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Updated: October 2026
Sources: SAMHSA, NIDA

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Centers in Massachusetts

Medically reviewed by NWVCIL Editorial TeamLast reviewed: May 2026

Our directory lists 318 MAT programs across Massachusetts, with the largest concentrations in Worcester (19), Boston (12) and Brockton (10).

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) combines FDA-approved medications — methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone — with counseling and behavioral therapies for comprehensive addiction care. MAT is the evidence-based gold standard for opioid and alcohol use disorders.

Treatment landscape in Massachusetts:

  • Massachusetts recorded 2,387 drug overdose deaths in 2023 at 33.6 per 100,000 (CDC NCHS).
  • 221 buprenorphine providers and 60 methadone Opioid Treatment Programs serve the state; Worcester, Boston, and Brockton hold the largest concentrations.
  • MassHealth covers all MAT medications with no prior authorization and reimburses recovery-coaching visits.
  • The Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS) funds Office-Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) hubs that coordinate MAT placement statewide.

MAT in Massachusetts — By the Numbers

33.6

per 100,000 drug overdose mortality (CDC 2023)

2,387

total overdose deaths in Massachusetts (2023)

343

verified facilities in our directory

271 / 343

facilities offering telehealth

293

accept Medicaid for treatment

60

SAMHSA-certified Opioid Treatment Programs

Top cities by buprenorphine provider density

Worcester (13) · Boston (10) · Brockton (8)

Sources: CDC NCHS Drug Overdose Mortality (2023) · SAMHSA Treatment Locator · NWVCIL directory snapshot, May 2026

Coverage & Regulations in MassachusettsSources verified: 2026-05-14

MassHealth

MassHealth covers methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone with no prior authorization and reimburses for recovery-coaching visits.

State regulations

Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS) licenses OTPs; the state funds Hub-and-Spoke Office-Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) since 2019.

How to access MAT in Massachusetts

BSAS-funded OBAT teams pair an MD with a nurse-care-manager and recovery coach, offering same-week buprenorphine starts across community health centers.

SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357Crisis: 988Massachusetts: 1-800-327-5050 (Massachusetts Substance Use Helpline)
Commonly Accepted Insurance in Massachusetts
  • Private health insurance264
  • Cash or self-payment254
  • Medicaid250
  • State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid236
  • Medicare216
  • Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)185
Available Treatment Settings in Massachusetts
  • Outpatient217
  • Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment185
  • Regular outpatient treatment184
  • Residential/24-hour residential85
  • Intensive outpatient treatment82

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MAT Treatment Providers in Massachusetts

MAT programs in Massachusetts

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Worcester · 19 centers

AdCare Hospital - Facility Image

AdCare Hospital

Worcester, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Central Mass Clinical Associates Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Arabic+2 more
CleanSlate Centers - Facility Image

CleanSlate Centers

Worcester, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Boston · 12 centers

Boston Comprehensive Treatment Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more
Casa Esperanza Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Spanish
Fenway Health - Facility Image

Fenway Health

Boston, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Brockton · 10 centers

Brockton Neighborhood Health Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Creole+1 more
Brockton Neighborhood Health Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Creole+1 more
Massachusetts TC Clinical Group - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Creole+1 more

Fall River · 10 centers

Fall River Comprehensive Treatment Ctr - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
German+4 more
Steppingstone Inc - Facility Image

Steppingstone Inc

Fall River, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTransitional housing, halfway house, or sober home
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Steppingstone Inc - Facility Image

Steppingstone Inc

Fall River, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTransitional housing, halfway house, or sober homeTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Roxbury · 9 centers

Casa Esperanza Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Spanish
Casa Esperanza Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTransitional housing, halfway house, or sober homeTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Spanish
Dimock Center - Facility Image

Dimock Center

Roxbury, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Spanish

Jamaica Plain · 8 centers

Andrew House Boston - Facility Image

Andrew House Boston

Jamaica Plain, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Creole+4 more
Bay Cove CSS in Boston - Facility Image

Bay Cove CSS in Boston

Jamaica Plain, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Creole+4 more
Brigham and Womens Faulkner Hospital - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Lynn · 8 centers

CleanSlate Centers - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Lynn Community Health Center Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Lynn Comprehensive Treatment Ctr - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more

