START Treatment & Recovery Centers Archives

START Treatment & Recovery Centers Announces CEO’s Retirement And Search Underway For Successor To Dr. Lawrence Brown

START Treatment & Recovery Centers’ CEO Lawrence S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH, FACP, DFASAM, today announced plans to retire after 40 years of service.Continue reading

Annie A. John Named Vice President Of Behavior Health Services At START Treatment & Recovery Centers

Annie A. John, LCSW-R, has been named Vice President of Behavior Health Services at START Treatment & Recovery Centers from Harlem to Hollis. Continue reading

Karey Wallace Joins START Treatment & Recovery Centers With Services From Harlem To Hollis

Karey Wallace has joined START Treatment & Recovery Centers as Vice President, human resources development. Continue reading

Yeah Team! START Treatment & Recovery Centers Earns Three-Year CARF Accreditation

CARF International, founded as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, announced that START Treatment & Recovery Centers has earned the maximum three-year accreditation.Continue reading

Dr. Ventuneac Joins START Treatment & Recovery Centers As VP Of Research And Evaluation

Dr. Ana Ventuneac, an expert in effective behavioral interventions to improve treatment outcomes for people with substance use disorders in underserved communities.Continue reading

Harlem Fave Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud Now Available Free On TUBI

Tubi www.tubi.tv, a division of FOX Entertainment, and Laugh Out Loud, the comedy brand and multi-platform entertainment company founded by Kevin Hart.Continue reading

START Treatment & Recovery Centers Collaborates With NYC DOHMH

START Treatment & Recovery Centers has launched a collaboration with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to treat Hepatitis B and C (HCV) in patients with opioid use disorders on methadone. Continue reading

Benjamin Lipschitz Named General Counsel And Interim Compliance Officer For START Treatment & Recovery Centers

Benjamin Lipschitz has been named general counsel and interim compliance officer for START Treatment & Recovery Centers, a non-profit and New York’s largest independent drug treatment agency.Continue reading

START Participates in University of Buffalo Study to Determine How Methadone Doses Could be More Precise

In the 50 years since the discovery of methadone, not much has changed in how physicians prescribe the drug to treat opioid-use disorders from Harlem to Hollis.Continue reading

The COVID Crisis: Staying Sober And Drug-Free During The Coronavirus Pandemic

Social distancing is challenging for everyone, but it is especially difficult for people with substance -use disorders.Continue reading

START Treatment & Recovery Centers Upgrades Its East Harlem Clinic

In keeping with its ongoing commitment to providing the best possible care to New Yorkers affected by the opioid epidemic, START Treatment & Recovery Centers has acquired a 15,765-square-foot, four-story building at 2191 Third Avenue in East Harlem.Continue reading