BronxCare Health System

They offer outpatient and telemedicine. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Bronx has 8 other centers within 14 miles.

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Bronx, a few streets away.

They work in Spanish as well as English. Ask whether the group sessions in Bronx are in Spanish too, or only the one to one ones.

They prescribe 1 medication: methadone. What a provider actually stocks changes, so ask for the one you need by name before driving to Bronx.

They take under 18s, alongside young adults from 18 to 25 and adults from 26 to 64, which in Bronx is worth confirming before you drive over.

Aftercare is whatever holds the weeks after a program ends, and it is the part people most often skip. An alumni group, a weekly session and a prescriber are the three pieces most plans are built from. Ask who to ring at two in the morning, and get the number written down.

It is a screening conversation, and the answers decide what gets suggested. The call can be made by a relative, and intake lines deal with that constantly. It is fine to say you are only gathering information.

Bring the paperwork, the medications and enough clothing for a week. Most places do laundry. A notebook and a couple of books are allowed almost everywhere and are worth more than most of what people pack. Ask for the written list before you pack, because every center's version differs.