East Boston Addiction Services

East Boston Addiction Services

Services:
External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
• In-network prescribing entity
• No formal relationship with prescribing entity
• Other contracted prescribing entity

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for substance use
• Interim services for clients
• Screening for mental disorders
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Screening for tobacco use
• Professional interventionist/educational consultant
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Comprehensive mental health assessment

Pharmacotherapies

• Lofexidine
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Nicotine replacement
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Clonidine
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Disulfiram
• Medications for pre-exposure to prophylaxis
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Medication for mental disorders

Ancillary Services

• Transportation assistance
• Suicide prevention services
• Early intervention for HIV
• Integrated primary care services
• Mental health services

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere
• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• Private non-profit organization

Type of Care

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

License/Certification/Accreditation

• Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP)
• SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• The Joint Commission
• State Substance use treatment agency
• Federally Qualified Health Center

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Prescribes buprenorphine

Recovery Support Services

• Recovery coach

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Medicare
• IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Medicaid
• SAMHSA funding/block grants
• Private health insurance
• Cash or self-payment

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Spanish

External Opioid Medications Source

• In-network prescribing entity
• Other contracted prescribing entity
• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Treatment Approaches

• Relapse prevention
• Trauma-related counseling
• Contingency management/motivational incentives
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Motivational interviewing
• Anger management
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Brief intervention
• Matrix Model

Transitional Services

• Naloxone and overdose education
• Discharge Planning
• Outcome follow-up after discharge
• Aftercare/continuing care

Education and Counseling Services

• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Group counseling
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Substance use disorder education
• Family counseling
• Individual counseling
• Marital/couples counseling

Testing

• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• HIV testing
• Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
• STD testing
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Outpatient

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping permitted in designated area

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Other Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder
• Treatment for other addiction disorder