Bisexual Opiate Detox

As a bisexual person, you likely know how it feels to be ignored by people, by healthcare providers, and by systems that are threatened because you resist being forced into a rigid box. It is this kind of erasure that drives opiate use because it influences the way you ask for help, or if you ask at all. To remedy this, Pride Detox offers a bisexual opiate detox program that centers your reality. When you start your recovery from opiates with us, you won’t have to explain or edit yourself. We listen, we see you, and we care in a way that speaks to your full experience. This is your space to feel safe, supported, and begin again.

How Opiate Abuse Affects Bisexual People

Bisexual people, particularly bisexual women, experience some of the highest rates of prescription opiate misuse and opioid use disorder (OUD). A 2019 analysis published in the National Library of Medicine reported that roughly 5% of heterosexual adults reported opioid misuse, and this rate jumps to around 12% for bisexual adults.

This disparity is connected to experiences of minority stress. Bisexual people are often erased, invalidated, and discriminated against by both heterosexual and LGBTQ people. This barrage of stigma contributes to chronic stress, anxiety, and depression, which in turn increases vulnerability to substance use as a coping mechanism.

Bisexual people also report higher rates of trauma, including sexual and physical abuse––well-known risk factors for substance use disorders. They are also more likely to engage in polysubstance use, which significantly raises the risk of overdose and complicates recovery.

Mental health concerns are also more prevalent in bisexual populations, and opiate use is often tied to attempts to manage symptoms without adequate care. Unfortunately, many treatment programs do not cater to the experiences of bisexual people. Pride Detox tries to bridge this gap through our bisexual opiate detox program. Affirming, trauma-informed detox services that recognize how identity and lived experience shape addiction are more effective at creating sustainable pathways to recovery.

How Pride Detox Can Help Bisexual People Begin Recovery from Opiate Addiction

Our bisexual opiate detox program combines expert medical care with an understanding of the struggles bisexual people often face within and outside of treatment settings.

Personalized Assessment

Your experience matters, and we start by getting to know your story. At intake, our team conducts a full medical and psychosocial assessment to ensure your detox plan supports your physical safety and emotional well-being.

Round-the-Clock Medical Supervision

Opiate withdrawal can be exhausting, uncomfortable, and, at times, risky. Our medical staff will always be ready to manage your symptoms, ease discomfort, and respond to your concerns.

Affirming Emotional Support 

Sometimes, what hurts most is not quitting the drug but having to deal with the emotions and thoughts that led you to use opiates. Our team will not limit our support to your body, but your heart and mind, too.

Peer Support in Opiate Detox for Bisexual People

Detoxing from opiates is difficult enough, but doing it while feeling misunderstood or invisible can make it even harder. A lot of bisexual people struggling with opiate use have been in treatment spaces where they felt like they had to choose a side, explain themselves, or stay quiet altogether. At Pride Detox, peer support changes that.

When you are surrounded by people who know what it is like to live between labels or be erased in conversations about care, it feels different. Sometimes, the most comforting words are not from professionals, but from someone who shares unique qualities with you. Someone who can say, “I’ve been there too.” In detox, those connections can help you stay present, open, and willing to keep going.

And as you move forward in recovery, you can offer that same support to someone else. Peer support can be a cycle of being seen, held, and then holding others, too.

Start Healing with Pride Detox’s Bisexual Opiate Detox Program

If you are bisexual and trying to stop using opiates, you might feel like no detox program will meet you where you are, but this one does. Our bisexual opiate detox program offers a peaceful, affirming environment where you can feel safe as you withdraw from opiates. We combine medical detox with compassionate, affirming care to help you begin the journey toward lasting recovery.

You do not need to figure everything out right now. You just have to start. Call us now at 866-381-8221.