Albany Citizens Council
Treatment center
At a glance
- Address
- 90 McCarty Avenue, Albany, NY 12202
- Levels of care
- Inpatient ResidentialTelemedicine
- Ages served
- Young Adults (Ages 18-25)Adults (Ages 26-64)Seniors (Ages 65+)
- Languages
- Sign language
Detox and medication
Detox
- Not offered: Opioids
- Not offered: Alcohol
- Not offered: Benzodiazepines
- Not offered: Methamphetamines
- Not offered: Cocaine
Medication assisted treatment
- Not offered: Buprenorphine
- Not offered: Naltrexone
- Not offered: Methadone
Services and programs
Services
Special programs
Meetings in Albany
Treatment and fellowship meetings do different jobs, and most people end up using both.
Questions people ask about Albany Citizens Council
Which levels of care does Albany Citizens Council have?
They provide inpatient residential and telemedicine, which is the whole of what this address in Albany is set up for.
Is detox part of what Albany Citizens Council offers?
They do not, and neither does anywhere else listed around Albany. Withdrawal management and treatment are often two separate admissions, and this is one of those times.
Are there free support meetings in Albany?
Albany has 109 AA groups, which is a different thing from treatment and a useful one next to it.
Is Albany Citizens Council an option for someone over 65?
They treat adults up to and past 65. Ask whether the group sessions are mixed age, because in Albany that often means one room rather than two.
Do I have to come in person to Albany Citizens Council?
They do video appointments, which matters if Albany is a drive for you.
Can a program handle a court referral?
Court ordered treatment is routine, and programs that take it are used to the paperwork. An approved list is kept by the court or the supervising officer, and programs move on and off it. Ask what happens if you miss a session, so you hear it from them first.
Is there family counseling?
Involvement is usually structured rather than left to visiting hours, and that is deliberate. What a program will discuss with a relative is set by a signed authorization, and it can be as narrow as attendance only. Ask whether family sessions carry on after the main program ends.
Is there a bed available now?
Waits tend to be shortest at the levels of care people ask about least. Many programs start the admissions paperwork during the wait, so the day a bed opens is not spent on forms. Say clearly how urgent it is, including any medical risk, because that changes the queue.