Montefiore Medical Center

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

No detox here. A center can still take someone after a detox elsewhere, which is the common order of events, and the nearest one is under a mile away in Bronx.

They prescribe methadone and buprenorphine, which means the medication side is handled here rather than referred out to somewhere else in Bronx.

Yes, they treat 65 and over, which is less common than it should be and rarer still outside a city the size of Bronx.

Yes, they treat people in Spanish. Whether that means a counselor who speaks it or an interpreter is worth asking, and Bronx has 8 other centers to ask the same of.

Marketing language is nearly identical across the field, so the comparison has to be made on specifics. A program willing to tell you who it is not suitable for is usually being straight with you about the rest. Call (844) 822-5800 if you would rather have someone else do the comparing.

Some programs have a prescriber on site and some rely on yours, which is worth knowing in advance. Pill organizers are often refused at the door, because medication has to arrive labeled. Ask what their position is on prescribed medication generally, because positions differ.

Someone will want to know how recently you used, because that decides whether detox comes first. If you have been through treatment before, what did not work is useful information rather than a mark against you. Write down what you are using and how much before you dial, because it is harder to recall out loud.