Skip to content

Options that fit your needs and accept your insurance.

  • Real-time help available 24/7.
  • Instantly check rehab coverage.
  • Personalized admissions guidance.
(888) 674-0062

Confidential Admissions Guidance

Get Help Now

MHSA - Answer House

MHSA - Answer House

Drug Rehab Center in Boston, Massachusetts

  • Substance Abuse
  • Opioid Addiction
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Drug Addiction
  • Alcoholism

MHS - Answer House in Boston, Massachusetts is an addiction treatment facility specializing in alcoholism, opioid addiction, substance abuse, and drug addiction, offering a full range of services including aftercare support, drug rehabilitation, inpatient, outpatient, and residential care, and accredited by SAMHSA.

About This Boston, MA Facility

MHS - Answer House is an addiction treatment facility located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1978, the facility specializes in providing treatment to those suffering from alcoholism, opioid addiction, substance abuse, dual diagnosis, and drug addiction. They offer a full range of services for addiction and substance abuse, including aftercare support, drug rehabilitation, dual-diagnosis, inpatient, outpatient, and residential levels of care. MHS - Answer House is a 28 bed facility with a staff of qualified and dedicated professionals to provide individuals with the highest quality of care. In addition, the facility is accredited by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

MHS - Answer House is dedicated to providing the highest level of care for individuals seeking treatment for addiction and substance abuse. They provide various services, such as individual, group, and family therapy, medication management, relapse prevention, and life skills training. Additionally, clients are offered the opportunity to participate in activities and services such as recreational and creative arts, services for special populations, and trauma-informed approaches. Furthermore, MHS - Answer House also provides 24-hour medical and clinical care, as well as inpatient and outpatient services. Lastly, they accept private health insurance and work closely with other organizations to ensure quality care for all of their clients.

Genders
  • Male
  • Female
  • Gender Exclusive Center
  • Ages
  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Modality
  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Groups
  • Additional
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Hearing Impaired
  • Veteran Specific
  • SAMHSA Listed
  • Additional Languages
  • Smoking Allowed
  • Hearing-Impaired
  • Veterans
  • Accreditations

    SAMHSA

    Conditions and Issues Treated

    Using both legal medications and illegal substances in order to maintain an addiction is substance abuse. Illegal substances can become addictive after a single use. If you are obtaining legal medications illegally, you may be suffering from substance abuse.

    Fortunately facilities like MHSA - Answer House in Boston, MA are here to help.

    Opioid addiction treatment facilities in Massachusetts, like MHSA - Answer House cover both illegal and prescription opioids abuse. Most plans include detoxification and subsequent medications to ease the process. Behavioral therapies and counseling are also necessary to resolve the root cause of addiction.

    When someone in Massachusetts struggles with both addiction and mental or emotional illness, this is considered a dual diagnosis. Dual diagnosis treatment can include emotional trauma, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression. Getting treatment for these issues must occur at the same time to treat either of them effectively.

    Alcohol Abuse, Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occuring Disorders), Gambling Addiction, Internet Use Addiction / Disorder, Opioid Addiction, Substance Abuse 

    Levels of Care Offered

    This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, Outpatient, Residential, Sober-Living / Half-Way, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    Inpatient rehabilitation aims to treat severe addictions and co-occurring disorders. Depending on individual requirements, the duration of the stay at MHSA - Answer House ranges from four weeks to six months. Massachusetts inpatient recovery guarantees that the patient resides in an environment free of drugs.

    An Outpatient Rehab Program is a part-time drug rehab program for treating individuals in Massachusetts with mild addiction or mild-to-moderate drug withdrawal symptoms. It generally requires about 10 to 12 hours every week. Doctors can administer on-the-spot medication to ease withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, increased heart rate, and even depression. Groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) can be used as a part of outpatient treatment to help maintain sobriety.

    A sober living home in Boston, MA, also known as an SLH, is much like a halfway house. It is halfway between a drug or alcohol treatment facility and living at home. There are some specific rules and regulations residents must follow, like attending mandatory meetings, and household chore-type activities.

    Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient’s individual requirements.

    Treatment for substance abuse does not cease after an individual successfully completes a detox or rehabilitation program. A vital follow-up treatment service is aftercare support provided to individuals at MHSA - Answer House in Massachusetts after they attain initial sobriety.

    Aftercare support often takes the following forms: 12-Step Programs, Outpatient Treatment Programs, and Support Groups. The most effective aftercare programs are tailored to meet an individual’s specific needs and circumstances.

    MHSA - Answer House‘s Therapies & Programs

    Treatment programs include individual therapy for the greatest chances of success. Customized individual therapy is counseling involving you and your MHSA - Answer House counselor. Individual therapy leads to greater peace and understanding about your triggers for addiction.

    Results have proven the positive impact of family therapy on a recovering patient’s journey to sobriety. Patients at MHSA - Answer House in Boston, Massachusetts who receive generous support from their loved ones have better chances of completing their recovery process and maintaining their sobriety.

    When family members are more proactive and involved in the treatment procedure, it encourages the patient to advance his or her progress. Moreover, it shouldn’t be ignored that genetics play a role when it comes to addiction, so it’s better to approach the problem as a unit. Also, with proper education, family members can help an individual avoid addiction triggers and guide him or her in making lifestyle changes necessary for his or her sobriety.

    Group therapy may occur on an inpatient or outpatient basis and involves groups of clients who have no pre-existing relationships outside the group. Group therapy differs from support groups in two primary ways: group therapy is a kind of psychotherapy and is moderated by a professional therapist at MHSA - Answer House in Massachusetts.

    It has been said that unhealed trauma is the root of most addictions. Trauma therapy is a way of addressing trauma while in a safe situation in order to heal. Healing past traumas and introducing coping strategies are strong foundations for sustained recovery from addiction. This may involve individual or group counseling or both, in a Boston, MA facility. Other forms of therapy have been proven to assist in healing past traumas.

    Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) helps those who attend MHSA - Answer House understand how their feelings, beliefs, and thoughts affect their behaviors. DBT is particularly useful for people with self-harming behaviors, as well as those with substance abuse disorders. DBT teaches people how to tolerate distress, regulate their emotions, and how to become mindful.

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy that focuses on the underlying thoughts and behaviors that caused the problem of addiction in the first place and may cause a relapse. Negative feelings are common in substance abuse disorders, and if not recognized, they can cause co-occurring disorders.

    CBT involves strategies that help to change the thinking and behavioral pattern by cognitive restructuring. In simple terms, it helps to remove negative thoughts and provides long-term benefits. Also, CBT promotes self-awareness, self-control, and healthy ways to respond to negative thoughts. It can be administered as a mono-therapy as well as a part of combination therapy.

    Rational Emotional Behavior Therapy (REBT) allows the opportunity for quick results for addicts. MHSA - Answer House provides patients in Boston, Massachusetts the resources to use a ‘rational self-counseling’ technique to cope with their emotions. It seeks to help them move forward without having to deal with ongoing treatment throughout their lives.

    In the midst of an addiction certain healthy habits and behaviors can be forgotten or discarded altogether. While in treatment you will learn life skills that will help you successfully maintain sobriety and rebuild your life in Boston, MA. Some examples of this are time management, social skills, nutrition, hygiene, stress management and taking care of yourself.

    The 12-step program is a part of substance abuse treatment. In this program, peers help each other to achieve the goal of abstinence. It was initially developed by the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous. Due to its huge success, the 12-step program is included as a part of other substance abuse treatments.

    The 12 steps guide at an individual level. It begins with the individuals accepting that they are addicts, and they understand its consequences. It is followed by focusing on the recovery process and making amends for hurting others. The program provides the benefit of cognitive restructuring, which refers to the process of change in the negative thoughts that leads to long-term benefits.

