Lower East Side Service Ctr Inc

They offer outpatient and telemedicine. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and New York has 8 other centers within 14 miles.

They do not offer one. Sorting detox out comes first, and New York is the nearest place that does it, under a mile away.

They offer a telemedicine option. What that covers varies, and a first appointment in New York often still has to be in person.

Outpatient only. Nobody stays overnight, so the week is built around appointments you travel to in New York.

They work in 3 languages beyond English: Any Chinese Language, Korean and Russian. Ask whether the group sessions in New York are in it too, or only the one to one ones.

It means a mental health condition alongside substance use, which describes most people in treatment. Not every center has a prescriber for psychiatric medication, and that is a concrete difference to ask about. Bring any existing diagnosis and the name of whoever is treating it.

Programs are commonly sold in blocks of 28 or 30 days, 60 days and 90 days, with outpatient care lasting longer and lighter. Where a plan approves days in batches, the length you start with is not necessarily the length you get. Ask what happens on the last day, and what gets arranged before it.

Outpatient care usually starts within days. A residential bed can be immediate or weeks out. Private programs typically have shorter waits and higher prices, and both facts are part of the same picture. Ask what the wait is at every level of care, not only the one you called about.