Auburn Community Hospital
17 Lansing Street, Auburn, NY 13021
Confidential Help for Alc Drugs (CHAD)
Also known as Outpatient Clinic
Address: 75 Genesee Street, Piccolo Building, Auburn, NY 13021 · Map
Phone: (315) 253-9786
Website: chadcounseling.org
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Intensive outpatient treatment · Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment · Regular outpatient treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment
- Opioid treatment
- Buprenorphine maintenance · Prescribes buprenorphine · Prescribes naltrexone · Relapse prevention with naltrexone · Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere · Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
- Medications used
- Acamprosate (Campral®) · Disulfiram · Buprenorphine with naloxone · Buprenorphine without naloxone · Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable) · Naltrexone (oral) · Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable) · Clonidine · Medication for mental disorders · Nicotine replacement · Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
- Treatment approaches
- Anger management · Brief intervention · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Motivational interviewing · Matrix Model · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Trauma-related counseling · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · 12-step facilitation
- Education and counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support · Hepatitis education, counseling, or support · Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis · Substance use disorder education · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling
- Special programs
- Adolescents · Young adults · Adult women · Adult men · Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients who have experienced sexual abuse · Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence · Clients who have experienced trauma
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs · Medicaid · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid · SAMHSA funding/block grants
- Payment assistance
- Payment assistance (check with facility for details) · Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency
- Ownership
- Private non-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Self-help groups · Housing services · Assistance with obtaining social services · Recovery coach · Mentoring/peer support
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Language services
- Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient · Co-Occurring Mental Health
- Substances treated
- Co-Occurring Disorders · Drug Addiction · Smoking Cessation
- Conditions treated
- Gambling · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Medication-Assisted Treatment · Online Therapy · Relapse Prevention Counseling · Trauma-Specific Therapy · Twelve Step Facilitation
- Approaches
- Twelve Step
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Men · Older Adults · Women · Young Adults
- Aftercare
- Continuing Care · Intensive Outpatient Program · Outpatient Treatment · Recovery Coach · Support Meetings
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Confidential Help for Alc Drugs (CHAD)
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- Which medications do you prescribe (buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone), and can I continue a medication I already take?
- Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by New York. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Confidential Help for Alc Drugs (CHAD)
Confidential Help for Alc Drugs (CHAD) reports accepting Medicaid, Private insurance, Sliding scale, Self-pay. With New York Medicaid, treatment is usually covered at little or no cost, though some levels of care need prior authorization. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law. A sliding fee scale is available, so bring proof of income.
Distance to specialized care from Auburn
Measured from the population center of Cayuga County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Waterloo, about 15 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Liverpool, about 22 miles (8 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Auburn, about less than a mile (16 within 25 miles)
See the Cayuga County treatment map, methadone clinics near Cayuga County and Suboxone doctors near Cayuga County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Confidential Help for Alc Drugs (CHAD) offer?
Confidential Help for Alc Drugs (CHAD) reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient, Intensive outpatient, MAT, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Confidential Help for Alc Drugs (CHAD) accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Private insurance, Sliding scale, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Confidential Help for Alc Drugs (CHAD) located?
75 Genesee Street, Auburn, NY 13021.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Auburn?
From the center of Cayuga County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Waterloo, about 15 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
Other treatment facilities in Auburn
Cayuga Counseling Services Inc
17 East Genesee Street, Auburn, NY 13021
Cayuga County CMHC
146 North Street, Auburn, NY 13021
Grace House Residential Reintegration
58 Osborne Street, Auburn, NY
Syracuse Recovery Services
180 Genessee Street, Auburn, NY 13021
Syracuse VA
47 East Genesee Street, Auburn, NY 13021
See all 10 facilities in Auburn · Outpatient · MAT · Accepts Medicaid · Accepts Medicare · Private insurance · Spanish
Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.