Vinfen Behavioral Health
Treatment center
At a glance
- Address
- 391 Varnum Avenue, Lowell, MA 01852
- Levels of care
- OutpatientTelemedicine
- Ages served
- Youth (Ages 12-17)Young Adults (Ages 18-25)Adults (Ages 26-64)Seniors (Ages 65+)
- Languages
- Sign languageSpanish
- 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
Other treatment centers close by
Within about 14 miles of this address, nearest first.
Meetings in Lowell
Treatment and fellowship meetings do different jobs, and most people end up using both.
Questions people ask about Vinfen Behavioral Health
Is Vinfen Behavioral Health residential or day treatment?
They provide outpatient and telemedicine. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and Chelmsford is the closest place to carry that on if you move.
Is detox part of what Vinfen Behavioral Health offers?
They do not detox. Withdrawal from alcohol or benzodiazepines in particular is a medical event, and the closest place set up for it is in Lowell, 1.6 miles away.
Does Vinfen Behavioral Health treat people in Spanish?
Yes, they treat people in Spanish. Whether that means a counselor who speaks it or an interpreter is worth asking, and Lowell has 8 other centers to ask the same of.
Do I have to come in person to Vinfen Behavioral Health?
They do video appointments, which matters if Lowell is a drive for you.
Are there free support meetings in Lowell?
Lowell has 26 NA meetings too, and most people end up using both.
Can I bring my own medication?
Most medication carries on. Anything that interacts with treatment gets looked at by a prescriber first. Where a program has no prescriber of its own, what you take stays with whoever already manages it. Keep whoever prescribes for you informed rather than assuming a handover happens by itself.
Do they treat anxiety alongside addiction?
Both can be treated at once, and programs that do are described as integrated or co-occurring. An integrated program treats both in one place. A sequential one treats the substance use first, which leaves a gap. Bring any existing diagnosis and the name of whoever is treating it.
Is there family counseling?
Involvement is usually structured rather than left to visiting hours, and that is deliberate. Living with somebody in early recovery changes a household's routine, and family sessions are where that gets planned. Ask whether family sessions carry on after the main program ends.