{"id":427,"date":"2025-02-25T17:30:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsamh\/substance_abuse\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T13:50:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T17:50:42","slug":"substance_abuse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsamh\/substance_abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"substance_abuse ~  Substance Abuse  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <br>\r\n\r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\"> <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\r\n\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\r\n\r\n\r\n      <a class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&amp;lang=en_us&amp;readid=main_content&amp;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsamh\/substance_abuse.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\r\n\r\n\r\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n\r\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\r\n\r\n\r\n      <\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    \r\n\r\n\r\n    \r\n\r\n\r\n    \r\n\r\n\r\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\r\n\r\n\r\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Substance Abuse<!--[END]--><\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <\/header>\r\n\r\n\r\n  <\/div><br>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"row\">\r\n\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\r\n\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\r\n\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\r\n\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\r\n\r\n\r\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Substance Abuse and Mental Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\r\n\r\n\r\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\r\n\r\n\r\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\r\n    <li><a href=\"\/dsamh\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\r\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\r\n    <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\r\n    <li>\r\n      <a href=\"\/dsamh\/about.html\">About DSAMH<\/a>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n    <li>\r\n      <a href=\"\/dsamh\/sections.html\">Sections &amp; 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Resources<\/a>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n         \r\n        \r\n        \r\n        \r\n  <\/ul><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n              <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n        <\/div><br>\r\n\r\n\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"col-md-9\" id=\"main_content\"> \r\n\r\n\r\n  <!--[type=HTMLEDIT name=\"Content\"]-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH) provides public drug and alcohol treatment services for adults, primarily through contracts with private agencies. Services include: screening and evaluation; outpatient counseling; opioid treatment, including methadone maintenance; continuous treatment team programs for individuals with long-term, disabling alcohol and drug dependence disorders; less intensive case management services offered through the outpatient counseling agencies; detoxification; and residential services. The residential services include short-term\/variable length-of-stay treatment (30 days or less), long-term treatment, and halfway houses.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/10\/2a.-Excel-Public-Provider-Directory-2025-09-18.pdf\">Provider Directory<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size:11px\">PDF<\/span> (Last Updated \u2013 2025-09-18) <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/10\/2a.-Excel-Public-Provider-Directory-2025-09-18.xlsx\">Provider Directory<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size:11px\">Excel<\/span> (Last Updated \u2013 2025-09-18) <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3><span class=\"dhss-red\">How to Access Publicly Funded Addiction Treatment<\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you do not have health insurance or have insurance that doesn\u2019t fully meet your healthcare needs, you may be eligible for <strong>free addiction treatment services <\/strong>through Delaware\u2019s Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH). If you have insurance, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.treatmentconnection.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSean.Miller%40delaware.gov%7Cde65be350dad482fb43908db1040e7c7%7C8c09e56951c54deeabb28b99c32a4396%7C0%7C0%7C638121643212628379%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lKAUVmO%2Fowh7toRQhY3typS64I6y6NEFHdQLxnV9cz0%3D&amp;reserved=0\">www.TreatmentConnection.com<\/a> to find a provider that is right for you.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/07\/DSAMH_Publicly_Funded_Tx_Editable_Flyer_updated_7.24.25.pdf\">Guide for Accessing Publicly Funded Addiction Treatment in Delaware<\/a>\u00a0(Updated 07\/28\/2025)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3><span class=\"dhss-red\">Additional Information<\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The Division also has specialized case management for adult offenders with alcohol\/drug abuse problems who are involved in the Drug Courts. 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