New Addiction Treatment Center Unveiled In DUMBO

DUMBO, BROOKLYN — Phoenix House, a local provider of drug and alcohol rehabilitation and substance abuse detox, recently unveiled the first location of its new Phoenix Life Centers.

The first of these addiction treatment facilities, called Phoenix Life Centers: Riverwalk, opens this summer in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn at 50 Jay St., according to a recent press release. It features a common room that includes a leather couch and wraparound windows overlooking the Manhattan Bridge.

“Phoenix Life Centers will be introduced around the country,” Ann Bray, president and CEO of Phoenix House, said in a statement.

“By enhancing the patient and family experience through an evidence-based clinical model and personalized care, our goal is to transform the way care is delivered to build healthier communities.”

Per the release, Riverwalk will be the only free-standing treatment center in New York City to offer full continuum care — residential, day treatment and intensive outpatient treatment — at one location.

The unveiling marked the 50th anniversary of Phoenix House, founded in 1967 by six former heroin users, and has grown to annually serve more than 20,000 people across the nation.

“Our goal is to help people learn to live a healthy, happy life, free from the impact of addiction. By helping our patients realize their strengths, we are empowering them to make positive changes in their life,” said Phoenix House Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Benjamin Nordstrom.

City councilman Stephen Levin, Phoenix House founder Dr. Mitchell Rosenthal, Phoenix House board members and Turn 2 Foundation’s Sharlee Jeter attended the unveiling.

Images courtesy of Phoenix House