Columbia University Irving Medical Center Smithers Center
622 W 168th St
Queens, NY 10032
About Columbia University Irving Medical Center Smithers Center
In Queens, New York, Columbia University Irving Medical Centers has a department known as the Smithers Center. They provide substance abuse treatment including outpatient detox and programming for adults, kids, and families.
The outpatient program is called the Columbia Co Occurring Recovery program and it focuses on mental health disorders and substance abuse. They’ll give you treatment for 12 weeks in an evening group format. Certified counselors will help you by using cognitive behavioral therapy, relapse prevention therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy. Medications like buprenorphine and the long acting injectable naltrexone may be used to help you detox from substances and help reduce your urge to use.
Some people say that they had excellent treatment at the Smithers Center. Other former clients say the doctors are amazing. Some clients say they didn’t have a great experience at this facility.