LBGTQ PROGRAMS

LGBTQ Community

At Hollywood Beach Recovery Center our LGBTQ treatment treat will address the psychosocial issues (isolation, familial and societal rejection, abuse) that are prevalent in the LGBTQ+ community. These psychosocial components have a direction correlation with the prevalence of addiction in this community. Early recovery skills groups provide clients with tools to help maintain a healthy, substance-free lifestyle.

It is estimated that 30% of LGBTQ+ individuals suffer from some form of addiction, compared to 9% in the general population.

Roughly 4% of Americans identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or other (LGB+), and are statistically at higher risk for substance use disorder development than those who identify as heterosexual. Gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals are roughly 18% more likely to have alcohol addiction, 20% more likely to have drug use disorder, and 5.9% more likely to misuse prescription medications.

Despite recent advances, sexual minorities are a historically underrepresented group both socially and politically and continue to face significant stigma and discrimination.