rehabNorth Charles Institute for Addiction Services
Cambridge, MA
Addiction treatment
North Charles Institute for the Addiction Services
Counseling Office
North Charles Institute for the Addiction Services provides addiction treatment in Cambridge, MA, with outpatient services. People seeking care can access detoxification, cognitive behavioral therapy, and individual counseling. Payment options include private health insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and self-payment.
54 Washburn Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02140
Services & treatment options
Treatment
Type of Care
- Detoxification
- Substance use treatment
- Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Care setting
- Outpatient
- Outpatient detoxification
- Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
- Regular outpatient treatment
Opioid Medications used in Treatment
- Methadone used in Treatment
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
- No formal relationship with prescribing entity
- Other contracted prescribing entity
Type of Opioid Treatment
- Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
- Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
- Methadone detoxification
- Methadone maintenance
Pharmacotherapies
- Methadone
Treatment Approaches
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Contingency management/motivational incentives
- Matrix Model
- Motivational interviewing
- Relapse prevention
- Substance use disorder counseling
- Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
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)
Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services
- Opioids detoxification
Exclusive Services
- Opioid use disorder clients only
Who we help
Special Programs/Groups Offered
- Adult men
Age Groups Accepted
- Adults
- Young Adults
Gender Accepted
- Female
- Male
Payment & insurance
Payment and insurance
- Cash or self-payment
- Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Private health insurance
- SAMHSA funding/block grants
Payment Assistance Available
- Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
- Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Support services
Transitional Services
- Aftercare/continuing care
- Discharge Planning
- Naloxone and overdose education
- Outcome follow-up after discharge
Recovery Support Services
- Assistance with obtaining social services
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
Ancillary Services
- Case management service
- Mental health services
- Social skills development
- Suicide prevention services
About the center
Facility operation
- Private non-profit organization
License/Certification/Accreditation
- Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
- SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
- State Substance use treatment agency
- State department of health
Facility Smoking Policy
- Smoking not permitted
Facility Vaping Policy
- Vaping not permitted