Detox Unit

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Call 718-250-8900
24 hours a day, 7 days a week

TBHC's Dependency Treatment Program is a medically managed detoxification service. Licensed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (NYS–OASAS), our unit provides comprehensive bio-psychosocial and medical treatment to chemically dependent individuals.

Services

• Pre-admission interview/screening
• Comprehensive physical assessment
• Biopsychosocial assessment
• Acute medically managed detoxification from alcohol and other drugs
• 24-hour nursing care
• Individual treatment and discharge planning
• Individual and group counseling
• Alcohol/drug/HIV prevention education
• Nutritional support and assessment as needed
• Acute medical services and specialty consultations as needed
• Psychiatric evaluation/consultation as needed
• After referral for continuing alcohol/drug rehabilitation and treatment

Admission Criteria

• Signs and symptoms of severe withdrawal or evidence of imminent withdrawal syndrome
• Difficulty establishing and maintaining abstinence in a lesser level of care such as outpatient setting
• History of daily heroin abuse for at least four weeks prior to admission
• Past attempts to stop resulted in severe withdrawal
• Current abuse and dependency on heroin, alcohol, barbiturates and/or a combination of drugs. If you have not used in three days (72 hours), you may not be eligible for admission.