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Who oversees treatment
The Department of Public Health's Bureau of Substance Addiction Services oversees the statewide system of substance use prevention, treatment and recovery services and licenses treatment programs.
Prescription monitoring
The Massachusetts Prescription Monitoring Program, accessed through the Massachusetts Prescription Awareness Tool (MassPAT), is run under the Department of Public Health and lets authorized prescribers and pharmacists check Schedule II-V prescription histories.
Overdose Good Samaritan law
Under M.G.L. c. 94C s. 34A, a person who has an overdose or seeks medical help for one in good faith cannot be charged or prosecuted for simple possession of a controlled substance based on evidence gained from that call. It does not cover trafficking or intent to distribute.
Court-ordered treatment
Massachusetts has Section 35 (M.G.L. c. 123 s. 35), which lets a court order a person with an alcohol or substance use disorder into inpatient treatment when use creates a likelihood of serious harm.
How the state treats gabapentin
Massachusetts requires pharmacies to submit every gabapentin dispensation to the state Prescription Monitoring Program, alongside Schedule II through V controlled substances. Gabapentin is tracked this way even though the reporting page lists it separately from the scheduled drugs.
Sources
Featured treatment programs in Massachusetts
AdCare Hospital – Worcester
Inpatient / residentialDual diagnosisMedical detoxSedative careSpring Hill Recovery Center
Inpatient / residentialDual diagnosisStimulant programThe Recovery Team - Cape Cod
Inpatient / residentialDual diagnosisHaven Detox
Inpatient / residentialDual diagnosisMedical detoxStimulant programRockland Recovery Treatment Center
Inpatient / residentialDual diagnosisStimulant programSerenity at Summit
Inpatient / residentialDual diagnosisMedical detoxStimulant programCharles River Recovery LLC
Inpatient / residentialDual diagnosisMedical detoxStimulant programMcLean Hospital
Inpatient / residentialDual diagnosisMassachusetts Center for Addiction
Inpatient / residentialDual diagnosisStimulant programLion Heart Behavioral Health: Partial Hospitalization Program, Intensive Outpatient Program & Outpatient Therapy
Inpatient / residentialDual diagnosisWhat to know about Adderall
Adderall misuse often starts as a way to study, work longer hours or lose weight. Over time, tolerance builds, and stopping can bring a crash of fatigue, low mood and strong cravings.
Withdrawal from Adderall is not usually physically dangerous, but the depression that can follow is real, so support matters. If you have thoughts of harming yourself, call or text 988. See signs of Adderall addiction.
What Adderall rehab looks like
The strongest evidence for stimulant addiction supports contingency management, which rewards drug-free tests, along with cognitive behavioral therapy and community reinforcement. Ask any program near Massachusetts which of these it uses.
Residential care makes sense when use is daily, when outpatient attempts have not worked, or when depression after stopping is severe.
Adderall Rehab by city in Massachusetts
- Boston
- Springfield
- Worcester
- Barnstable
- New Bedford
- Leominster
- Cambridge
- Lowell
- Brockton
- Quincy
- Lynn
- Fall River
- Newton
- Somerville
- Lawrence
- Framingham
- Haverhill
- Waltham
- Malden
- Weymouth
- Taunton
- Medford
- Pittsfield
- Chicopee
- Revere
- Peabody
- Methuen Town
- Everett
- Attleboro
- Salem
- Beverly
- Westfield
- Fitchburg
- Woburn
- Holyoke
- Amherst
- Chelsea
- Marlborough
- Braintree
- Watertown Town
- Randolph
- Franklin
- Gloucester
- North Attleborough
- Agawam
- West Springfield
- Northampton
- Melrose
- Bridgewater
- Greenfield
- Gardner
- Amherst Center
- Winthrop
- Newburyport
- Amesbury
- North Adams
- Southbridge
- Easthampton
- Palmer
- South Yarmouth
- Mansfield Center
- West Concord
- Middleborough Center
- Pinehurst
- Cochituate
- Whitinsville
- East Falmouth
- West Yarmouth
- Yarmouth Port
- Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock
- Bliss Corner
- North Scituate
Cost and coverage
The cost of treatment depends mostly on the level of care, how long you stay and your insurance. Residential care costs the most; outpatient therapy the least. Many programs on SAMHSA's directory accept private insurance, and some offer sliding-scale fees. See our insurance guides for details by carrier.
Other treatment in Massachusetts
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