ECMC - Outpatient Services
ECMC - Outpatient Services in Buffalo, NY, provides comprehensive substance use treatment services. Specializing in substance abuse and mental health care, it offers a variety of treatment options, making it unique in addressing dual diagnosis cases. The facility is known for its integrated care and extensive outpatient services.
ECMC's mission focuses on providing high-quality healthcare services to those struggling with addiction. Recognized with The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for Opioid Treatment Accreditation and full Hospital Accreditation, ECMC demonstrates a commitment to maintaining high performance standards. Their Family Health Center also achieved recognition for "Patient-Centered Medical Home™ (PCMH™)."
- ECMC provides intensive outpatient programs tailored to individual needs, including skill-building and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
- Medication-assisted treatment options include Suboxone, Naltrexone, and Vivitrol.
- The facility offers both short and long-term individual counseling and group therapy.
- ECMC is recognized for its dual diagnosis treatment, addressing both mental health issues and substance abuse.
ECMC treats a wide range of substance abuse issues and mental health conditions, particularly benefiting those with dual diagnoses. Their services are crucial for individuals and families seeking comprehensive outpatient care in Buffalo.
- 2 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 3 Levels of Care
- Speaks English
- 18 Therapies & Programs
- Multiple Locations
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
Substance abuse refers to the intensive and inappropriate use of psychoactive substances. Psychoactive substances are those that affect brain function. These include illegal drugs, alcohol, and even the excessive use of prescription drugs. The overuse of psychoactive substances leads to severe physical or psychological dependence. It also affects the social life and relationships of the affected individual. Substance abuse is treatable.
The duration of treatment at ECMC - Outpatient Services in Buffalo can require weeks or even months depending on the severity of the condition as there is a risk of relapse. Treatment options include medications, counseling sessions, various types of behavioral therapy, and group therapy in different combinations.
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment
Addiction to prescription opioid painkillers like oxycodone and hydrocodone, and illicit opioids such as heroin, leads to potentially life-threatening withdrawal symptoms when discontinued. Opioid addiction treatment typically involves an inpatient stay at facilities like ECMC - Outpatient Services to make sure they get through withdrawal safely. Treatment also includes comprehensive mental health counseling.
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Outpatient programs are the standard for addiction treatment. About 9 in 10 U.S. adolescents entering addiction treatment enroll in these programs, so you’re not alone in Buffalo, NY. Treatment is delivered in different settings – offices, clinics, and primary care clinics.
Facilities offer a variety of services, such as individual and group counseling and family therapy. During the sessions, you work with a team of experts that include: General physicians, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, and Psychologists. The main goals of outpatient recovery programs are to help addicted individuals reduce drug use and addictive behaviors, eventually becoming entirely sober.
Aftercare comprises services that help recovering addicts readjust to normal day-to-day New York activities. It can last a year or even longer. Services include individual and family counseling, medications to reduce cravings, and treatment of psychiatric and other medical conditions. Aftercare support begins once you have completed earlier stages of treatment.
ECMC - Outpatient Services‘s Therapies & Programs
Addiction and alcoholism affect the entire family. For this reason, family therapy is vital to a person’s recovery from addiction. In contrast to couples counseling, family therapy at ECMC - Outpatient Services may include siblings, children, parents, and other significant people in the recovering person’s life. Family support is one of the most important pillars of recovery.
Many people turn to drugs and alcohol as a way of processing trauma that has affected them in the past. Trauma can include abuse, neglect, the loss of a loved one and other unpleasant incidents. Trauma therapy at ECMC - Outpatient Services helps patients process trauma. It gives them the tools to deal with it in a healthier manner.
Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) is a type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy that focuses on eliminating specific negative thoughts such as suicidal thoughts that can potentially lead to an individual inflicting self-harm. It is useful in the treatment of patients exhibiting uncontrollable emotions, intense mood swings, and borderline personality disorders.
The term “Dialectic” means the integration of opposites. In the substance abuse context, DBT refers to accepting the patient’s addiction and working to change their thoughts and behavior. It improves life skills such as controlling the intense emotions without reacting impulsively, resolving the interpersonal conflicts effectively, and promoting awareness about self and others.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the relationship between a patient’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors. ECMC - Outpatient Services aims to establish a healthy response to thoughts and feelings as an alternative to turning to drugs and alcohol. It also promotes healthy communication between addicts and those around them. It is and effective therapy for people suffering with all types of addictions.
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is a type of cognitive therapy. It is based on the principle that irrational thoughts are responsible for the emotional and behavioral changes in addiction. So, the therapy starts with identifying the underlying irrational thoughts. These thoughts are then challenged and opposed logically and then replaced with positive thoughts. It also helps to change unwanted behavior with techniques such as meditation.
By imparting positive thoughts and emotions, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) makes the individual self-reliant with a capacity to handle the emotional and behavioral issues in future by themselves without professional help. This self-dependence benefits the patients and prevent relapses.
The recovery technique used by Alcoholics Anonymous is the 12 step program, but it can relate to any form of addiction. The 12 steps that addicts must take on the road to recovery are explained. Measures include acknowledging that you have a problem and agreeing to turn around your life. The curriculum, instructed by ECMC - Outpatient Services, also requires a belief in a greater power and making amends to others.
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Location & Contact
2282 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14217
Phone Number
(716) 874-5536
Additional Locations
- ECMC - Downtown Clinical Services in Buffalo, NY
- Erie County Medical Center - Downtown Alcoholism Clinic in Buffalo, NY
- Erie County Medical Center - Regional Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Buffalo, NY
- ECMC - The Regional Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Buffalo, NY
- Erie County Medical Center - Northern Erie Clinical Services in Buffalo, NY
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Location
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2282 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14217 -
(716) 874-5536
Accepts
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GenderFemale, Male
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AgeAdults (20+)
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ModalityFamily, Group, Individuals
Ownership
Erie County Medical Center
Listed May 26, 2020
Updated July 25, 2024
Buffalo, New York Addiction and Treatment
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.
Buffalo's lively arts scene and outdoor adventures beckon, but the city faces sobering opioid realities: nearly 400 overdose deaths in 2023, with fentanyl present in over 75% of cases. From 2018 to 2023, the percentage involving cocaine spiked from 57% to 81%.
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