About The Summit Addiction Center
The Summit Addiction Center is a New York City-based referral and placement resource for inpatient addiction treatment. We are not a licensed treatment facility, detox center, or healthcare provider. Our placement advisors verify insurance benefits and coordinate admissions to licensed, OASAS-certified inpatient treatment programs across the five boroughs and the greater NYC metro — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Our Mission
Connect New Yorkers with verified inpatient addiction treatment as quickly as possible — while the caller still wants help. The window between "I need to stop" and "I'll call tomorrow" is often measured in hours. The Summit closes that window by handling the friction — insurance verification, bed finding, admission coordination — in a single phone call.
Who Answers the Phones
Calls to The Summit are answered by licensed placement advisors with professional backgrounds in addiction counseling, social work, and clinical care coordination. Advisors are not high-pressure call-center staff. They will not read from a script. They are trained to complete three tasks in one call:
- Assess the clinical picture. Substance(s), duration of use, prior treatment, co-occurring mental health conditions. Enough to identify the appropriate level of care.
- Verify insurance benefits. Real-time verification with the carrier. Deductible, co-insurance, out-of-pocket maximum, in-network facilities. Typically 15 minutes.
- Match and coordinate. Identify a licensed inpatient program with an available bed that fits the caller's insurance and clinical needs. Coordinate the admission.
What The Summit Is Not
- A licensed treatment facility, detox unit, or hospital.
- A clinical care provider. Diagnosis, detox, therapy, and medical management happen at the licensed inpatient program the caller is matched with — not at The Summit.
- An insurance company or benefits administrator. We verify coverage with your insurer on your behalf; all claims and payment are between the inpatient facility and your carrier.
- A substitute for 911 or 988. If someone is overdosing, call 911. For crisis support, call or text 988.
Talk to a Placement Advisor — 24/7
A real conversation. A real insurance check. A real bed — often within 24 to 72 hours.
Why New York Needs Better Placement
New York City recorded 2,192 unintentional drug overdose deaths in 2024 — the first significant annual decline in nearly a decade, but still nearly six New Yorkers per day. Fentanyl was involved in 73% of those deaths; xylazine — a veterinary sedative that naloxone cannot reverse — was present in 21%. Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Epi Data Brief No. 150.
New York already has one of the strongest addiction treatment networks in the country. What most families need is not another program — it's someone who can cut through the noise, verify coverage quickly, and get a loved one into a bed that's open today. That is the single thing The Summit is built to do.
Our Grounding in Primary Sources
Content on this website is grounded in primary government and academic sources. We do not cite statistics we cannot link to. The agencies and data sources we rely on include:
- NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) — overdose mortality, demographics, and neighborhood-level burden data.
- NYC Special Narcotics Prosecutor — fentanyl and xylazine supply data, substance breakdowns.
- New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) — insurance law, the NYS no-preauth rule, parity enforcement.
- NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) — licensed treatment provider directory and standards.
- SAMHSA — federal addiction treatment research and national helpline.
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) — clinical research on substance use disorders.
New York State's No-Preauth Rule
Under New York Insurance Law §§ 3216(i)(30)(D), 3221(l)(6)(D), and 4303(k)(4), health insurers cannot require prior authorization for medically necessary inpatient substance use disorder treatment at in-network, OASAS-certified facilities. The first 14 days also cannot be subject to concurrent review when the facility notifies the insurer of admission within 48 hours. Source: NYS DFS.
In practice, this means most commercially insured New Yorkers can begin inpatient treatment the same day they call — without waiting for insurance approval. Read more about insurance coverage for rehab in New York.
Who Calls The Summit
Individuals with commercial insurance. Spouses and parents trying to get a loved one into inpatient care before the next overdose. Employers and HR teams managing FMLA leave for an employee ready for treatment. Therapists, psychiatrists, and primary care physicians who need a fast bed-finder for a patient in crisis. Case managers at hospitals discharging patients with substance use disorder.
Our Office
The Summit Addiction Center
316 5th Ave, New York, NY 10001
24/7: (347) 774-4514
Located in Midtown Manhattan between 31st and 32nd Streets on 5th Avenue. Accessible from every borough via subway, from Long Island via LIRR to Penn Station, or from Westchester via Metro-North to Grand Central. Full directions and contact details.
The Summit Disclaimer
The Summit Addiction Center is a referral and placement resource for inpatient addiction treatment. We are not a licensed treatment facility, detox center, or healthcare provider. Calls are answered by placement advisors who can verify your insurance and connect you with licensed inpatient treatment programs. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911. For immediate crisis support, call or text 988, or contact NYC Well at (888) 692-9355 (24/7, 200+ languages). Read our full disclaimer and privacy policy.
Crisis Resources
- Medical emergency / overdose: Call 911
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988 (24/7)
- NYC Well: (888) 692-9355 (24/7, 200+ languages)
- SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357 (free, confidential)