Sisters Health Center Amherst
Treatment center
At a glance
- Address
- 210 John Glenn Drive, Buffalo, NY 14228
- Levels of care
- OutpatientTelemedicine
- Ages served
- Young Adults (Ages 18-25)Adults (Ages 26-64)Seniors (Ages 65+)
- Accreditation

Detox and medication
Detox
- Not offered: Opioids
- Not offered: Alcohol
- Not offered: Benzodiazepines
- Not offered: Methamphetamines
- Not offered: Cocaine
Medication assisted treatment
- Offered: Buprenorphine
- Offered: Naltrexone
- Not offered: Methadone
Services and programs
Services
Special programs
Other treatment centers close by
Within about 14 miles of this address, nearest first.
Meetings in Buffalo
Treatment and fellowship meetings do different jobs, and most people end up using both.
Questions people ask about Sisters Health Center Amherst
Which levels of care does Sisters Health Center Amherst have?
They provide outpatient and telemedicine. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and Tonawanda is the closest place to carry that on if you move.
Can you detox at Sisters Health Center Amherst?
No, and nothing else within 14 miles of Buffalo offers one either, so that part will mean a longer drive or a referral.
What special programs does Sisters Health Center Amherst offer?
One of their programs is built for adult women, which usually means a separate group rather than the same room with a different label, and it is one of the 2 named here.
Is there anything in Buffalo besides paid treatment?
Buffalo has 119 AA groups, which is a different thing from treatment and a useful one next to it.
How many other options are in this area?
There are 8 more within a short drive of Buffalo, so this does not have to be the only call you make.
Is there family counseling?
Family sessions, education evenings and a visiting schedule are the usual shape of it. Al-Anon and Nar-Anon exist for the people around someone using, they are free, and they are separate from any treatment program. Ask about the release of information early, because without it the updates stop.
How many weeks is a program?
The usual shapes are a few days of detox, a month or so of residential care, then outpatient care for longer. Where a plan approves days in batches, the length you start with is not necessarily the length you get. Ask what the schedule is day by day, because that is what you will be living.
Is there a bed available now?
One place can take somebody today and another in the same town is a month out. Many programs start the paperwork while you wait, so the day a bed opens is not lost to admissions. Ask whether the wait differs for someone paying privately, because the answer is often yes.