changing lives affected by addiction
Over the past forty years, Montefiore's Division of Substance Abuse has helped thousands of men and women enter recovery and re-join their families and communities. Through recovery, individuals are empowered to help find meaning in their lives and integrate back into their communities.
Schedule an Appointment
Outpatient Substance Use Treatment
Next Steps South (260 East 161st Street): (718) 993-3397
Next Steps North (1510 Waters Place): (718) 597-3888
Medication Assisted Treatment (OTP/MMTP)
Melrose (260 East 161st Street): (718) 993-3397
Port Morris (804 East 138th Street): (718) 665-7500
Waters Place (1510 Waters Place): (718) 829-3440
Next STEPS
Next STEPS (Substance Abuse Treatment Education and Prevention Service) works with patients to achieve abstinence from substances by focusing on all aspects of the whole person -- physical, mental and social. Next STEPS is located in three large Wellness Centers in the Bronx that provide services including psychiatric treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, and peer support.
Next STEPS takes a client-centered approach to treatment and offers services that are individualized, culturally competent and provided with the utmost respect. Next STEPS works to promote recovery with individual patients, as well as the larger community, by providing recovery-focused social activities, graduate alumni groups, and other peer support groups.
Next STEPS offers individual counseling and groups covering topics such as early recovery, managing triggers, motivation for change, relapse prevention, spirituality, mental health/dual diagnosis, anger management, and the MATRIX Model. Our treatment is informed by evidence-based practices, particularly cognitive-behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing.
Many of our patients have additional needs (mental health, medical, cultural and/or criminal justice); Next STEPS aims to provide these services in a "one-stop shopping" model. We also coordinate care with other agencies when a Next STEPS patient receives care elsewhere or requires a service that we do not provide. The Division of Substance Abuse has linkage agreements with many providers in the Bronx, Manhattan and Westchester.
Medication-Assisted Opioid Treatment
The Division of Substance Abuse provides several treatment options for opioid addiction. Medications such as methadone or buprenorphine (Suboxone) or other approved opioid-agonist medications, used either in maintenance or long-term tapering, are medically prescribed to normalize biochemistry, block the effects of abused opioid drugs, and eliminate drug craving. Comprehensive maintenance treatment combines pharmacotherapy with personalized health care, psychosocial support, relapse prevention, and behavioral therapies to manage opioid addiction and substantially improve our patients' health and quality of life.
Medical Care at the Wellness Centers
The Division provides community-oriented primary care for adults age 18 and over. Some of the conditions we treat include:
- High blood pressure
- Diabetes
- Asthma
- Obesity
- Hepatitis
- HIV and AIDS
- Sexual dysfunction
- Colds, coughs, flu
- Addiction to pain medicines and/or heroin (Our doctors are certified to prescribe Suboxone)
Additionally, we provide services that include:
- Routine Gynecology
- Vaccinations
- Smoking Cessation
- Opioid Overdose Prevention
- Health Home Care Coordination & Health Prevention
Our physicians are board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine, have faculty appointments at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and are on staff at Montefiore Medical Center. Our medical staff provides care for patients hospitalized at Montefiore Medical Center.
The Division of Substance Abuse's Wellness Program offers extended hours and flexible scheduling for patients' convenience. Walk-in appointments are accepted after a patient is registered in our system.
Medicaid, Medicare and many commercial health insurance plans are accepted. Patients paying out of pocket for addiction services utilizing Suboxone may develop a payment plan. No one will be denied access to services due to inability to pay and a discounted/sliding fee scale is available.
The Division's modern, state-of-the-art facilities are conveniently located off major highways. Several are located near major public transportation hubs, and some offer free parking.
No one will be denied services based on inability to pay and discounts are available based on family size and income.
Our Locations
Wellness Center at Waters Place
1510 Waters Place, Bronx, NY 10461
Next Steps North
Chemical Dependence Outpatient
Hours: M-F 8:30-7:00, Sat 8:30-11:30
Tel: (718) 597.3888
Fax: (718) 597.0989
Rosanna Rodriguez Marte, LCSW
rosanrod@montefiore.org
Opioid Treatment Program
Hours: M-F 6:30-2:30, Sat 7:00-12:30
Tel: (718) 829.3440
Fax: (718) 918.9461
Anaam Hussain, LMHC
anhussai@montefiore.org
Medical Maintenance Program
Tel: (718) 409.9450
Michael Ciofoletti, R.Ph.
mciofole@montefiore.org
Primary Health Care
Hours: M-F 6:30-4:00
Tel: (718) 829.3440
Fax: (718) 828.4899
Project Rising Adolescent & Young Adult Treatment
Hours: M-F 11:00 - 7:00
Tel: (718) 409.9433
Fax:(718) 597.0989
Rosanna Rodriguez Marte, LCSW
rosanrod@montefiore.org
Wellness Center at Melrose
260 E. 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
Next Steps South
Chemical Dependence Outpatient
Hours: M,W 9:00-7:00; T,Th,Fri 9am - 5pm
Tel: (718) 993.3397
Fax: (718) 292.1980
Geobany Rodriguez, LCSW
gerodrigue@montefiore.org
Opioid Treatment Program
Hours: M-F 7:30am - 3:30pm
Tel: (718) 993.3397
Fax: (718) 993.2460
Crismilda Fermin, LCSW
cfermin@montefiore.org
Primary Health Care
Hours: M-F 8:00-5:00
Tel: (718) 993.3397
Fax: (718) 402.4969
Wellness Center at Port Morris
804 E. 138th Street, Bronx, NY 10454
Opioid Treatment Program
Hours: M-F 6:30-7:00, Sat 7:00-12:30
Tel: (718) 665.7500
Fax: (718) 665.4768
Alex Valentine, LMHC
alvalent@montefiore.org
Primary Health Care
Hours: M-F 6:30-7:00
Tel: (718) 665.7500
Fax: (718) 665.4768
Administrative Contacts
Career Opportunities
The Montefiore Einstein Division of Substance Abuse operates three large Wellness Centers in the Bronx that provide a full range of medical, psychiatry, vocational, and peer support services. We are continually seeking smart, dynamic professionals willing to grow in a rewarding, diverse environment of substance abuse case management, vocational/educational services, and mental health.
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See our Career Opportunities website for more information.