National Methadone Clinics
23-00 Route 208, Suite 2-9, Fair Lawn, NJ, 07410
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- Day treatment
- Detox
- Medication-assisted treatment
- Medicaid
Starting Addiction Treatment in Oakland: What the First Week Looks Like
When you call a methadone program for the first time, you can expect a straightforward conversation about how the clinic works. The staff will likely ask about your history and current needs, and they will explain the steps to get started, which usually begins with an assessment appointment. You can ask about daily visit times, how take-home doses are determined, and whether they offer counseling alongside medication.
Programs in this area, such as those run by ChoicePoint in Fair Lawn, SERV Behavioral Health System Inc in Clifton, and Paterson Counseling Center Inc in Paterson, are set up to answer these practical questions. You can also ask about the intake process, what to bring, and how they coordinate with your insurance or any referral source. It is normal to feel unsure about what to ask, so a good starting point is requesting a clear explanation of the first visit from start to finish.
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How Inpatient Drug Rehab and Outpatient Programs Differ
Methadone clinics provide one specific type of care: medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder. Methadone itself is a daily medication that reduces cravings and withdrawal symptoms, and federal rules require it to be dispensed at a licensed clinic rather than a regular pharmacy. Some programs are outpatient-only, while others also offer counseling, drug testing, and referrals to doctors who prescribe other medications like buprenorphine.
When comparing programs, ask whether counseling is included on site, how often you must visit, and whether the clinic can connect you to primary care or mental health services if you need more support.
Call (888) 209-0266Levels of Care, Explained
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Location
Consider travel distance and whether care is in person or remote.
Cost
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Next Steps
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What to Ask Before You Commit
When you call a methadone clinic for the first time, ask how soon a new patient can be seen and what you need to bring. Ask about dosing hours on weekdays and weekends, and how the clinic handles missed doses. Ask what the intake evaluation includes and whether there is a waitlist.
It also helps to ask how take-home doses are earned, what counseling is required and when it happens, and what happens if you need to travel. Finally, ask about payment: what insurance they accept or what the self-pay cost is per visit or per week.
What Drug and Alcohol Rehab Costs and Who Covers It
At methadone clinics across New Jersey, payment methods typically include private insurance plans, which patients should verify with their specific provider. For those eligible, public funding via state-administered Medicaid can assist with expenses, though confirmation of eligibility is necessary. Many clinics also provide sliding-scale fee options and accept self-pay from individuals paying out-of-pocket.
How Getting Help Works
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Narrowing Down Your Options
Start with the basics that affect daily life: how far the clinic is from home or work, what time dosing hours open, and whether the schedule fits around a job or childcare. Then ask about the intake process, including how soon you can start treatment and what paperwork or payment you need on the first day. Compare counseling options next, since programs vary in whether therapy is individual, group, or both, and whether it is required with every visit.
Finally, ask how the clinic handles take-home doses, schedule conflicts, and referrals to other doctors, because these details shape how sustainable the program will be for you.
When you call a methadone program for the first time, you can expect a straightforward conversation about how the clinic works.
When to Call 911 Instead of Waiting
If you or someone near you is in immediate danger, call 911 right away. Emergency responders can help regardless of the situation, and you do not need to be certain it is an emergency before calling. If you are worried about an overdose, many communities also provide naloxone, a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses, and emergency dispatchers can guide you through using it while help is on the way.
For methadone patients specifically, it is important that emergency staff know about methadone treatment, so mention it openly if you or a loved one is being treated.
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911 now.
Call (888) 209-0266The 10 Closest Rehab Facilities to Oakland
255 Lafayette Avenue, Suffern, NY, 10901
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- Hospital inpatient
- Medication-assisted treatment
- Medicaid
- Medicare
147 Montgomery Street, Paterson, NJ, 07501
Active
- Outpatient
- Medication-assisted treatment
- Medicaid
- Medicare
319-321 Main Street, Paterson, NJ, 07505
Active
- Outpatient
- Detox
- Medication-assisted treatment
- Medicaid
121 Howe Avenue, Passaic, NJ, 07055
Active
- Outpatient
- Detox
- Medication-assisted treatment
- Medicaid
777 Bloomfield Avenue, Clifton, NJ, 07012
Active
- Day treatment
- Detox
- Medication-assisted treatment
- Medicaid
2 Park Avenue, Dumont, NJ, 07628
Active
- Day treatment
- Medication-assisted treatment
- Medicaid
- Medicare
620 Route 303, 1st and 2nd Floors, Blauvelt, NY, 10913
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- Day treatment
- Medication-assisted treatment
- Medicaid
- Medicare
273 East Main Street, Denville, NJ, 07834
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- Outpatient
- Medication-assisted treatment
- Medicaid
- Medicare
93 West Palisade Avenue, Englewood, NJ, 07631
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- Day treatment
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- Medicaid
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Which Facilities Report the Widest Range of Options Near Oakland
These lists use only what the 10 active facilities listed for Oakland report to SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov. No facility pays to be included or can ask to be moved. Reporting more options is not a measure of quality, outcomes or suitability for any person. A missing option means the facility did not report it to the source, not that it is not offered. Call the facility to confirm everything before relying on it.
