Talk with an independent helpline about options, insurance and availability. Available 24/7.
Call 866-521-4950Treatment rules and programs in Connecticut
Who oversees treatment
In Connecticut, private freestanding facilities that treat substance abuse or dependence are licensed by the Department of Public Health. The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is the state agency that funds and operates addiction treatment services.
Prescription monitoring
The Connecticut Prescription Monitoring Program, run by the Department of Consumer Protection, keeps a central database called CPMRS. It tracks controlled substance prescriptions (Schedules II through V) so prescribers and pharmacists can review a patient's history.
Overdose Good Samaritan law
Connecticut law gives civil and criminal immunity to people who seek or receive emergency medical care for a suspected drug overdose, and to people who give an opioid antagonist such as naloxone to someone they believe is overdosing.
Court-ordered treatment
Connecticut allows a person who is alcohol- or drug-dependent to be committed through a probate court application under Conn. Gen. Stat. 17a-685 if they are dangerous to themselves or others while intoxicated, or gravely disabled. A court can order inpatient treatment of 30 to 180 days, and a separate short emergency commitment is governed by section 17a-684.
How the state treats gabapentin
Connecticut does not schedule gabapentin as a controlled substance, but the Department of Consumer Protection requires pharmacies to report gabapentin dispensing to the Connecticut Prescription Monitoring and Reporting System (CPMRS). Prescribers are not required to check CPMRS before prescribing it.
Sources
- Uniform Licensing Application - Regulations
- Prescription Monitoring Program
- Connecticut General Assembly Office of Legislative Research report on Good Samaritan laws
- Connecticut General Assembly Office of Legislative Research report on involuntary commitment for drug dependence
- New Medications to be Added to the Connecticut Prescription Monitoring and Reporting System (CPMRS)
Featured residential detox programs in Connecticut
Mountainside Treatment Center
Inpatient / residentialResidential detoxDual diagnosisSedative careHigh Watch Recovery Center
Inpatient / residentialResidential detoxDual diagnosisStimulant programMCCA – ASAM 3 7 Withdrawal Management
Inpatient / residentialResidential detoxDual diagnosisStimulant programInterCommunity Healthcare – Detox Center
Inpatient / residentialResidential detoxSedative careRetreat at South Connecticut – Retreat Behavioral Health
Inpatient / residentialResidential detoxDual diagnosisStimulant programStonington Institute
Inpatient / residentialResidential detoxDual diagnosisSedative careWhat to know about Adderall
Adderall misuse often starts as a way to study, work longer hours or lose weight. Over time, tolerance builds, and stopping can bring a crash of fatigue, low mood and strong cravings.
Withdrawal from Adderall is not usually physically dangerous, but the depression that can follow is real, so support matters. If you have thoughts of harming yourself, call or text 988. See signs of Adderall addiction.
What Adderall detox involves
Detox from Adderall is mostly about supportive care: sleep, food, hydration, and someone watching for worsening depression or suicidal thoughts. There is no medication that reverses stimulant withdrawal, but doctors can treat sleep problems and mood symptoms.
Residential detox removes easy access to stimulants during the hardest stretch of cravings.
Adderall Detox by city in Connecticut
- Bridgeport
- Hartford
- New Haven
- Norwich
- Waterbury
- Danbury
- Stamford
- Norwalk
- New Britain
- Bristol
- Meriden
- West Haven
- Milford
- Milford city
- Middletown
- Shelton
- Torrington
- Naugatuck
- New London
- Ansonia
- Wallingford Center
- Willimantic
- Storrs
- Derby
- Conning Towers Nautilus Park
- Jewett City
- Oakville
- Thompsonville
- Riverside
- Kensington
- Glastonbury Center
- Southwood Acres
- Winsted
- Rockville
- Cos Cob
- Old Greenwich
- Branford Center
- Simsbury Center
- Cheshire Village
- Sherwood Manor
- Pawcatuck
- Terryville
- Stafford Springs
Using your insurance
Before you call a program, have your insurance card ready and ask three things: is the program in network, does the level of care need prior authorization, and what will you owe after the deductible. Plans regulated by federal parity law cannot set stricter limits on addiction care than on comparable medical care. Our insurance guides walk through major carriers.
Other treatment in Connecticut
Adderall RehabStimulant RehabStimulant DetoxKetamine RehabKetamine DetoxAmbien & Sleeping Pill RehabAmbien & Sleeping Pill Detox