New Directions Substance Use
Treatment center
At a glance
- Address
- 300 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217
- Levels of care
- OutpatientTelemedicine
- Ages served
- Youth (Ages 12-17)Young Adults (Ages 18-25)Adults (Ages 26-64)Seniors (Ages 65+)
- Languages
- Spanish
Detox and medication
Detox
- Not offered: Opioids
- Not offered: Alcohol
- Not offered: Benzodiazepines
- Not offered: Methamphetamines
- Not offered: Cocaine
Medication assisted treatment
- Offered: Buprenorphine
- Offered: Naltrexone
- Not offered: Methadone
Services and programs
Services
Special programs
Other treatment centers close by
Within about 14 miles of this address, nearest first.
Meetings in Brooklyn
Treatment and fellowship meetings do different jobs, and most people end up using both.
Questions people ask about New Directions Substance Use
What kind of care does New Directions Substance Use provide?
They offer outpatient and telemedicine. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Brooklyn has 8 other centers within 14 miles.
Is detox part of what New Directions Substance Use offers?
No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Brooklyn, under a mile away.
Which medications does New Directions Substance Use prescribe?
They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone, which is the part of treatment that is prescribed rather than attended. Of the 8 centers near Brooklyn, not all of them do.
Is treatment available in Spanish at New Directions Substance Use?
Yes, they treat people in Spanish. Whether that means a counselor who speaks it or an interpreter is worth asking, and Brooklyn has 8 other centers to ask the same of.
What is there in Brooklyn that costs nothing?
Brooklyn has 175 NA meetings too, and most people end up using both.
What special programs does New Directions Substance Use offer?
They offer a program for people who are pregnant or just postpartum, which not every center around Brooklyn does.
What happens to the medication I already take?
Most of what you take carries on. The exceptions are decided clinically rather than by policy. Pregnancy changes medication decisions substantially and needs specialist input. Ask what their position is on prescribed medication generally, because positions differ.
Can a mental health condition be treated at the same time?
Having both is the ordinary case, and the programs built for it are described as integrated. Where a diagnosis already exists, the existing prescriber becomes part of the plan. A program that cannot answer these questions is telling you something useful.