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They provide inpatient residential and telemedicine. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and Cambridge is the closest place to carry that on if you move.

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Cambridge, about a mile away.

They treat pregnant and postpartum clients. Ask whether prenatal care is on site or coordinated with somewhere else in Somerville.

Yes, they treat 65 and over, which is less common than it should be and rarer still outside a city the size of Somerville.

The nearest other center is under a mile away, in Somerville, and there are 8 inside 14 miles.

The things worth comparing are the ones a program can answer with a fact rather than an adjective. Distance from home cuts both ways: far enough to break a pattern, near enough for family to take part. Ask both places for the daily schedule and compare those rather than the brochures.

You will be asked about the drug, the dose, your medical history and your coverage. The call can end with nothing booked, and often does. If the call goes badly, call somewhere else. They are not all the same.

The short version is a prescribed medication that reduces cravings and withdrawal, taken under supervision. The evidence for medication in opioid use disorder is strong enough that its absence from a program is worth asking about. Ask what happens if the first medication does not suit you.