NYC Health + Hospitals - Bellevue Opiate Treatment Program is located in New York, NY. This program specializes in opioid use disorder treatment and focuses on medication-assisted therapies like methadone and buprenorphine. Unique aspects include rapid evaluation and treatment through their Virtual Buprenorphine Clinic.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue's Opiate Treatment Program aims to provide comprehensive care for opioid addiction, expanding accessibility to these services across the city. By integrating medication-assisted treatment with counseling and support services, they help patients on their path to recovery.
- Medication-Assisted Treatment: Offers methadone and buprenorphine to manage opioid addiction effectively.
- Counseling Services: Provides counseling and support groups to assist patients throughout their recovery journey.
- Virtual Buprenorphine Clinic: Rapid evaluations and same-day treatment for quicker patient access to care.
- Community Outreach: Part of a city-wide initiative to expand opioid treatment access across New York City.
This program treats individuals struggling with opioid use disorder. It benefits patients from diverse backgrounds who need immediate and ongoing opioid addiction treatment.
- 3+ Accreditations
- SAMHSA Listed
- 2 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 3 Levels of Care
- Speaks English, Spanish
- 20 Therapies & Programs
- Multiple Locations
Accreditations
State License
SAMHSA

JCAHO
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 NYC Health + Hospitals - Bellevue Opiate Treatment Program in New York 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 NYC Health + Hospitals - Bellevue Opiate Treatment Program 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.
To assist with alcohol or opioid abuse, or a co-occurring condition, NYC Health + Hospitals - Bellevue Opiate Treatment Program offers an outpatient treatment program. For their rehabilitation and other services, the New York patient will go to the treatment center, yet return home every night. After most of the program is completed, the level of mandatory participation reduces.
Treatment is just a first step in sustaining sobriety. After rehabilitation, counseling for aftercare helps the person adapt to a life without drugs. A sober living facility in New York, job therapy, or educational assistance may be included in this service, managed by NYC Health + Hospitals - Bellevue Opiate Treatment Program. This is when a preventive strategy for relapse starts to take shape.
NYC Health + Hospitals - Bellevue Opiate Treatment Program‘s Therapies & Programs
Recovering from addiction involves recovering relationships as well. One of the most common areas of stress and damage during addiction is in intimate relationships. Couples therapy at NYC Health + Hospitals - Bellevue Opiate Treatment Program can rebuild trust and joy that may have been damaged. Addiction involves everyone in the family, not only the addict.
Family roles can change in damaging ways that may require professional help to rebalance. Successful intimate relationships can decrease the chances for relapse by ensuring a healthy environment after rehab in New York, NY.
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 NYC Health + Hospitals - Bellevue Opiate Treatment Program 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 NYC Health + Hospitals - Bellevue Opiate Treatment Program helps patients process trauma. It gives them the tools to deal with it in a healthier manner.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the relationship between a patient’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors. NYC Health + Hospitals - Bellevue Opiate Treatment Program 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.
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 NYC Health + Hospitals - Bellevue Opiate Treatment Program, also requires a belief in a greater power and making amends to others.
Contingency Management (CM), also called motivational incentives, is a type of pure behavioral therapy. It’s based on the idea that behavior is shaped, motivated, or controlled by its outcomes. CM is a clinical application at NYC Health + Hospitals - Bellevue Opiate Treatment Program of operant conditioning, which helps clients eliminate unwanted behaviors by the use of positive and negative reinforcement.
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Location & Contact

462 1st Avenue and 27th Street Administration Building, Room A-438
New York, NY 10016
Phone Number
(212) 562-3201
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New York, 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.
New York City is a cultural mecca, brimming with world-class arts, cuisine, and outdoor havens like Central Park. Yet, in 2021, over 2,500 New Yorkers tragically succumbed to drug overdoses, with opioids like fentanyl behind 80% of those deaths—a 78% surge from 2019.
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