ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

Division of Substance Abuse

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 a compliment of services, including medication-assisted treatment, medical services, psychiatric treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, and peer support services.

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.

Administrative Contact
Sarah Church, PhD
(718) 409-9450
schurch@dosa.aecom.yu.edu

Medical Care at the Wellness Center

The Division provides community-oriented primary care for adults age 18 and over. Some of the conditions we treat include:


Additionally, we provide services that include:


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.


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

Primary Health Care
Hours: M-F 6:30-4:00

Tel: 718.829.3440
Fax: 718.828.4899

medical@dosa.aecom.yu.edu

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

Primary Health Care
Hours: M-F 8:00-5:00
Tel: 718.993.3397
Fax: 718.402.4969

medical@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

Primary Health Care
Hours: M-F 6:30-7:00
Tel: 718.665.7500
Fax: 718.665.4768

medical@dosa.aecom.yu.edu