The Lighthouse Free Medical Clinic has MOVED and is OPEN. We are now located in the Community Health Center of Buffalo at 34 Benwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14214, and are open on FRIDAYS from 5pm-8pm. We are open and WALK-INS are now welcome - please call (716) 222-0805 to schedule an appointment or with any questions!
Note: Walk-ins must arrive between 4:30-5:15pm for a ticket in the lottery system. Walk-in appointments are not first come first serve and as such are not guaranteed.
Addiction Assistance Resources
If you or someone you know has a drug addiction, here are resources that can help:
Evergreen Health
206 S Elmwood Ave
Buffalo, NY 14201
Phone number: 716-847-2441
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Syringe Exchange Program - all services free
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Substance Use Counseling and Medication - need insurance and must attend counseling
Western NY 211
100 River Rock Drive
Suite 300
Buffalo, NY 14207
Erie County 24-hour Addiction Hotline
716-831-7007
https://www2.erie.gov/addictionhotline/
National Institute on Drug Abuse
How to ask for help and select a treatment program:
https://www.drugabuse.gov/sites/default/files/treatmentbrochure_web.pdf
Self-Help Groups in the Community:
Narcotics Anonymous
Buffalo 716-878-2316
Niagara Falls 716-304-6880
https://www.nawny.org/find-a-meeting
Nar-Anon
https://www.nar-anon.org/find-a-meeting
Other Resources:
NYS-authorized syringe-exchange programs
Medication and syringe disposal sites
http://www2.erie.gov/health/sites/www2.erie.gov.health/files/uploads/pdfs/ESAPDualSites.pdf
For a list of NYS registered Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs where you can access free naloxone, visit:
https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/aids/general/opioid_overdose_prevention/overdose_facts.htm
For information on treatment options call the OASAS HOPEline:
1-877-8-HOPENY (1-877-846-7369) or visit
