Substance Use Treatment in Boston, MA

North Suffolk Community Services: East Boston Counseling Center

What Does North Suffolk Community Services: East Boston Counseling Center Offer?

North Suffolk Community Services: East Boston Counseling Center is a substance use treatment facility at 14 Porter Street, Boston, Massachusetts, offering partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and outpatient treatment. It accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, TRICARE, state-financed insurance and self-pay and offers a sliding fee scale and payment assistance. Medication treatment: buprenorphine and naltrexone.

Reviewed by Michael Rupe ·October 2, 2026

14 Porter Street
Boston, MA 02128

Listed in SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov, checked October 2026. A listing is not an endorsement. Call to confirm services, openings and costs before you go.

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Types of Care at North Suffolk Community Services: East Boston Counseling Center

Outpatient
Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization
Intensive outpatient treatment
Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
Regular outpatient treatment

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
Medicare
Medicaid
Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
Private health insurance
Cash or self-payment
State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
SAMHSA funding/block grants
Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Medication Treatment

Buprenorphine maintenance
Prescribes buprenorphine
Prescribes naltrexone
Relapse prevention with naltrexone
Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
Acamprosate (Campral®)
Disulfiram
Buprenorphine sub-dermal implant
Buprenorphine with naloxone
Buprenorphine without naloxone
Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
Naltrexone (oral)
Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
Clonidine

Who the Program Serves

Adult women
Adult men
Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Clients who have experienced trauma
Ages: Children/Adolescents
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Seniors
Accepts: Female
Accepts: Male

Language Services

Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Spanish
Other languages (excluding Spanish)
Any Chinese Language
Creole
French
Korean
Vietnamese

Licensing and Accreditation

State substance use treatment agency
State mental health department
State department of health

Treatment Approaches

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

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

Comprehensive mental health assessment
Comprehensive substance use assessment
Interim services for clients
Outreach to persons in the community
Screening for tobacco use
Screening for substance use
Screening for mental disorders
Aftercare/continuing care
Discharge Planning
Naloxone and overdose education
Outcome follow-up after discharge
Assistance with obtaining social services
Recovery coach
Mentoring/peer support
Mental health services
Social skills development
Suicide prevention services
Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
Drug or alcohol urine screening
TB screening
Treatment for gambling disorder
Treatment for other addiction disorder

Before you commit, confirm openings, costs and the program's state license. How to choose a rehab you can trust lists the questions to ask when you call, and addiction treatment in Massachusetts lists the state's treatment agency.