treatment of specific populations. Many drug rehabilitation centers were designed to treat men and women with eating disorders and others designed as gender-specific drug rehab centers, but very few were committed to providing "state-of-the-art" gay-friendly drug rehabilitation exclusively for the GLBT community. This is why Freedom Rings was developed and why it has been recognized nationwide as one of the top gay-friendly drug rehabilitation centers.

What we refer to as a traditional drug rehabilitation center, generally creates an environment where most of the members of the gay and lesbian community feel reluctant to share personal information about their sexual orientation. This is in part due to past experiences with prejudice, alienation or homophobia. Focus groups provided in these drug rehab centers show how the judgmental attitudes of many heterosexual patients or staff members stunt their (GLBT) ability to gain maximum benefit from their drug rehabilitation treatment experience.

Gay-Friendly Drug Rehabilitation Centers Offer Respect and Dignity

After careful research, it is our opinion that the best opportunity for recovering from drug or alcohol addiction is by undergoing recovery treatment in an environment that is as complimentary to your own personal lifestyle as possible. Based on this information, we have developed a gay-sensitive drug rehabilitation center where members of the GLBT community can feel safe enough to be honest, and where they are provided the opportunity to put into practice what they are learning in the treatment program.

Lakeview's Freedom Rings provides members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community the opportunity to participate in highly specialized groups and individual sessions which focus on the needs of the GLBT population. At Freedom Rings, you will experience a gay-friendly drug rehabilitation environment where diversity and one's personal choices are always respected.

Shame and Prejudice in Non-Gay Drug Rehabilitation Centers

Having treated members of the GLBT community for the last ten years, we understand the impact homophobia, discrimination, heterosexism and prejudice has had on them. Our treatment research has identified shame and depression as being especially dominant within the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community as most are born into heterosexual families and are expected to grow up heterosexual. The individual's inability to meet these expectations is fertile ground where shame, drug addiction, alcoholism or depression can grow.

Our gay-accepting drug rehabilitation center is committed to helping you overcome these challenges and develop a happy and healthy life free of drug addiction, alcoholism, depression, shame, low self-esteem and the fear of what other people may think. We will support you in being proud of who you are and we will protect your right to be treated as an equal. We welcome you to Lakeview's Freedom Rings and encourage you to experience all the wonders quality recovery has to offer.

For additional information or admission to our gay drug rehabilitation center, call us now, toll-free at 1-800-231-1820. The call is completely confidential and we're here 24-hours a day, seven days a week to take your call. So don't wait, call NOW.