Springfield · 8 centers

Springfield Comprehensive Trt Ctr - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Creole+4 more
Behavioral Health Network (BHN) - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more
Boca Recovery Center - Facility Image

Boca Recovery Center

Springfield, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Spanish

Holyoke · 7 centers

Holyoke Medical Center Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
MiraVista Behavioral Health Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more
MiraVista Behavioral Health Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more

New Bedford · 7 centers

Child and Family Services - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Portuguese+2 more
Healthcare Resource Centers - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more
CleanSlate Centers - Facility Image

CleanSlate Centers

New Bedford, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Quincy · 7 centers

Massachusetts Center for Addiction - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTransitional housing, halfway house, or sober homeTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
New Horizons Medical - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more
Northeast Addictions Treatment Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

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

Lowell · 6 centers

Lowell Community Health Center Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Arabic+4 more
Lowell Comprehensive Treatment Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more
Megans House - Facility Image

Megans House

Lowell, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

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

Tewksbury · 6 centers

CleanSlate Centers - Facility Image

CleanSlate Centers

Tewksbury, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Conexiones - Facility Image

Conexiones

Tewksbury, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Spanish
Danvers Trt Center - Facility Image

Danvers Trt Center

Tewksbury, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment

Pittsfield · 5 centers

Berkshire Medical Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
French+5 more
Keenan House - Facility Image

Keenan House

Pittsfield, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTransitional housing, halfway house, or sober home
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Spectrum Health Systems Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Framingham · 4 centers

New Horizons Medical - Facility Image

New Horizons Medical

Framingham, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more
SMOC Behavioral Healthcare - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Spectrum Health Systems Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Portuguese+3 more

Greenfield · 4 centers

Healthcare Resource Centers - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Behavioral Health Network (BHN) - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more
CHD - Facility Image

CHD

Greenfield, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more

Haverhill · 4 centers

Serenity at Summit - Facility Image

Serenity at Summit

Haverhill, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Meta Addiction Treatment - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
New Horizons Medical - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more

Lawrence · 4 centers

CleanSlate Centers - Facility Image

CleanSlate Centers

Lawrence, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Lawrence Comprehensive Treatment Ctr - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more
BrightView Health - Facility Image

BrightView Health

Lawrence, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Leominster · 4 centers

Community Health Connections Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Creole+3 more
CleanSlate Centers - Facility Image

CleanSlate Centers

Leominster, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Grove Recovery Center - Facility Image

Grove Recovery Center

Leominster, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment

Millbury · 4 centers

Evolve Recovery Center at Millbury LLC - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sunrise Detox Millbury LLC - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Spectrum Health Systems Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Plymouth · 4 centers

BrightView Health - Facility Image

BrightView Health

Plymouth, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
South Shore Recovery Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Placeholder image

Anchor House Inc

Plymouth, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTransitional housing, halfway house, or sober homeTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Waltham · 4 centers

Square Medical Group - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTransitional housing, halfway house, or sober homeTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Spanish
Square Medical Group/COE River House - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Creole+1 more
Advocates Community Counseling - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Any Chinese Language+3 more

Wilmington · 4 centers

Banyan Treatment Center Mass LLC - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Massachusetts Detox Centers Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Creole+4 more
Mayflower Recovery Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Creole+4 more

Brighton · 3 centers

Addiction Treatment Center of NE - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
BrightView Health - Facility Image

BrightView Health

Brighton, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Steward St Elizabeths/SECAP/ATS - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Brookline · 3 centers

New Horizons Medical Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more
HRI Hospital - Facility Image

HRI Hospital

Brookline, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more
Adolescent Substance Use and Addiction - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Cambridge · 3 centers

Placeholder image

Caspar Inc

Cambridge, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Portuguese+2 more
Placeholder image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Placeholder image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Danvers · 3 centers

Chapters Recovery Center Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Lahey Health Behavioral Services - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Lahey Health Behavioral Services - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Dorchester Center · 3 centers

Hello House Burt Street - Facility Image

Hello House Burt Street

Dorchester Center, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Cen - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious emotional disturbance (SED) in childrenTreatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults
Creole+3 more
Placeholder image

Interim House Inc

Dorchester Center, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTransitional housing, halfway house, or sober home
Creole+3 more