Widest Range of Levels of Care Reported
How this list is made: each facility scores one point for each of these 5 levels of care (settings) it reports to SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov (Residential (24-hour); Outpatient; Intensive outpatient; Partial hospitalization / day treatment; Hospital inpatient). A facility needs at least 3 to appear. Facilities are shown from the highest count to the lowest; facilities with the same count are in alphabetical order, which has no other meaning. Up to 10 are shown.
- ChoicePoint, Fair Lawn, NJ: reports 3 of 5 levels of care (settings): Outpatient; Intensive outpatient; Partial hospitalization / day treatment. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
- Samaritan Daytop Village Inc, Blauvelt, NY: reports 3 of 5 levels of care (settings): Outpatient; Intensive outpatient; Partial hospitalization / day treatment. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
- SERV Behavioral Health System Inc, Clifton, NJ: reports 3 of 5 levels of care (settings): Outpatient; Intensive outpatient; Partial hospitalization / day treatment. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
- Vantage Health System, Dumont, NJ: reports 3 of 5 levels of care (settings): Outpatient; Intensive outpatient; Partial hospitalization / day treatment. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
- Vantage Health System, Englewood, NJ: reports 3 of 5 levels of care (settings): Outpatient; Intensive outpatient; Partial hospitalization / day treatment. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
Widest Range of Payment Options Reported
How this list is made: each facility scores one point for each of these 7 payment and cost-assistance options it reports to SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov (Medicaid; Medicare; Private health insurance; Military insurance (TRICARE); Cash or self-payment; Sliding fee scale; Payment assistance). A facility needs at least 4 to appear. Facilities are shown from the highest count to the lowest; facilities with the same count are in alphabetical order, which has no other meaning. Up to 10 are shown.
- Chosen Generation Community Corp, Paterson, NJ: reports 6 of 7 payment and cost-assistance options: Medicaid; Medicare; Private health insurance; Cash or self-payment; Sliding fee scale; Payment assistance. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported.
- Vantage Health System, Dumont, NJ: reports 6 of 7 payment and cost-assistance options: Medicaid; Medicare; Private health insurance; Military insurance (TRICARE); Cash or self-payment; Sliding fee scale. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
- Vantage Health System, Englewood, NJ: reports 6 of 7 payment and cost-assistance options: Medicaid; Medicare; Private health insurance; Military insurance (TRICARE); Cash or self-payment; Sliding fee scale. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
- Paterson Counseling Center Inc, Paterson, NJ: reports 5 of 7 payment and cost-assistance options: Medicaid; Medicare; Cash or self-payment; Sliding fee scale; Payment assistance. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
- Samaritan Daytop Village Inc, Blauvelt, NY: reports 5 of 7 payment and cost-assistance options: Medicaid; Medicare; Private health insurance; Military insurance (TRICARE); Cash or self-payment. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
- ChoicePoint, Fair Lawn, NJ: reports 4 of 7 payment and cost-assistance options: Medicaid; Medicare; Private health insurance; Cash or self-payment. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
- Good Samaritan Hospital of Suffern, Suffern, NY: reports 4 of 7 payment and cost-assistance options: Medicaid; Medicare; Private health insurance; Military insurance (TRICARE).
- Resource Center for the Chemically Dep, Denville, NJ: reports 4 of 7 payment and cost-assistance options: Medicaid; Medicare; Cash or self-payment; Sliding fee scale. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
- SERV Behavioral Health System Inc, Clifton, NJ: reports 4 of 7 payment and cost-assistance options: Medicaid; Medicare; Private health insurance; Payment assistance. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
Widest Range of Medication Options Reported
How this list is made: each facility scores one point for each of these 4 medications used in treatment it reports to SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov (Buprenorphine; Methadone; Naltrexone; Medication for alcohol use disorder). A facility needs at least 2 to appear. Facilities are shown from the highest count to the lowest; facilities with the same count are in alphabetical order, which has no other meaning. Up to 10 are shown.
- ChoicePoint, Fair Lawn, NJ: reports 3 of 4 medications used in treatment: Buprenorphine; Naltrexone; Medication for alcohol use disorder. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
- Samaritan Daytop Village Inc, Blauvelt, NY: reports 3 of 4 medications used in treatment: Buprenorphine; Naltrexone; Medication for alcohol use disorder. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
- SERV Behavioral Health System Inc, Clifton, NJ: reports 3 of 4 medications used in treatment: Buprenorphine; Naltrexone; Medication for alcohol use disorder. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
- Vantage Health System, Dumont, NJ: reports 3 of 4 medications used in treatment: Buprenorphine; Naltrexone; Medication for alcohol use disorder. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
- Vantage Health System, Englewood, NJ: reports 3 of 4 medications used in treatment: Buprenorphine; Naltrexone; Medication for alcohol use disorder. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
- Chosen Generation Community Corp, Paterson, NJ: reports 2 of 4 medications used in treatment: Buprenorphine; Naltrexone. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported.
