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Lawrence Medical Center
Address: 214 Howard Street, Framingham, MA 01702 · Map
Phone: (508) 872-0700
Intake: (888) 999-2041
Website: newhorizonsmedical.org
About Lawrence Medical Center
New Horizons medical provides full outpatient support that includes mental health therapy and medication-assisted treatment (MAT). The program focuses on alcohol use disorder and opioid addiction, using buprenorphine and Suboxone, along with other MAT-based options. Throughout the course of care, participants work closely with clinicians and mental health counselors to help ensure the treatment plan is tailored to their individual circumstances.
The care team includes experienced professionals such as physicians, nurses, psychiatrists, certified social workers, and medical assistants. Together, they deliver evidence-based treatment with a compassionate, patient-centered approach.
New Horizons operates 5 locations near Boston as well as across Massachusetts. Each site is designed to offer a secure, confidential, and encouraging atmosphere, with focused services matched to each person’s needs. New Horizons provides care for a wide range of patients by working with private insurance plans.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment · Regular outpatient treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment
- Opioid treatment
- Buprenorphine maintenance · Prescribes buprenorphine · Prescribes naltrexone · Relapse prevention with naltrexone · Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere · Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification · Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
- Medications used
- Acamprosate (Campral®) · Buprenorphine with naloxone · Buprenorphine without naloxone · Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable) · Naltrexone (oral) · Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable) · Clonidine · Medication for mental disorders · Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
- Treatment approaches
- Anger management · Brief intervention · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Contingency management/motivational incentives · Matrix Model · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · Trauma-related counseling · 12-step facilitation
- Education and counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support · Hepatitis education, counseling, or support · Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis · Substance use disorder education · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling · Marital/couples counseling
- Special programs
- Young adults · Adult women · Pregnant/postpartum women · Adult men · Seniors or older adults · Veterans · Active duty military · Members of military families · Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients with HIV or AIDS · Clients who have experienced sexual abuse · Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence · Clients who have experienced trauma
- Ages accepted
- Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Medicare · Medicaid · Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid · SAMHSA funding/block grants
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency · State mental health department · State department of health · Federally Qualified Health Center · Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Mentoring/peer support
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Other services
- Case management service · Mental health services · Social skills development · Transportation assistance · Suicide prevention services
- Language services
- Spanish · Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Benzodiazepines · Co-Occurring Disorders · Cocaine · Drug Addiction · Ecstasy · Marijuana · Nicotine · Prescription Drugs · Psychedelics
- Conditions treated
- Anxiety · Bipolar · Codependency · Depression · Gambling · Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) · Personality Disorders · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · Schizophrenia
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Narrative Therapy · Psychoeducation · Spiritual Care · Twelve Step Facilitation
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Holistic · Individual Treatment · Medical · Twelve Step
- Who it serves
- Men and Women · Midlife Adults · Mild Disabilities · Pregnant Women · Young Adults
- Aftercare
- Ability to Call a Counselor · Drug Screening · Family Follow-up Counseling · Follow-up Sessions (in-person) · Follow-up Sessions (online) · Outpatient Treatment · Recovery Coach · Return Visits · Support Meetings (on-site)
- Amenities
- Internet
- Languages
- English · Russian · Spanish
Questions to ask Lawrence Medical Center
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- Which medications do you prescribe (buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone), and can I continue a medication I already take?
- Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Massachusetts. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Lawrence Medical Center
Lawrence Medical Center reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Self-pay. With Massachusetts Medicaid, treatment is usually covered at little or no cost, though some levels of care need prior authorization. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from Framingham
Measured from the population center of Middlesex County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Belmont, about 4.7 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Waltham, about 4.5 miles (55 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Bedford, about 2.5 miles (110 within 25 miles)
See the Middlesex County treatment map, methadone clinics near Middlesex County and Suboxone doctors near Middlesex County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Lawrence Medical Center offer?
Lawrence Medical Center reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient, MAT, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Lawrence Medical Center accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Lawrence Medical Center located?
214 Howard Street, Framingham, MA 01702.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Framingham?
From the center of Middlesex County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Belmont, about 4.7 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
Other treatment facilities in Framingham
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Freedom Health
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Genesis Counseling Services Inc
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See all 21 facilities in Framingham · Residential · Outpatient · MAT · Methadone · Accepts Medicaid · Accepts Medicare
Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.