ABOUT ADDICTION CENTER OF BROOME COUNTY (ACBC)
The nonprofit Addiction Center of Broome County provides outpatient services for adults in New York’s Southern Tier who are struggling with primary chemical dependency and co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. An array of available treatment programs includes intensive outpatient, medication-assisted, ambulatory detox, and trauma-oriented. The Binghamton-based center has been in operation for more than four decades.
TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT
The basic building blocks of treatment at Addiction Center of Broome County are individual and group counseling. Community and family education are offered as well. A diverse selection of specialized programming offered includes dialectical behavior therapy, Vivitrol, and the Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Model, which is provided in gender-separate groups. In fact, most treatment modalities cited on the facility’s Facebook and a variety of local government and news websites are group-based. These include parenting, creative arts, anger management, and co-dependency programs, which typically meet for six to ten weeks apiece. Dual diagnosis treatment is one of the center’s priority programs, focused on coordinating and integrating appropriate psychiatric care with addiction rehabilitation, as noted in a New York State government services directory. ACBC’s aftercare services feature relapse prevention groups. Additional support is available through medication management, assistance with insurance processes, and coordination of other social services.
STAFF CREDENTIALS
While there is currently no information available from the Addiction Center of Broome County regarding its treatment team, a Binghamton University official Facebook post and various news stories indicate that clinicians include master’s level therapists and social workers with dual diagnosis experience. The one individual polled by Best-rehabs.com on the ACBC addiction and mental health treatment staff’s level of training and experience awarded maximum five-star ratings.
WHAT ALUMNI SAY
At the time of this writing, Best-rehabs.com had not received any feedback from former clients of Addiction Center of Broome County. Two individuals submitted ratings to Google, with both reviewers giving a one out of five star rating for ACBC. One alum reported feeling pressured to participate in treatment she did not feel she needed, while another wrote simply, “Hate it.” On the center’s official Facebook page, which it can manage, two reviews were split between a one-star and a five-star rating, neither of which included written commentary.
WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY
The sole loved one to provide feedback to Best-rehabs.com would not recommend ACBC. They gave ACBC only one out of five stars for the effectiveness of treatment, reporting that their relative had participated in an ACBC program three times without sustaining sobriety. Notably, however, a metric measuring the availability of counseling options indicated that this aspect of the facility was strong, with four stars.
WHAT STAFF SAY
Reviews for the Addiction Center of Broome County from former and current employees at the time of this writing provided favorable feedback in contrast to alumni and family members. A single staffer submitted five-star ratings to Best-rehabs.com for more than a dozen metrics measuring the center’s quality of care. The counselor cited treatment staff as a program strength, characterizing co-workers as honest, well-trained, and committed. On Indeed, three reviewers gave the facility two perfect five-star ratings and one a four-star rating. All three described a busy center, with one writing: “Great place to work if you like to help people.”
FINANCING
According to several sources noted elsewhere in this report, Addiction Center for Broome County receives support from state and county grants. Medicaid and some other insurance plans are accepted, and staff help clients in accessing funding.