North Charles Institute for the Addict
Medication Unit at the Camb
Cambridge, MA 02140
North Charles Institute for the Addict Medication Unit at the Camb 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.
- Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)Registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration.
- 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.
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.
More details this facility reports
- Hospitals
- General Hospital (including VA hospital).
- 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
- Brief intervention.
- Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)
- Private non-profit organization.
- Assessment/Pre-treatment
- Screening for substance use.
- Testing
- Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing; Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing; Drug or alcohol urine screening.
- Transitional Services
- Naloxone and overdose education.
- Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services
- Medication routinely used during detoxification; Opioids detoxification.
- Education and Counseling Services
- Individual counseling.
- Facility Smoking Policy
- Smoking not permitted.
- Exclusive Services
- Opioid use disorder clients only.
- Facility Vaping Policy
- Vaping not permitted.
- Ancillary Services
- Case management service; Suicide prevention services.
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