Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers in South Ozone Park, NY
This page lists the drug and alcohol treatment providers in and around South Ozone Park, New York, including those serving Brentwood, Dunkirk and Hannibal. Scroll down to compare what each one offers, from assessment through to aftercare, and how to get in touch.
Records for South Ozone Park are reviewed against the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports, SAMHSA, The Joint Commission and CARF International. New York expanded Medicaid in 2014, and that shapes which route into treatment is realistic.

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Drug and Alcohol Rehabs in South Ozone Park, New York
South Ozone Park sits in southern Queens beside JFK Airport, with around 35,000 residents.
The neighborhood has one of the largest Indo-Caribbean populations in the city.
Aqueduct Racetrack and Resorts World casino are here.
Over the twelve months to December 2025, Queens County recorded 295 overdose deaths against 431 four years earlier, a decline of 32 percent on provisional CDC data.
That is among the steeper falls recorded across New York over the same period.
Medicaid covers substance use treatment throughout New York, and with expansion in place the uninsured rate sits near 5 percent.
LOCADTR 3.0 sets level of care across New York, replacing the ASAM criteria used in most other states.
The wider picture across New York covers the rest of the state.
Which Level of Care Do You Need
The figures below cover providers listed in South Ozone Park and the surrounding parts of Queens County. Jamaica is immediately east. If a program cannot take someone now, ask who can. Admissions teams know the local picture. A question worth putting to every program: what proportion of people complete the course they recommend.
Medically Supervised Detox
Detox manages withdrawal under clinical observation, usually across three to seven days. Jamaica Hospital Medical Center holds Level I trauma designation for southern Queens. Alcohol and benzodiazepine withdrawal carry their highest risk in the first seventy-two hours, which is the argument against attempting it alone.
Inpatient Residential Treatment
Inpatient residential care involves staying on site throughout, typically thirty, sixty or ninety days. South Ozone Park carries a number of listed providers, with the rest of Queens close.
Outpatient, IOP and PHP Treatment
LOCADTR 3.0 sets level of care across New York, replacing the ASAM criteria used in most other states. Ask whether a program prescribes or accepts medication for opioid use disorder, since all three medications are available in New York but not every provider uses them.
Dual Diagnosis and Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
Co-occurring treatment handles both conditions at once rather than one after the other. The city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene works alongside OASAS to coordinate provision across the boroughs.
Sober Living Homes and Transitional Living
Sober living means shared substance-free housing for the months after treatment. Certification is mandatory rather than optional in New York, which simplifies checking a provider’s standing. Every substance use treatment program in New York must hold an OASAS operating certificate. That is checkable, and a provider without one is not certified to deliver these services.
Addiction Treatment Cost and Insurance Coverage in South Ozone Park
South Ozone Park household incomes sit near the Queens median, with airport employment significant locally. Listings in South Ozone Park itself are limited, so the practical search usually extends into the surrounding county and beyond. Queens County has recorded a substantial fall in overdose deaths over four years, in line with the statewide decline. Ask directly how many weeks. The answer, or its absence, is informative.
How Much Does Addiction Rehab Cost?
Typical figures across New York: detox $2,000 to $6,800 weekly, residential $8,200 to $34,000 monthly, PHP $9,400 to $18,000, IOP $3,500 to $12,000, outpatient $1,750 to $6,800.
From 431 deaths four years ago to 295 now, Queens has tracked the broader citywide improvement.
| Level of care | Monthly | Daily |
|---|---|---|
| Medical detox (7–14 days) | $1,500 – $4,900 per week | $220 – $700 |
| Residential inpatient | $6,000 – $25,000 | $200 – $830 |
| PHP | $7,000 – $13,500 | $230 – $450 |
| IOP | $2,500 – $9,000 | $80 – $300 |
| Outpatient | $1,200 – $5,000 | $40 – $170 |
| Level of care | Monthly | Daily |
|---|---|---|
| Residential inpatient | $17,000 – $50,000+ | $560 – $1,650+ |
| PHP | $14,000 – $32,000 | $470 – $1,070 |
| IOP | $9,000 – $24,000 | $300 – $800 |
| Outpatient | $5,000 – $15,000 | $170 – $500 |
Does Insurance Cover Rehab?
Yes. Addiction treatment sits among the essential health benefits most plans are required to include. What a plan actually pays varies with the employer, the network and the level of care, so two people with the same insurer can face very different bills. Medicaid covers a substantial share of this neighborhood. Employer plans are common in airport and casino work.
Coverage and approval are separate steps. Prior authorization is standard before detox and residential admission, and network status usually decides your share of the bill. A casino and late-hours economy alongside airport shift work makes conventional weekday scheduling difficult for much of this workforce.
Free and State-Funded Addiction Rehab in South Ozone Park
Medicaid covers substance use treatment throughout New York, and with expansion in place the uninsured rate sits near 5 percent. Rural provision is thin and distances real, so a program’s flexibility on scheduling is worth establishing first.
The Local Governmental Unit for Queens County coordinates services and can direct people to what is available. Text HOPENY to 467369 or call 1-877-8-HOPENY at any time; the line is free and confidential. Ask whether family can be involved and in what way, because provision on this varies widely. Ask what the first week looks like in practice, because that detail is more revealing than the overall description.
Qualifying for a HARP opens services that standard Medicaid managed care does not include. New York ringfenced its opioid settlement money by statute, so it can only fund prevention, treatment, harm reduction and recovery, with an advisory board overseeing allocation.
Certification is mandatory rather than optional in New York, which simplifies checking a provider’s standing. Medication for opioid use disorder is available statewide, though provision between programs is inconsistent and worth checking before admission.
Naloxone distribution covers the whole state, free through prevention programs and prescription-free at pharmacies. State law shields overdose callers from certain drug offences so that fear of arrest does not delay the call. New York funds harm reduction alongside treatment: registered syringe services statewide, naloxone distribution, and drug checking in a growing number of counties.
An insurer refusing a clinically determined inpatient admission in New York can be challenged, since state law restricts prior approval requirements. Because telehealth is permanently authorized here, a program’s location matters less than it did, particularly for counseling and ongoing medication management.
Opioid treatment programs in New York can now dispense take-home methadone far more flexibly than before 2020, following federal rule changes made permanent in 2024. Someone who previously had to attend daily may not have to, which changes whether treatment fits around work, and it is worth asking a program directly what its take-home policy is. The state credentials counselors through CASAC, which requires supervised hours and examination, so asking what staff hold is worthwhile.
More Help and Recovery Support
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center holds Level I trauma designation for southern Queens.
Further listings appear across New York.
Free and confidential, available now
New York OASAS HOPEline — 1-877-8-HOPENY, or text HOPENY (467369), free and 24 hours a day 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988
References and Citations
- New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports — program certification, the LOCADTR 3.0 level of care tool and the HOPEline.
- New York State Department of Health — Medicaid coverage, Health and Recovery Plans and the statewide naloxone standing order.
- New York State Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board — statutory restrictions on settlement spending and allocation oversight.
- CDC National Center for Health Statistics — VSRR provisional county-level drug overdose death counts, twelve months ending December 2021 and December 2025, data as of 5 July 2026.
- Rehab Seekers directory listings, South Ozone Park and South Ozone Park, August 2026, and market rate research, New York, 2026. Ranges are indicative and vary by facility, length of stay and coverage.