who's nARCO?

COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF CARE

Narco Freedom is an experienced network of drug treatment and health related services. In 1971, the agency began providing care to chemically dependent residents of the South Bronx area of New York City. Since our beginnings as a methadone treatment center, we have expanded services to include several modalities of chemical dependency treatment, primary medical care and social support services. In 1996, the agency began an expansion of programs that brought Narco Freedom services to Brooklyn (Court Street, Red Hook, Williamsburg, and Bushwick); and Queens (Long Island City).

Since its inception, Narco Freedom and its affiliates have cared for thousands of addicts and their families; the current census is over 6,500 patients in treatment for alcohol and other drug addiction, and more than 30,000 patients, family members and community residents served through medical, mental health, case management, and other support programs.

Narco Freedom has extensive experience dealing with government agencies around licensing, rate setting, and compliance with regulations. The program is licensed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and the Department of Health as an Article 28 facility; Article 31 license regulates mental health. The agency meets the requirements for licensing by the United States Drug Enforcement Agency, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.

Narco Freedom supports a full complement of service offerings to meet the needs of program participants. For example, Narco Freedom sponsors five methadone maintenance programs and three methadone to abstinence programs across the City. The Narco Freedom Methadone Maintenance Treatment component employs the "wrap around" model of care that increases continuity of care and protects vulnerable clients from "falling through the cracks".