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Metropolitan Center for Mental Health - Saint Nicholas Avenue

Metropolitan Center for Mental Health - Saint Nicholas Avenue

Drug Rehab Center in New York, New York

  • Substance Abuse
  • Opioid Addiction
  • Mental Health
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Drug Addiction
  • Alcoholism

Metropolitan Center for Mental Health - Saint Nicholas Avenue is a renowned Addiction Treatment Facility in New York, NY offering a wide range of services such as comprehensive detoxification, drug rehab, dual-diagnosis and outpatient levels of care, as well as private health insurance plans for accessibility for individuals struggling with substance abuse, alcoholism, dual diagnosis, and opioid addiction since 1962.

About This New York Facility

Metropolitan Center for Mental Health - Saint Nicholas Avenue is an addiction treatment facility located in New York, NY. Founded in 1962, their mission is to provide comprehensive and integrated mental health and substance abuse services to individuals in need. The center specializes in treating conditions such as alcoholism, dual diagnosis, opioid addiction, substance abuse, drug addiction, and mental health issues. They offer various levels of care including detoxification services, residential drug rehabilitation programs, outpatient treatment options, and dual-diagnosis treatment.

The Metropolitan Center for Mental Health - Saint Nicholas Avenue offers a range of services designed to address addiction and promote recovery. They provide detoxification services to safely remove harmful substances from the body under medical supervision. In addition to this, they offer different levels of care like outpatient programs which involve individual counseling, group therapy sessions, and educational workshops facilitated by experienced professionals. The center also addresses co-occurring mental health disorders in order to provide comprehensive treatment solutions. By using evidence-based interventions like cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing (MI), and medication-assisted treatment (MAT), they strive to assist individuals seeking support in overcoming their addiction and maintaining long-term sobriety.

Genders
  • Male
  • Female
  • Gender Exclusive Center
  • Ages
  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Modality
  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Groups
  • Additional
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Hearing Impaired
  • Veteran Specific
  • Additional Languages
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Multiple Centers
  • Conditions and Issues Treated

    The inappropriate use of any drug in New York, NY is substance abuse. This involves alcohol, medications, and illicit drugs. With a combination of physical and psychiatric therapies, drug addiction is successfully treated at Metropolitan Center for Mental Health - Saint Nicholas Avenue. After Detox is complete, individuals follow-up with treatments treating the root cause of the addiction.

    Opioid addiction is known as a high-risk factor for future heroin addiction. Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable and lead the user to continue to use. It is recommended to receive inpatient treatment and a medically supervised detox, Metropolitan Center for Mental Health - Saint Nicholas Avenue in New York, NY offers treatment for opioids.

    A dual diagnosis is when someone deals with both alcohol and mental or emotional disorder. Emotional trauma, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression can be part of dual diagnosis therapy. It must happen simultaneously to get care for these conditions to handle any of them effectively.

    Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occuring Disorders), Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Harm Reduction, Life Skills / Life Coaching, Medication Management, Mental Health, Opioid Addiction, Parenting, Relapse, Relationship Issues, Substance Abuse 

    Levels of Care Offered at Metropolitan Center for Mental Health - Saint Nicholas Avenue

    This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Detox, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    Detoxification is a process that allows the patient to stop using opioids without experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms. This can be necessary for those who have been addicted for a long period of time or who are struggling with chronic pain. During this process, addicts will receive medication and psychological support from doctors and other medical professionals until they can control their cravings.

    In outpatient programs at Metropolitan Center for Mental Health - Saint Nicholas Avenue, the New York resident can live with their family while continuing with their job or studies. Treatment includes educating the patient on drug abuse, medications, and counseling sessions at the individual or group level.

    Therapies & Programs

    Individual therapy involves one on one sessions between the patient and the therapist at Metropolitan Center for Mental Health - Saint Nicholas Avenue. Individual therapy provides patients with a safe environment where they can openly discuss their problems with the therapist. The patients find the therapist as a person who they can trust. It helps them to open up and discuss personal and sensitive issues, which they may not be comfortable discussing in a group setting.

    Individual therapy aims to identify the core issues that would have led the patient to substance abuse and address the root cause effectively. The therapist can develop patient-specific customized solutions through individual therapy, which aids speedier recovery.

    Recovery can be more effective if the entire family’s involved. Family therapy hosted by Metropolitan Center for Mental Health - Saint Nicholas Avenue brings in the addict’s family to explore genetic factors. It gives loved ones the tools for dealing with addiction and its underlying mental issues. It is a recommended step in helping addicts adapt to sober living.

    Group therapy is an important tool in recovery. Addiction tends to lead to isolation and feelings of uniqueness. Accountability and friendship that is found in group therapy can be more effective than any single other treatment approach. With Metropolitan Center for Mental Health - Saint Nicholas Avenue in New York, New York, there’s no reason to go through recovery alone.

    Trauma is one of the most common causes of psychological disorders. It’s often found in people with addiction diagnoses. Trauma therapy addresses this by examining the emotions and thoughts people have formed due to past traumas. Traumas are complex but trauma therapy can reduce their ability to contribute to addictive behaviors.

    Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is a form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It is designed for those who are prone to self-harm and suicidal behaviors. Metropolitan Center for Mental Health - Saint Nicholas Avenue aims to help patients understand the relationship between their thoughts, feeling and behaviors and it gives them the tools to make a change. It is effective for those whose addictions and behaviors stem from extreme mental health issues.

    Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on the connection between how someone feels, acts, and thinks. It shows someone how to accept responsibility for their behaviors and actions, while also strengthening a person’s awareness of the circumstances they put themselves into. It can give people attending Metropolitan Center for Mental Health - Saint Nicholas Avenue in New York, New York the strength to realize they were self-destructing, allowing them to finally reach out and get the help they need.

    Anger Management, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Creative Arts Therapy, Detox, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Discharge Planning, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Harm Reduction Integrative Therapy, Hepatitis Education / Counseling / Support, HIV or AIDS education, Individual Therapy, Intervention, Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), Naloxone and overdose education, Outpatient Treatment (OP), Relapse Prevention, Residential Long Term (>30 Days), Substance Use Counseling, Trauma Therapy, Vocational Training

    Payment Options Accepted

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  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
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    Metropolitan Center for Mental Health - Saint Nicholas Avenue Location and Directions
    Address Information1090 St Nicholas Ave
    New York, New York 10032 Phone Number(212) 543-4445 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    New York, New York Addiction Information

    More than 2 million New Yorkers are currently suffering from some type of substance abuse and many of those are minors. Alcohol abuse, in particular, is prevalent among those underage. As a result of the high prices and regulation of prescription drugs, many New Yorkers turn to heroin instead. This has led to a serious heroin epidemic in the state.

    According to recent statistics, over 280,000 people in the state struggle with drug addiction. This accounts for approximately 8% of the population. In 2011, there were 1,532 deaths related to cocaine overdose in New York City. Currently, in New York City, there are over 3,000 people addicted to heroin and 1,700 addicted to cocaine. Most treatment plans offered in the area will involve some combination of detoxification, counseling, and medication.

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