changing lives affected by addiction
Over the past forty years, Einstein'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
Addiction Treatment
Melrose (260 East 161st Street): (718) 993-3397
Port Morris (804 East 138th Street): (718) 742-7803
Waters Place (1510 Waters Place): (718) 597-3888
Primary Care
All locations: (718) 409-9450
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
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.
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.
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
Juan Martinez, LCSW
jmartinez@dosa.aecom.yu.edu
Opioid Treatment Program
Hours: M-F 6:30-3:30, Sat 8:00-10:30
Tel: (718) 829.3440
Fax: (718) 918.9461
Yvonne Green
ymorgan-green@dosa.aecom.yu.edu
Medical Maintenance Program
Tel: (718) 409.9450
Wellness Center at Melrose
260 E. 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
Next Steps South
Chemical Dependence Outpatient
Hours: M-F 8:30-7:00, Sat 8:30-11:30
Tel: (718) 993.3397
Fax: (718) 292.1980
Amy Greengrass, LMSW
agreengrass@dosa.aecom.yu.edu
Opioid Treatment Program
Hours: M-F 8:00-5:00, Sat 8:00-11:30
Tel: (718) 993.3397
Fax: (718) 993.2460
Felice Bradford
fbradford@dosa.aecom.yu.edu
Wellness Center at Port Morris
804 E. 138th Street, Bronx, NY 10454
Next Steps East
Chemical Dependence Outpatient
Hours: M-F 7:00-3:00, Sat 8:30-11:30
Tel: (718) 742.7803
Fax: (718) 665.4768
Marsha Dommel, LMHC
mdommel@dosa.aecom.yu.edu
Opioid Treatment Program
Hours: M-F 6:30-7:00, Sat 8:30-10:30
Tel: (718) 665.7500
Fax: (718) 665.4768
Dennis Farrell, CASAC
dfarrell@dosa.aecom.yu.edu
Administrative Contact
Sarah Church, PhD
(718) 409-9450
schurch@dosa.aecom.yu.edu
Career Opportunities
The Einstein Division of Substance Abuse operates three large Wellness Centers in the Bronx that provide a full range of medical, psychiatry, 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.
See our Career Opportunities website for more information.