Brooklyn Hospital Center 9B Detox Unit

One of the defining features of Interfaith Medical Center's addiction treatment program is the range of levels of care available within a single hospital-based system. For people entering recovery, this means starting with medically supervised detox and transitioning — without switching facilities — into residential treatment or a structured outpatient program as clinical needs change over time.

The intensive outpatient program (IOP) is particularly relevant for people who have completed a higher level of care and are working to build sustainable recovery routines while living in the community. Having IOP embedded within the same hospital system that provided detox and residential care supports continuity, a factor that research consistently links to better long-term outcomes in substance abuse treatment.

Interfaith Medical Center treats co-occurring disorders and trauma or PTSD as core components of its addiction treatment program, not as separate or secondary concerns. For many people seeking long-term recovery, unaddressed mental health conditions are a central driver of substance use — and a treatment model that only addresses one side of that equation often falls short.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) provides the clinical framework for this integrated work, helping people in the program recognize and restructure the cognitive patterns that sustain addictive behavior and emotional dysregulation. This approach is well-suited to the kinds of complex presentations the center regularly serves, including veterans dealing with PTSD and young adults navigating both mental health and substance use challenges.

The populations served at Interfaith Medical Center reflect the diversity of Brooklyn itself. The program explicitly serves veterans, pregnant women, young adults (18–25), seniors, men, women, people living with HIV/AIDS, individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, and those referred through the court system. Few recovery centers in New York can point to a comparable breadth of specialized population access within a single program.

Language access is a meaningful part of that inclusivity. Staff can serve patients in sixteen languages — including Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin, Russian, Polish, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Korean, and others — removing one of the most common barriers to treatment engagement in an urban immigrant community. For families supporting a loved one through the recovery process, knowing that communication will not be a barrier can make a significant difference in the decision to seek care.

Interfaith Medical Center accepts a wide range of payment options for addiction treatment and recovery services, including Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE, private insurance, state insurance, self-pay or cash, and financial assistance. TRICARE acceptance is notable for veterans and active-duty service members, a population the center explicitly identifies as part of its served community.

The center holds accreditation from both CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) and NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance), two of the most recognized independent standards bodies in behavioral health and healthcare quality. Combined with its Opioid Treatment Program certification, these credentials signal a level of clinical accountability that matters when families are evaluating a long-term recovery partner rather than a short-term intervention.