North Charles Institute for the Addict
Counseling and Administrative Offices
2500 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140
North Charles Institute for the Addict Counseling and Administrative Offices is an outpatient facility in Cambridge, MA offering substance use treatment and detox. Methadone is used for opioid use disorder. It reports accepting self-payment, Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, with a sliding fee scale based on income.
Licenses and accreditations
- Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)Accredited by CARF, an independent nonprofit accreditor of health and human services.
- SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)Certified by SAMHSA as an opioid treatment program.
- State department of healthLicensed by the state's department of health.
- State substance use treatment agencyLicensed by the state's substance use treatment agency.
Kinds of care
- Detoxification
- Medical care while the body clears a substance, with staff watching for withdrawal.
- Substance use treatment
- Treatment for alcohol and drug use.
Settings
- Outpatient
- Regular appointments while living at home.
- Outpatient detoxification
- Detox during the day, going home at night.
- Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
- Methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone for opioid use, with counseling, without staying overnight.
- Regular outpatient treatment
- Weekly or less frequent appointments while living at home.
Medications for opioid use
- Methadone used in Treatment
- Methadone is used here.
- Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
- Certified by the federal government to dispense methadone and other medications for opioid use.
- Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
- Medication maintained, then tapered under medical supervision once stable.
- Methadone detoxification
- Methadone to ease withdrawal during detox.
- Methadone maintenance
- Methadone continued over time to prevent relapse.
Payment
- Accepted
- Cash or self-payment; Federal, state, or local government funding for substance use treatment; Medicaid; Medicare; Private health insurance; Federal block grants for substance use and mental health services.
- Help with cost
- Payment assistance for people who cannot pay the full cost. Ask the facility for details; A sliding fee scale: the fee depends on income and other factors.
Who they serve
- Ages served
- Adults, 26 to 64; Seniors, 65 and older; Young adults, 18 to 25.
- Sex
- Female; Male.
- Programs for
- Adult men.
More details this facility reports
- Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere.
- External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- In-network prescribing entity; No formal relationship with prescribing entity; Other contracted prescribing entity.
- Pharmacotherapies
- Methadone.
- Treatment Approaches
- Cognitive behavioral therapy; Contingency management/motivational incentives; Matrix Model; Motivational interviewing; Relapse prevention; Substance use disorder counseling; Telemedicine/telehealth therapy; Trauma-related counseling.
- Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)
- Private non-profit organization.
- Assessment/Pre-treatment
- Complete medical history/physical exam; Comprehensive substance use assessment; Screening for mental disorders; Screening for substance use; Screening for tobacco use.
- Testing
- Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing; Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing; Drug or alcohol urine screening; TB screening; Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV); Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV).
- Transitional Services
- Aftercare/continuing care; Discharge Planning; Naloxone and overdose education; Outcome follow-up after discharge.
- Recovery Support Services
- Assistance with obtaining social services.
- Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services
- Opioids detoxification.
- Education and Counseling Services
- Family counseling; Group counseling; HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support; Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis; Hepatitis education, counseling, or support; Individual counseling; Marital/couples counseling; Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling; Substance use disorder education.
- Facility Smoking Policy
- Smoking not permitted.
- Exclusive Services
- Opioid use disorder clients only.
- Facility Vaping Policy
- Vaping not permitted.
- Ancillary Services
- Case management service; Integrated primary care services; Mental health services; Social skills development; Suicide prevention services.
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