Friends of Bridge Inc

They provide outpatient, detox and telemedicine. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and Woodmere is the closest place to carry that on if you move.

They detox from alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methamphetamines and opioids. Coming off alcohol without medical supervision can be dangerous, which is why it matters that this is one of 1 places near Valley Stream that do it.

Valley Stream has 12 free AA meetings as well, which is not treatment but costs nothing and needs no referral.

They provide outpatient care and not a residential stay, so there is no bed to wait for. The nearest place with one is in Jamaica, 4.6 miles away.

They take court referrals, so a program ordered by a court in Valley Stream is something they handle.

There is no single figure, and anyone who quotes one before asking you anything is guessing. The gap between two quotes is often the length of the program rather than the quality of the care. It is worth asking about a sliding scale even where nothing is advertised.

Nothing goes out without an authorization you sign, and that authorization can be narrow. A release of information is how that changes, it is signed by you, and it can name one person and one purpose. Ask who the center is allowed to speak to, and make sure the answer matches what you want.

Treatment often counts as a medical reason for leave, with the detail of the condition staying between you and a clinician. A medical leave of absence from a college is normally reversible, and usually a better record than a failed semester. Read what your own policy says before you tell anybody anything.