Answer House

Boston, Massachusetts

5 G St
Boston, MA 02127

(617) 268-7124

About Answer House

MHSA - Answer House provides intensive substance abuse treatment services to 28 adult men for up to six months. MHSA - Answer House is located in South Boston, Massachusetts.

MHSA’s substance abuse recovery programs provide evidence-based clinical assessment and care, individually tailored to emphasize each client’s strengths and address their psychosocial needs. With the help of a wide network of external service providers, each of their programs creates lasting, individualized pathways to recovery.

Located in the heart of Boston, Answer House is uniquely positioned to offer its residents access to an extensive network of community service providers, with referrals aimed at medical, mental health, employment, educational, legal and other substance abuse treatment and recovery services.​

By successfully completing the program, Answer House clients learn to utilize their sobriety as a tool to effectively navigate and maintain valuable relationships with family members, friends, employers and members of their communities.

Women with children are allowed to participate in the program, they can discuss that matter with a social worker.

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  • shield-cross iconPrivate Insurance
  • self-pay iconSelf-pay options
  • financial-aid iconFinancial aid
  • sliding-scale-payment iconSliding scale payment assistance
  • medicare iconMedicare
  • free iconFree
  • medicaid iconMedicaid

Medical briefcase icon Levels of Care

outpatient iconOutpatient

Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.

inpatient iconInpatient

Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.

aftercare iconAftercare

Rehab aftercare programs offer customized, wraparound support for clients in the maintenance phase of recovery. Many clients enroll in drug rehab immediately after completing intensive inpatient or residential care. Services encompass outpatient treatment but often extend long beyond the completion of a formal recovery program and typically include a variety of medical, mental health, and social service programs. Peer coaching, relapse prevention, 12 step program induction, and related services are commonly available.

24-hour icon24-Hour Clinical Care

At certain points in the recovery process, it's important to have support available 24/7. 24-hour clinical care offers a safe environment in which to recover from drug or alcohol addiction in peace, knowing medical detox and other treatment will happen with professionals on hand.

heart-hands iconIntervention Services

A drug intervention in Massachusetts provides friends and family the opportunity to share how a person's substance use has caused problems in their lives. The goal of the intervention is to encourage the person to get the treatment they need. Most rehab facilities offer intervention services that can help families prepare for the intervention and facilitate entry into treatment if the person agrees to get help.

medically-assisted-detox iconMedically Assisted Detox

Medically supervised detox is the process of removing addictive substances from your body and managing the withdrawal symptoms in a medically supervised environment. Typically, this is the first step in the recovery process and lasts an average of 5-7 days, though the length can vary depending on your individual needs. Once your system is cleared of alcohol and drugs, you'll likely transition to an inpatient treatment program for the next phase of your recovery.

User icon Programs

check iconAdolescence program

adult-program iconAdult program

men iconProgram for men

women iconProgram for women

young-adult iconYoung adult Program

children iconChildren program

elderly iconElderly program

hearing iconHearing impaired program

military-hat iconMilitary program

House check icon Settings & Amenities

  • home-setting iconResidential setting
  • private iconPrivate setting

Heart icon Treatment

alcohol iconAlcoholism

The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.

drugs iconDrug Addiction

Addiction is a highly complex problem, and drug rehab in Massachusetts is often necessary to address it. These programs treat physical, mental, and relational issues that are involved. Treatment empowers individuals to manage these issues without the use of drugs.

check iconDual Diagnosis

Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

mental-health iconMental Health and Substance Abuse

A combined mental health and substance abuse rehab has the staff and resources available to handle individuals with both mental health and substance abuse issues. It can be challenging to determine where a specific symptom stems from (a mental health issue or an issue related to substance abuse), so mental health and substance abuse professionals are helpful in detangling symptoms and keeping treatment on track.

opium iconOpioid Addiction

Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.

Hand holding medical sign icon Clinical Services

intervention iconGroup Therapy

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

mental-health iconIndividual Therapy

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

house-medical iconTrauma Therapy

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.

couples-therapy iconCouples Therapy

Couples therapy in Massachusetts is a short term therapy designed to equip you both with the skills you need to address conflicts and challenges in your relationship. During sessions, your counselor may meet with you individually and together.

family iconFamily Therapy

Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.

life-skills iconLife Skills

Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.

Check icon Accreditations

SAMHSA

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Established in 1992 by congress, SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on American's communities.

SAMHSA Listed: Yes

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5 G St
Boston, MA 02127

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2.42 (12 reviews)
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Awful, Clients are left to their own devices, the manager and counselor do not care. I replased while living in that house and would not recommend this for anyone who takes recovery seriously

Reviewed on 3/23/2023
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The staff cares only about your money. They DO NOT care about your recovery. They only care about your insurance and your money and what you can give to them.

Reviewed on 12/26/2018
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2.6 (10 reviews)
Noah White
3 months ago
1

EightiethWheat6
3 months ago
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joshua capon
5 months ago
1

Not a great place to focus on your recovery horrible staff and the recovery specialist/ rs steals belongings of u get kicked out or while your at work

Matt J
1 year ago
5

A great place to get you life together

Jesse
1 year ago
5

Great place to get your stuff together. Great location, people, and resources.

Stephen Savage
2 years ago
3

Good staff, especially the counsellors. The program director shows up 20 hours a week and plays God for a recent junkie . Best leave the small things to really people like Bob.

Joseph Burke
3 years ago
3

It's a good halfway house , great location

Al Amick
4 years ago
5

I started my journey to sobriety here over 23 years ago. If not for this house I don t know where I would be today.

David Jones
5 years ago
1

They play favorites the staff is useless especially gene all he does is eat

Johnathan Crespo
6 years ago
1

I know for a fact that his halfway house is a sham. The house is suppose to be a recovery home but it seems like the director is pocketing money that is suppose to go towards proving a better quality a life for these men that are bettering their lives. This program does not offer any kind of housing assistance for life after this program. There is absolutely nothing there to help these guys to put them in a position to succeed after they are released. The food is horrible, and the house doesn't even have a dryer, which every other halfway house provides . And apparently, they take a good chunk of the residents checks making it extremely difficult to save for housing upon release. After hearing so many bad things about this place, as an advocate for human beings changing their lives for the better, and working towards becoming productive citizens who want to help the world become a better place, I felt the need to write this honest review for those that are afraid to speak up, in fear of retaliation by the director of the so-called, Answer House. Anyone with ties to the city of Boston who fund these kinds of places, I urge you to please investigate the practices, and policies of the Answer House. If we are serious about battling the opiate and drug epidemic, we need to make sure that we are putting our citizens in recovery, who are serious about staying clean, and get back into the workforce and become.e tax paying citizens, we need to put them in the best position possible to succeed.

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