- Paterson Counseling Center Inc, Paterson, NJ: reports 2 of 4 medications used in treatment: Buprenorphine; Methadone. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
Widest Range of Client Groups Reported
How this list is made: each facility scores one point for each of these 12 age groups and client groups accepted it reports to SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov (Adolescents; Young adults; Adults; Seniors; Pregnant or postpartum women; Adult women; Adult men; Veterans; Active duty military; Criminal justice clients; Clients who have experienced trauma; Co-occurring mental and substance use disorders). A facility needs at least 5 to appear. Facilities are shown from the highest count to the lowest; facilities with the same count are in alphabetical order, which has no other meaning. Up to 10 are shown.
- Samaritan Daytop Village Inc, Blauvelt, NY: reports 12 of 12 age groups and client groups accepted: Adolescents; Young adults; Adults; Seniors; Pregnant or postpartum women; Adult women; Adult men; Veterans; Active duty military; Criminal justice clients; Clients who have experienced trauma; Co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
- ChoicePoint, Fair Lawn, NJ: reports 11 of 12 age groups and client groups accepted: Young adults; Adults; Seniors; Pregnant or postpartum women; Adult women; Adult men; Veterans; Active duty military; Criminal justice clients; Clients who have experienced trauma; Co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
- Resource Center for the Chemically Dep, Denville, NJ: reports 11 of 12 age groups and client groups accepted: Young adults; Adults; Seniors; Pregnant or postpartum women; Adult women; Adult men; Veterans; Active duty military; Criminal justice clients; Clients who have experienced trauma; Co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
- Vantage Health System, Dumont, NJ: reports 11 of 12 age groups and client groups accepted: Adolescents; Young adults; Adults; Seniors; Adult women; Adult men; Veterans; Active duty military; Criminal justice clients; Clients who have experienced trauma; Co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
- Vantage Health System, Englewood, NJ: reports 11 of 12 age groups and client groups accepted: Adolescents; Young adults; Adults; Seniors; Adult women; Adult men; Veterans; Active duty military; Criminal justice clients; Clients who have experienced trauma; Co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
- SERV Behavioral Health System Inc, Clifton, NJ: reports 8 of 12 age groups and client groups accepted: Adolescents; Young adults; Adults; Seniors; Veterans; Active duty military; Criminal justice clients; Co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
- Chosen Generation Community Corp, Paterson, NJ: reports 7 of 12 age groups and client groups accepted: Adolescents; Adult women; Adult men; Veterans; Criminal justice clients; Clients who have experienced trauma; Co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported.
- Northeast Life Skills Associates Inc, Passaic, NJ: reports 7 of 12 age groups and client groups accepted: Young adults; Adults; Seniors; Pregnant or postpartum women; Adult women; Adult men; Co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
- Paterson Counseling Center Inc, Paterson, NJ: reports 7 of 12 age groups and client groups accepted: Young adults; Adults; Seniors; Pregnant or postpartum women; Adult women; Adult men; Co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. Also reports: State licence, certification or accreditation reported; CARF accreditation reported.
Oakland Rehab Questions, Answered
What should I bring to my first methadone clinic appointment?
For your first visit, bring a valid photo ID, your insurance card if you have one, and any paperwork from a referring doctor or program. The clinic will need to verify your identity and may ask for a list of current medications. It is a good idea to call ahead and ask their specific requirements, since they may want additional documents or a referral.
How do I know if a methadone clinic is right for me?
A methadone clinic is designed for people who need daily medication as part of their recovery from opioid dependence. The staff will do an assessment to confirm that methadone is appropriate for you and to create a plan. During your first call, you can ask about the dosing schedule, the counseling requirements, and how the program handles take-home doses. This will help you decide if the clinic fits your needs.
Can I take methadone while pregnant?
Yes, methadone is approved for use during pregnancy and is considered a standard approach to treating opioid use disorder in pregnant patients. Stopping opioids suddenly during pregnancy can be harmful, and methadone helps stabilize both the patient and the pregnancy. Babies exposed to methadone may need monitoring after birth for withdrawal symptoms, so let your prenatal care team know about your treatment so they can plan accordingly.
What happens at my first methadone clinic appointment?
The first visit usually involves an intake assessment, paperwork, a medical history, and a physical check such as bloodwork or a drug screen. If you are admitted, you receive your first dose the same day, and medical staff watch how you respond before you leave. Expect the process to take a few hours, and ask in advance what identification, payment, or insurance details you should bring.
How long do people stay in methadone treatment?
How long you stay on methadone is a personal decision made with your treatment team. Some people use it for a year or two, while others stay on it for many years because it keeps them stable. Research generally supports longer treatment periods, and reducing the dose too quickly raises the risk of relapse. There is no requirement to stop by a certain date, so the timeline should reflect your progress and goals.