    Addiction commonly results in varying levels of malnutrition, vitamin and mineral deficiencies. This can be reflected in weight loss, hair loss or hair changes, skin irregularities and damage to multiple internal body functions. While in active addiction meals can be skipped or replaced by drugs or alcohol. Eating correctly to replace lost vitamins and minerals while balancing your diet can build confidence while restoring your health from the inside out.

    Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) helps smokers get nicotine into their system without resorting to smoking. It’s a way to help people quit smoking without going cold turkey and experience aggressive withdrawal symptoms. The products (in the form of gums, sprays, patches, inhales, or lozenges) used in NRT provide the body with nicotine, excluding the toxic substances found in tobacco.

    NRT treatment at MHSA - Answer House in Boston, Massachusetts lowers down nicotine cravings, so the patient does not go through physical weakness while dealing with the emotional and mental stress of quitting smoking. Coupling NRT with counseling and other means of support gives long-term smokers a better chance of removing their unhealthy habit.
    Contingency Management is a type of behavioral therapy rooted and based on the concept of operant conditioning. This type of treatment offered by MHSA - Answer House in Boston, Massachusetts intends to give positive compensations in response to a patient’s behavior. It can be inferred that this treatment has been effective in curing and lessening a scale of profound issues.

    12-Step Facilitation, Acupuncture, Aftercare, Anger Management, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Contingency management/motivational incentives, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Discharge Planning, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Employment Counseling / Training, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis, Hepatitis Education / Counseling / Support, HIV or AIDS education, Individual Therapy, Inpatient Treatment, Intervention, Life Skills, Matrix Model, Naloxone and overdose education, Nutrition Therapy, Outpatient Treatment (OP), Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Residential Long Term (>30 Days), Sober-Living / Half-Way, Substance Use Counseling, Trauma Therapy, Vocational Training

    Payment Options Accepted

    For specific insurance or payment methods please contact us.
  • Health Insurance
  • Self-Pay / Cash
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
  • Sliding Scale
  • Is your insurance accepted?
    Ask an expert, call (888) 674-0062

    Additional Details

    Specifics, location, and helpful extra information.
    MHSA - Answer House Location and Directions
    Address Information5 G St
    Boston, Massachusetts 02127 Phone Number(617) 268-7124 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
    Staff Verified

    Patient Reviews

    There are no reviews yet. Be the first one to write one.

    Boston, Massachusetts Addiction Information

    Massachusetts has one of the highest rates of drug abuse in the country. More than half a million Massachusetts residents abuse alcohol while more than 1.5 million use illegal drugs each year. This drug and alcohol usage is the cause of over 8% of all deaths in the state. In 2017, Massachusetts ranked in the top 10 of the states with the highest opioid overdose rates.

    Boston has one of the highest rates of opioid abuse in the country. 1 in 10 residents struggles with substance abuse. Between 2013 and 2017, the number of opioid-related deaths in the area increased by 64%. There were over 1,100 overdose deaths in 2016. Detox is the first step in most treatment programs in Boston. This is where the person stops using drugs and allows their body to cleanse itself of toxins.

    Treatment in Nearby Cities
    Centers near MHSA - Answer House
    675 E 4th St, Boston, MA 02127
    Gavin Foundation - Center for Recovery Services
    210 Old Colony Ave, Boston, MA 02127
    210 Old Colony Avenue, Boston, MA 02127
    Gavin Foundation - Cushing House
    58 Old Colony Ave, Boston, MA 02127
    Boston Comrpehensive Treatment Center
    99 Topeka Street, Boston, MA 02118
    Volunteers of America - Hello House for Women
    18 Mount Vernon St, Boston, MA 02125
    Boston Rescue Mission
    39 Kingston St, Boston, MA 02111
    Institute for Health and Recovery - Boston
    95 Berkeley St, Boston, MA 02116
    Hope House
    8 Farnham Street, Boston, MA 02119


    The facility name, logo and brand are the property and registered trademarks of MHSA - Answer House, and are being used for identification and informational purposes only. Use of these names, logos and brands shall not imply endorsement. RehabNow.org is not affiliated with or sponsored by MHSA - Answer House.