Greater Boston Addiction Center

Greater Boston Addiction Center

Services:
Pharmacotherapies
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Medication for mental disorders
• Clonidine
• Disulfiram
• Nicotine replacement
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Treatment Approaches

• Brief intervention
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Trauma-related counseling
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Relapse prevention
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Anger management
• Matrix Model
• Contingency management/motivational incentives
• 12-step facilitation
• Motivational interviewing

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Outpatient
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Adult women
• Young adults
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Members of military families
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Active duty military
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Veterans
• Seniors or older adults
• Adult men
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders

External Opioid Medications Source

• Other contracted prescribing entity
• In-network prescribing entity
• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Prescribes buprenorphine

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

Education and Counseling Services

• Marital/couples counseling
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Family counseling
• Substance use disorder education
• Group counseling
• Individual counseling

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

License/Certification/Accreditation

• State Substance use treatment agency
• The Joint Commission

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• No formal relationship with prescribing entity
• In-network prescribing entity
• Other contracted prescribing entity

Type of Care

• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
• Substance use treatment

Ancillary Services

• Suicide prevention services
• Transportation assistance
• Mental health services
• Case management service
• Social skills development

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping permitted in designated area

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• Private for-profit organization

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Transitional Services

• Outcome follow-up after discharge
• Discharge Planning
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Aftercare/continuing care

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support
• Self-help groups
• Recovery coach
• Employment counseling or training
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Housing services

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Outreach to persons in the community
• Professional interventionist/educational consultant
• Screening for tobacco use
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Screening for substance use
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Screening for mental disorders
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Interim services for clients

Testing

• TB screening
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Private health insurance
• Cash or self-payment