RHI Community/Veterans Behav Hlthcare

They provide inpatient residential 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. The nearest place that does offer one is in New York, under a mile away.

They prescribe 2 medications: buprenorphine and naltrexone. What a provider actually stocks changes, so ask for the one you need by name before driving to Astoria.

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

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

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

Inpatient is the higher level of care, and higher is not automatically better for everyone. An assessment by a clinician is how this is normally decided, and it takes about an hour. Ask what happens if the level you start at turns out to be the wrong one.

Often, and treatment frequently qualifies as medical leave rather than something you have to explain in detail. A documented medical leave is a stronger position than an unexplained absence, which is the comparison that matters. Read what your own policy says before you tell anybody anything.