Nassau University Medical Center

They provide inpatient hospital, outpatient, telemedicine, inpatient residential and detox, which is the whole of what this address in East Meadow is set up for.

They provide detox for 3 substances: alcohol, benzodiazepines and opioids. Whether a bed is free this week is a question for the call, and East Meadow has 8 other centers.

The nearest other center is a few streets away, in East Meadow, and there are 8 inside 14 miles.

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

They treat teenagers as well as adults, which is the less common arrangement and worth confirming for East Meadow specifically.

Someone will want to know how recently you used, because that decides whether detox comes first. A call outside office hours often reaches an answering service rather than an intake worker, which is worth knowing before judging a program by it. If the call goes badly, call somewhere else. They are not all the same.

The difference is where you sleep. Inpatient means you stay at the center, outpatient means you travel in for sessions. Withdrawal from alcohol or from benzodiazepines can be medically dangerous, which pushes the choice toward supervised care. Ask whether a center can carry out an assessment first rather than selling you a program.

Publicly funded residential programs tend to have the longest lists and the lowest cost. Calling several places on the same day is the normal approach rather than an impatient one. Ask whether the wait changes if you are willing to start at a different level of care.