Programs | Program for Substance Use and Stigma of Addiction

The Weill Cornell/New York-Presbyterian  Program for Substance Use and Stigma of Addiction  is dedicated to combating the negative attitudes that exist towards individuals with substance use disorders.  Our work primarily focuses on the stigma that exists in the medical community towards addiction, but also focuses on stigma that exists in other spaces that should be the safest, such as the home, workplace, and justice system.

Addiction Stigma Program

Community and clinical programs focused the stigma that exists in the medical community towards addiction, as well as increasing education and care within spaces such as our community, home workplace, and justice system.

Recovery for Families

Anyone who has lost a loved one through substance use knows that society treats this loss differently than a death from any other cause. Grief Recovery After Substance Passing (GRASP) was created to offer understanding, compassion, and support for those who have lost someone they love through addiction and overdose. Please come, join us, and become a part of the healing community that is GRASP.

Collaborations and Innovations in Addiction

Together, we can change the negative attitudes that exist towards individual with substance use disorders. We are grateful for our partners for their support, collaboration, and innovation in ending the stigma.

Peer Recovery Program

Part of the Addiction Stigma Programming, the Peer Recovery Program aims to benefit both the providers and the patients by providing opportunities to connect with peers, and foster unparalleled empathy through shared experiences.

Youth Nicotine Program

Nicotine use has been on the rise among young individuals. With the advent and commercialization of e-cigarettes (or vapes), increased use of e-cigarettes has been observed among students in middle school and high school, and can quickly lead to dependence and changes in the brain and behavior. The Youth Nicotine Program is a service led by expert Psychiatrists that specialize in addictive disorders, and caters to individuals 16 years and older.

SAFE Program

Program providing supports, advocacy, and family education on substance use disorders.

NewYork-Presbyterian Addiction Program

Alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs can severely affect your health — causing organ failure, cancer, and a host of other medical conditions. Addiction to those substances is a chronic brain disease. Substance use disorders are the clinical term for addiction to alcohol or drugs, which causes significant impairment. More than 20 million Americans have substance use disorder, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. NewYork-Presbyterian offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs for those struggling with substance use disorders. Our multidisciplinary care team uses scientifically validated treatment approaches. Along with your family and support network, we work with you to develop the skills necessary to move beyond addiction.

Weill Cornell Medicine Addiction Program

The Division of Public Health Programs provides integrated medical and psychiatric treatment and consultation for patients with substance use disorders in outpatient and inpatient settings. Faculty provide education and conduct research on topics related to substance use issues including: studying the integrated care model, epidemiology and treatment of Hepatitis C infection in drug users, and understanding immunity in opioid users. The division's faculty and staff offer clinical care including treatment of PTSD in returning Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans, healthcare workforce mental health treatment and referral, medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid users, and alcohol and substance use treatment to a wide range of patients in different settings employing a number of modalities. Patient care is provided by the Division of Public Health Programs at several centers of excellence, that encompass a wide range of expertise.

Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship

We expect graduates of our program to become leaders in addiction psychiatry. To this end, we offer intensive training in diverse clinical and investigative settings, an extensive curriculum of formal didactics, an administrative/leadership experience, expert faculty supervision, scholarly presentation, paper publication and experience educating psychiatry residents and medical students.