Falmouth · 3 centers

CleanSlate Centers - Facility Image

CleanSlate Centers

Falmouth, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Gosnold Counseling Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Portuguese+2 more
Gosnold Treatment Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Fitchburg · 3 centers

Community Health Connections Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Creole+3 more
Community Health Connections Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Creole+3 more
Fitchburg Comprehensive Trt Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more

Hyannis · 3 centers

CleanSlate Centers - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Duffy Health Center Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Portuguese+1 more
BrightView Health - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Northampton · 3 centers

OnCall Healthy Living Program - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
ServiceNet OP Behavioral Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Placeholder image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more

Orange · 3 centers

BHN Orange OTP - Facility Image

BHN Orange OTP

Orange, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
ServiceNet Inc - Facility Image

ServiceNet Inc

Orange, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTransitional housing, halfway house, or sober home
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Placeholder image

CHD

Orange, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
American Indian or Alaska Native languages+22 more

South Weymouth · 3 centers

Spectrum Health Systems Inc - Facility Image

Spectrum Health Systems Inc

South Weymouth, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Arabic+5 more
Placeholder image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Placeholder image

MENTOR South Bay

South Weymouth, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Any Chinese Language

Stoughton · 3 centers

Middlesex Recovery PC - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Gosnold Counseling Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Portuguese+2 more
BrightView Health - Facility Image

BrightView Health

Stoughton, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Taunton · 3 centers

Recovery From Addictions Program - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Taunton Comprehensive Treatment Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Community Counseling of Bristol County - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious emotional disturbance (SED) in childrenTreatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults
Portuguese+2 more

West Springfield · 3 centers

CleanSlate Centers - Facility Image

CleanSlate Centers

West Springfield, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Northstar Recovery Center - Facility Image

Northstar Recovery Center

West Springfield, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Placeholder image

CHD

West Springfield, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Westborough · 3 centers

Spectrum Health Systems Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Portuguese+2 more
Spectrum Health Systems Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTransitional housing, halfway house, or sober homeTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Portuguese+2 more
Placeholder image

Better Life Partners

Westborough, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment

Westminster · 3 centers

Recovery Centers of America - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Detoxification
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Recovery Centers of America - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Recovery Centers of America - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Woburn · 3 centers

Evergreen Behavioral LLC - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Healthcare Resource Centers - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Placeholder image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Creole+1 more

Amesbury · 2 centers

Center for Behavioral Health - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Bridgewell Counseling Services - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Attleboro · 2 centers

BrightView Health - Facility Image

BrightView Health

Attleboro, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Community Healthcare Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more

Bedford · 2 centers

Edinburg Center Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults
Any Chinese Language
Forrest Behavioral Health - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment

Canton · 2 centers

Bedrock Rehab LLC - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Bedrock Rehab LLC - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Chelsea · 2 centers

Healthcare Resource Centers - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
French+1 more
Placeholder image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Any Chinese Language+5 more

Chicopee · 2 centers

River Valley Counseling Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more
Placeholder image

Goodwin House

Chicopee, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

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

Cohasset · 2 centers

East Coast Recovery - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Placeholder image

MCAT LLC

Cohasset, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Creole+7 more

Gardner · 2 centers

Community Health Connections Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Creole+3 more
Carl E Dahl House at Evergreen Grove - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

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

Georgetown · 2 centers

Baldpate - Facility Image

Baldpate

Georgetown, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Detoxification
Baldpate - Facility Image

Baldpate

Georgetown, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment

Gloucester · 2 centers

Middlesex Recovery PC - Facility Image

Middlesex Recovery PC

Gloucester, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
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Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Great Barrington · 2 centers

Berkshire Mountain Health - Facility Image

Berkshire Mountain Health

Great Barrington, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Spanish
Spectrum Health Systems Inc - Facility Image

Spectrum Health Systems Inc

Great Barrington, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Ludlow · 2 centers

Everest Recovery Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more
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Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

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

Milford · 2 centers

Seven Hills Behavioral Health - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Spectrum Health Systems Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

North Adams · 2 centers

Spectrum Health Systems Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
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Brien Center

North Adams, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

North Andover · 2 centers

Topsail Addiction Treatment Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more
Luna Recovery for Women - Facility Image

