New Horizons Medical

They provide outpatient and telemedicine. The nearest alternative is in Leominster, 4.2 miles away, if you want something to compare it against.

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Fitchburg, 1.6 miles away.

They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone. Medication and counseling together is the standard of care for opioid use rather than an either or, and not every place near Fitchburg offers both.

Some of what they do can happen remotely. Ask which parts, because it is rarely all of them and the 8 centers near Fitchburg differ on it.

8 other centers are within about 14 miles, the nearest of them a few streets away in Fitchburg.

Existing prescriptions are normally continued, and they are reviewed by whoever is prescribing at the program. Pregnancy changes medication decisions substantially and needs specialist input. Write the full list with doses and prescribers before you call anyone.

Medicaid and most commercial plans include treatment, with different rules about what they approve. An in network center costs less, and network lists go out of date, so it is worth verifying rather than trusting the list. Ask the center to put the benefits check in writing before an admission date is set.

What a center can say about you to anyone is narrow, and it is narrow by default rather than on request. There are narrow exceptions, including a medical emergency and a court order, and they are narrower than people assume. Where a court or a license is involved, ask exactly what gets reported and to whom.