Better Life Partners
67 East Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201
Better Life Partners is an outpatient facility in Pittsfield, MA offering substance use treatment. Buprenorphine and Naltrexone are used for opioid use disorder. It reports accepting self-payment, TRICARE, 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.
Kinds of care
- Substance use treatment
- Treatment for alcohol and drug use.
Settings
- Outpatient
- Regular appointments while living at home.
- 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
- Buprenorphine used in Treatment
- Buprenorphine is used here.
- Naltrexone used in Treatment
- Naltrexone is used here.
- Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
- Lofexidine or clonidine to ease withdrawal during detox.
- Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
- Medication maintained, then tapered under medical supervision once stable.
- Prescribes buprenorphine
- Prescribes buprenorphine.
Payment
- Accepted
- Cash or self-payment; TRICARE and other federal military insurance; Federal, state, or local government funding for substance use treatment; Medicaid; Medicare; Private health insurance; A state-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid.
- Help with cost
- 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
- Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders.
More details this facility reports
- Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder.
- Pharmacotherapies
- Buprenorphine with naloxone; Buprenorphine without naloxone; Clonidine; Disulfiram; Medication for mental disorders; Medications for Hepatitis C treatment; Medications for pre-exposure to prophylaxis; Naltrexone (oral); Nicotine replacement; Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation.
- Treatment Approaches
- Anger management; Brief intervention; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Motivational interviewing; Relapse prevention; Substance use disorder counseling; Telemedicine/telehealth therapy; Trauma-related counseling.
- Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)
- Private for-profit organization.
- Assessment/Pre-treatment
- Complete medical history/physical exam; Comprehensive substance use assessment; Outreach to persons in the community; Screening for mental disorders; Screening for substance use; Screening for tobacco use.
- Testing
- Drug or alcohol urine screening; HIV testing; Metabolic syndrome monitoring; STD testing; 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; Housing services; Mentoring/peer support; Recovery coach.
- Education and Counseling Services
- Group counseling; Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis; Individual counseling; Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling; Substance use disorder education.
- Facility Smoking Policy
- Smoking not permitted.
- Facility Vaping Policy
- Vaping not permitted.
- Ancillary Services
- Social skills development.
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