Nassau University Medical Center

Detox Unit

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2201 Hempstead Turnpike, 10th Floor West, East Meadow, NY 11554, USA


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Primary Focus of the Provider

  • Substance Abuse Treatment Services

Type of Care

  • Substance abuse treatment
  • Detoxification
  • Methadone detoxification
  • Methadone
  • SAMHSA-certified Opioid Treatment Program

Facility Type


Treatment Approaches

  • Substance abuse counseling approach

Facility Smoking Policy

  • Smoking not permitted

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

  • Hospital inpatient
  • Hospital inpatient detoxification
  • Hospital inpatient treatment
  • General Hospital(including VA hospital)

Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

  • Local, county, or community government
  • State substance abuse agency
  • Hospital licensing authority
  • The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance Accepted

  • Cash or self-payment
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
  • Private health insurance
  • Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
  • IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds

Emergency Mental Health Services


Payment Assistance Available

  • Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Language Services

  • Services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Special Programs/Groups Offered

  • Adult women

Ancillary Services

  • Alcohol Detoxification
  • Benzodiazepines Detoxification
  • Opiods Detoxification
  • Individual counseling offered
  • Group counseling offered
  • 12-step faciltitation approach
  • Brief intervention approach
  • Contingency management/motivational incentive
  • Relapse prevention

Age Groups Accepted

  • Young adults
  • Adults

Gender Accepted

  • Female
  • Male

Exclusive Services


  • Nassau University Medical Center

    2201 Hempstead Turnpike, 10th Floor West, East Meadow, NY 11554