Suboxone Treatment Providers in Woburn, Massachusetts
9 clinicians with active NPPES enumerations in Woburn list specialties that commonly prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 removed the X-waiver requirement. Any DEA Schedule II to V prescriber may now legally prescribe Suboxone, Subutex, Sublocade, or Zubsolv. Whether they actively take new MOUD patients is a separate question. You have to ask on the phone.
9 providers in Woburn
- Child AND Family Psychological Services, PLLC12 ALFRED ST STE 200, Woburn, MA 01801
- Community Healthcare Alliance, PLLC400 TRADECENTER STE 5900, Woburn, MA 01801
- Evergreen Behavioral LLC53 CUMMINGS PARK, Woburn, MA 01801
- Jessica H. Harrington, MD, PC10 CEDAR ST STE 21, Woburn, MA 01801
- Middlesex Recovery Professional Corporation20 TOWER OFFICE PARK, Woburn, MA 01801
- Middlesex Recovery, P.C.20 TOWER OFFICE PARK, Woburn, MA 01801
- Pilgrim Medical Associates, P.C.400 W CUMMINGS PARK, SUITE 1825, Woburn, MA 01801
- Thomas Stinson, M.D., M.D.400 W CUMMINGS PARK, STE 1825, Woburn, MA 01801
- Woburn Family Practice, INC3 BALDWIN GREEN CMN, SUITE 105, Woburn, MA 01801
Woburn at a glance
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates (2023).
Overdose context for Middlesex County
Middlesex County reported a model-based drug poisoning death rate of 30.9 per 100,000 residents in 2021 (95% CI 30 to 31.9). That sits 8.7% above the national county mean of 28.5 per 100,000.
Three-year change (20.7 to 30.9): +10.2 per 100,000.
County-level estimates are reported at the county level, not the city level. Source: NCHS Drug Poisoning Mortality by County (CDC dataset rpvx-m2md), 2019 to 2021 model-based estimates. NCHS urban/rural classification: Large Central Metro.
Closest methadone clinic to Woburn
Nearest verified opioid treatment program in Massachusetts: Spectrum Health Systems, INC in Saugus, about 7.1 miles (11.4 km) from Woburn by straight-line distance. Driving time will run longer.
What this means for accessing buprenorphine here
Middlesex County reports a 2021 drug poisoning death rate of 30.9 per 100,000, slightly above the national county mean of 28.5. Uninsured rate is low here at 1.7%. Most prescribers bill commercial insurance directly. Sublocade injections, in particular, run several thousand dollars without coverage. Woburn has roughly 41,205 residents. The provider list below maps to that population, not to the broader county.
Suboxone vs methadone for opioid use disorder
Suboxone is buprenorphine plus naloxone. It binds tightly to opioid receptors but only partially activates them. That partial-agonist behavior is why it has a ceiling on respiratory depression and a much lower overdose risk than methadone. It is also why it is delivered through office visits and prescriptions instead of daily clinic dosing.
Methadone is a full agonist. It is more powerful for severe long-term opioid use disorder, especially fentanyl-driven cases. The trade-off is that methadone is only legally dispensed through SAMHSA-certified opioid treatment programs, which means daily dosing visits, at least at the start.
If you are in Woburn weighing the two, the decision usually comes down to severity, history of treatment, and your daily logistics. Buprenorphine is easier to access. Methadone is sometimes the better clinical fit. Closest verified methadone clinic is Spectrum Health Systems, INC in Saugus, 7.1 miles from Woburn.
Need daily-dose methadone instead? See methadone clinics in Woburn.
Want a non-opioid alternative? See Massachusetts Vivitrol providers for monthly extended-release naltrexone.
State-level scoring, regulatory context, and full provider directory live on the Massachusetts Suboxone hub.