Luna Recovery for Women

North Andover, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults

North Dartmouth · 2 centers

Gosnold Counseling Center - Facility Image

Gosnold Counseling Center

North Dartmouth, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Southcoast Behavioral Health Hospital - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Norton · 2 centers

Middlesex Recovery PC - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
North Cottage Program Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTransitional housing, halfway house, or sober home
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Peabody · 2 centers

Boston Addiction - Facility Image

Boston Addiction

Peabody, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults
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Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more

Somerville · 2 centers

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BrightView Health

Somerville, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
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New Day

Somerville, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Portuguese+2 more

Southborough · 2 centers

Northstar Recovery Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Epiphany Wellness Massachusetts - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious emotional disturbance (SED) in childrenTreatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults

Westfield · 2 centers

Healthcare Resource Centers - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
River Valley Counseling Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Arlington · 1 center

BrightView Health - Facility Image

BrightView Health

Arlington, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Ashby · 1 center

Spring Hill Recovery Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
French+1 more

Athol · 1 center

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Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

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

Baldwinville · 1 center

Clearbrook Treatment Center MA LLC - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Belchertown · 1 center

CleanSlate Centers - Facility Image

CleanSlate Centers

Belchertown, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Belmont · 1 center

McLean Hospital - Facility Image

McLean Hospital

Belmont, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Beverly · 1 center

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Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

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

Braintree · 1 center

Rockland Recovery Treatment Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTransitional housing, halfway house, or sober homeTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Buzzards Bay · 1 center

CHC of Cape Cod Addiction - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Centerville · 1 center

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Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Portuguese+2 more

Chelmsford · 1 center

Clover Behavioral Health - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Chestnut Hill · 1 center

Hillside Detox Center - Facility Image

Hillside Detox Center

Chestnut Hill, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more

Concord · 1 center

CREATE Health and Wellness - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children+1 more

East Falmouth · 1 center

Recovering Champions LLC - Facility Image

Recovering Champions LLC

East Falmouth, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

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

East Wareham · 1 center

East Wareham Comprehensive Treatment - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

East Weymouth · 1 center

Square Medical Group - Facility Image

Square Medical Group

East Weymouth, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Creole+1 more

Easthampton · 1 center

River Valley Counseling Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Everett · 1 center

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Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Any Chinese Language+5 more

Feeding Hills · 1 center

Compass Recovery - Facility Image

Compass Recovery

Feeding Hills, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment

Hingham · 1 center

New England Medical Group LLC - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment

Indian Orchard · 1 center

OnCall Healthy Living Program - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment

Malden · 1 center

Elm Tree Clinic - Facility Image

Elm Tree Clinic

Malden, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Creole+1 more

Mashpee · 1 center

CHC of Cape Cod Addiction Program - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Mattapan · 1 center

Boston Public Health Commission - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Spanish

Nantucket · 1 center

Fairwinds Nantuckets Counseling Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
French+3 more

Needham · 1 center

Clear Steps Recovery - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults

Needham Heights · 1 center

Greater Boston Addiction Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

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

Newton Upper Falls · 1 center

Recovery Team - Facility Image

Recovery Team

Newton Upper Falls, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults

North Reading · 1 center

Meta Addiction Treatment - Facility Image

Meta Addiction Treatment

North Reading, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTransitional housing, halfway house, or sober home

Norwood · 1 center

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Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Palmer · 1 center

Griswold Behavioral Health Center - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

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

Petersham · 1 center

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Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Princeton · 1 center

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McLean Fernside

Princeton, MA

$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Raynham · 1 center

Lion Heart Behavioral Health - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults

Reading · 1 center

Solstice House - Facility Image

Solstice House

Reading, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Rochdale · 1 center

Pax Healing - Facility Image

Pax Healing

Rochdale, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious emotional disturbance (SED) in childrenTreatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults

Salem · 1 center

Beth Israel Lahey Health - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment

Saugus · 1 center

Spectrum Health Systems Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
French+2 more

Southbridge · 1 center

Spectrum Health Systems Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more

Vineyard Haven · 1 center

Marthas Vineyard Community Servs - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
German+2 more

Wakefield · 1 center

Aftermath Addiction Treatment Ctr LLC - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

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

Walpole · 1 center

Resilience Behavioral Health - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment

Wareham · 1 center

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Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Watertown · 1 center

