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North Charles Mental Health & Addiction Services

North Charles Mental Health & Addiction Services

Drug Rehab Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts

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

North Charles Mental Health & Addiction Services has been providing accredited, comprehensive treatments and services to aid individuals in Cambridge in overcoming addiction and mental health issues since 1971.

About This Massachusetts Facility

North Charles Mental Health & Addiction Services has been treating the addictions and mental health needs of the Cambridge community since 1971. This organization provides a wide variety of services and treatments to help people overcome substance use disorders, dual diagnosis, and other related issues. They offer aftercare support for individuals in recovery, outpatient therapy, and residential detoxification and long-term treatment options. Additionally, they employ a comprehensive range of therapeutic modalities to help clients, including 12-step facilitation, cognitive behavioral treatment, dialectical behavioral therapy, family therapy, and trauma-informed care.

The services offered at North Charles Mental Health & Addiction Services are accredited by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and are also covered by various private health insurance plans. Their team of compassionate professionals are dedicated to providing quality care to each client, with a focus on reducing the stigma of addiction and helping clients to move toward reaching their goals.

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

    • Accreditations

    SAMHSA

    Conditions and Issues Treated

    Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment

    Using both legal medications and illegal substances in order to maintain an addiction is substance abuse. If you are taking more of your prescription, or earlier than the prescribed time interval between doses than is directed you may be abusing that medication. If you are obtaining legal medications illegally in or near Cambridge, MA, you may be suffering from substance abuse.

    Illegal substances can become addictive after a single use and lead rapidly to substance abuse. The professionals at North Charles Mental Health & Addiction Services are here to help.

    Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment

    Opioid addiction treatment helps people addicted to opioids in Massachusetts curb their drug use. The selection of a treatment setting depends on the severity of the addiction. Mild cases are usually treated in outpatient facilities; severe cases need hospitalization or treatment in a residential facility. Doctors use medicines along with counseling and behavioral therapies to treat the addiction. The treatment includes medication, counseling and therapy. It can also include group counseling, individual counseling and family counseling.

    Dual-Diagnosis

    Conditions such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder are part of mental illness. This may occur that opioid abuse and vice versa are induced by mental illness. Diagnosing a concurrent diagnosis or co-occurring condition at North Charles Mental Health & Addiction Services is essential to understand the addiction better.

    Levels of Care Offered at North Charles Mental Health & Addiction Services

    This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Detox, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    Drug Detox

    Detox is a drug rehab process that begins before the actual drug rehab treatment. It is used to remove any residual toxins left in your body (and brain) after using drugs, and it is used with the intent to help you or your loved one complete drug rehab.

    If you are addicted to opiates like heroin, methadone, or prescription painkillers, you will detox with medication. This is because the withdrawal symptoms are often more intense and uncomfortable for an opiate addict than for someone who has abused or is dependent on other drugs, like cocaine.

    Outpatient Program

    To assist with alcohol or opioid abuse, or a co-occurring condition, North Charles Mental Health & Addiction Services offers an outpatient treatment program. For their rehabilitation and other services, the Massachusetts patient will go to the treatment center, yet return home every night. After most of the program is completed, the level of mandatory participation reduces.

    Aftercare Support at North Charles Mental Health & Addiction Services

    Aftercare comprises services that help recovering addicts readjust to normal day-to-day Massachusetts activities. It can last a year or even longer. Services include individual and family counseling, medications to reduce cravings, and treatment of psychiatric and other medical conditions. Aftercare support begins once you have completed earlier stages of treatment.

    Therapies & Programs

    Couples Therapy at North Charles Mental Health & Addiction Services

    One of the most common areas of stress and damage during addiction is in intimate relationships. Addiction involves everyone in a family, not only the addict. Couples therapy can rebuild trust and joy that may have been damaged.

    Family Counseling + Therapy

    When the whole family is involved, healing can be far more successful. Family counseling involves genetic factors to the family of the addict. This offers the means to cope with addiction and its underlying emotional disorders for loved ones. It is a helpful method for addicts in helping to adjust to sober living.

    Group Therapy

    Attending group therapy at North Charles Mental Health & Addiction Services in Cambridge, Massachusetts allows those seeking sobriety to realize they are not alone in their battles. This is when a group of people all in different phases of recovery get together and speak about their battles. They talk about their triggers, their successes, their failures, and the things they can do to get on and stay on a sober path. These sessions also teach life skills, communication, healthy habits, and can include alternative types of therapy.

    Trauma Therapy

    Trauma therapy allows people who struggled with a past trauma to face the situation and learn to overcome the situation. Many people who went through trauma early on, struggle with addiction later in life. By addressing the trauma and moving past the issues, it can help someone attending treatment at North Charles Mental Health & Addiction Services in Cambridge, MA move forward with their recovery and begin to take a better hold of their sober future.

    Dialectical Behavior Therapy

    Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a method of individual and/or group counseling in Cambridge, Massachusetts that focuses on acceptance and change. It was developed to advance the idea of balancing opposites. It is a coping method of avoiding black and white approach to situations and problems. DBT can be very effective in developing coping strategies for negative emotions and experiences, and is available for patients at North Charles Mental Health & Addiction Services.

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

    The relationship between the thoughts, feelings, and actions of a patient is explored by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). As an alternative to turning to drugs and alcohol in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it helps to create a balanced response to thoughts and feelings. Effective communication between users and those around them is also encouraged. It is an efficient treatment for individuals suffering from all sorts of addictions, professionally provided by North Charles Mental Health & Addiction Services.

    12-Step Program Facilitation

    Entering a 12-step program allows people to accept that they struggle with an addiction on their own terms. It breaks down the process into 12-steps that recovering patients can advance as they feel strong enough to do so. This is common in programs like NA and AA, and gives the patient at North Charles Mental Health & Addiction Services in Cambridge, Massachusetts the ability to self-help and move forward towards sobriety without feeling rushed.

    Contingency Management / Motivational Incentives

    Contingency management is a way to help motivate someone to remain substance free. It is a process North Charles Mental Health & Addiction Services uses which involves rewarding positive choices and good outcomes. As humans we are wired to recreate experiences that lead to positive feelings.

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  • Self-Pay / Cash
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
  • Sliding Scale

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    North Charles Mental Health & Addiction Services Location and Directions
    Address Information54 Washburn Avenue
    Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140 Phone Number(617) 661-5700 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    North Charles Mental Health & Addiction Services Location and Directions
    Location

    54 Washburn Avenue
    Cambridge, MA 02140
    (617) 661-5700

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    Language
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    Cambridge, 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.

    The percentage of people who reported using drugs is significantly higher in Cambridge than in the rest of Massachusetts. 4% of teenagers reported using an illicit drug. About 5.5% of adults aged 18 or older reported using marijuana. The most commonly used drugs in Cambridge are marijuana and heroin. Out of many different types of rehab programs available in Cambridge, the most common type is an outpatient program,

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