Better Life Partners
Treatment center
At a glance
- Address
- 157 River Street, North Adams, MA 01247
- Levels of care
- OutpatientTelemedicine
- Ages served
- Young Adults (Ages 18-25)Adults (Ages 26-64)Seniors (Ages 65+)
- Accreditation
Detox and medication
Detox
- Not offered: Opioids
- Not offered: Alcohol
- Not offered: Benzodiazepines
- Not offered: Methamphetamines
- Not offered: Cocaine
Medication assisted treatment
- Offered: Buprenorphine
- Offered: Naltrexone
- Not offered: Methadone
Services and programs
Services
Special programs
Other treatment centers close by
Within about 14 miles of this address, nearest first.
Meetings in North Adams
Treatment and fellowship meetings do different jobs, and most people end up using both.
Questions people ask about Better Life Partners
What treatment does Better Life Partners offer?
They provide outpatient and telemedicine. The nearest alternative is in Bennington, 13 miles away, if you want something to compare it against.
Does Better Life Partners offer a detox?
No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Bennington, 13 miles away.
Is medication assisted treatment available at Better Life Partners?
They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone, which is the part of treatment that is prescribed rather than attended. Of the 8 centers near North Adams, not all of them do.
Does Better Life Partners have beds?
Outpatient only. Nobody stays overnight, so the week is built around appointments you travel to in North Adams.
What special programs does Better Life Partners offer?
They offer a program for clients with a mental health diagnosis as well, which not every center around North Adams does.
Is there a sliding scale?
The honest range is wide. A few outpatient sessions and a month of residential care are not comparable numbers. County behavioral health departments fund treatment directly in many places, and that route is invisible from a search. Ask whether detox is included in the figure, because very often it is billed on its own.
What is different about mandated treatment?
Whether a particular program satisfies an order is a question for the court rather than for a directory page. Completion paperwork is routine, and asking for it at the end is normal rather than awkward. Keep your own dated record of attendance alongside whatever the program keeps.
What happens to the medication I already take?
They normally continue, and a prescriber at the program reviews the whole list on arrival. Where a program has no prescriber of its own, what you take stays with whoever already manages it. Ask whether there is a prescriber on site and how soon you would see them.