Square Medical Group - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Creole+1 more

Webster · 1 center

Harrington Hospital Outpatient - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Wellfleet · 1 center

Outer Cape Health Services - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing+1 more

West Falmouth · 1 center

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Gosnolds Emerson House

West Falmouth, MA

Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatmentTreatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Weston · 1 center

Charles River Recovery LLC - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

DetoxificationSubstance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Weymouth · 1 center

Spectrum Health Systems Inc - Facility Image
Insurance Accepted$$

Services:

Substance use treatment
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

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Frequently Asked Questions About MAT in Massachusetts

Do I need insurance to enroll in mat treatment?

No. You can pay out of pocket, use MassHealth if eligible, or qualify for sliding-scale rates at many Massachusetts federally qualified health centers. Uninsured patients should still call MAT programs to ask about grant-funded slots and state-funded treatment vouchers.

Do MAT programs in Massachusetts offer sliding-scale fees?

Many Massachusetts community behavioral-health agencies and federally qualified health centers offer sliding-scale fees based on household income. Sliding-scale fees commonly bring a weekly methadone visit down to $5–$25. Ask MAT programs in your area about discounted rates when you call.

Do I need prior authorization for mat under MassHealth?

Most MassHealth plans have eliminated prior authorization for MAT medications, but long-acting injectables like Sublocade and Vivitrol may still require PA. Your Massachusetts provider’s billing staff will handle any authorizations needed before your first dose.

Can I use an HSA or FSA to pay for mat in Massachusetts?

Yes. HSA and FSA funds are eligible for all MAT out-of-pocket expenses — copays, medication, counseling, lab tests — because MAT is IRS-qualified medical care. Keep itemized receipts from MAT programs for tax records.

Does Massachusetts allow telehealth induction for MAT?

Yes. DEA rules were permanently expanded in 2024 to allow audio-video telehealth for initial buprenorphine prescribing, and Massachusetts law mirrors federal policy. Methadone induction still requires an in-person visit at an OTP for the first dose, though subsequent counseling can be delivered via telehealth. Naltrexone can be prescribed via telehealth with labs done in Massachusetts.

Can I move from methadone to buprenorphine or vice versa?

Yes. Cross-titration between methadone and buprenorphine is a routine clinical maneuver in Massachusetts. Transfer from methadone to buprenorphine is technically more challenging (risk of precipitated withdrawal) and usually requires a structured micro-induction protocol supervised by an experienced clinician.

Can I start mat the same day I call?

Same-day induction is increasingly common in Massachusetts — especially for buprenorphine at low-barrier clinics and in emergency departments. Methadone same-day starts depend on OTP capacity; call early in the day to maximize your chance of same-day intake.

Will the clinician prescribe me other medications at the first visit?

Sometimes. Comfort medications for withdrawal (clonidine, ondansetron, loperamide) may be prescribed alongside mat at your first visit. Massachusetts clinicians will also address any mental-health medications, pain control, or chronic-disease meds that need coordination.

Are there allergic reactions to mat?

True allergic reactions to methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone are rare. Rash, swelling, or difficulty breathing after a dose should be treated as an emergency — call 911 or go to a Massachusetts emergency department. The MAT team can switch medications after stabilization.

Can I breastfeed while taking mat?

Yes. Methadone and buprenorphine are compatible with breastfeeding per CDC and AAP guidance; the small amounts in breast milk are protective against NOWS. Naltrexone in breastfeeding is less studied — discuss with your Massachusetts OB and MAT provider together.

Can my counselor prescribe mat?

No — counselors with master’s-level licensure (LCSW, LPC, LMFT) provide therapy but do not prescribe medication. A nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or physician on the Massachusetts MAT team handles the prescription. Counselor and prescriber collaborate on your care plan.

Can I use a pseudonym for my mat treatment in Massachusetts?

No — medical records must use your legal name for billing, insurance, and DEA compliance. However, 42 CFR Part 2 confidentiality means that legal name is protected from disclosure. Pseudonymous treatment is not available in MAT.

Other Treatment Options in Massachusetts

Medication-Assisted Treatment in Other States

Medically Reviewed Updated October 2026

Reviewed by licensed addiction specialists. Information reflects current clinical guidance.

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