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Massachusetts residents who are looking for treatment for a substance abuse problem have nearly 200 outpatient treatment options available to them. Outpatient treatment which comprises about 62% of the programs available in the state, with the vast majority of these options being either regular or intensive outpatient treatment with 172 and 75 programs respectively. This is because some of the regular programs also offer intensive outpatient option. For individuals who need a more robust support system, IOP provides the more appropriate level of care particularly for clients who have struggled with chronic addiction issues. While regular outpatient treatment offers services only 1 day a week, IOP is at least three days a week for most of the day. There are also nearly 50 day-treatment and partial hospitalization programs which provide an appropriate treatment setting and approach for individuals who are struggling with a co-occurring disorder. If someone for some reason can't commit to an inpatient program but needs a higher level of support and care, an intensive outpatient program or a day treatment facility in Massachusetts would be the most ideal option.

For individuals in Massachusetts looking for outpatient detox services, there are about 50 facilities to accommodate this. These outpatient services may or may not include medication assisted detox, and there are also 32 programs in the state which provide opiate maintenance services through the administration of prescription opiates such as methadone or buprenorphine. These outpatient detox services don't typically provide additional treatment services such as counseling or therapy, but medicate clients to help with cravings and to stop opiate withdrawal. This is not a course of treatment that can be easily stopped once started due to the fact that these drugs can be harder to detox and withdraw from than the drugs they are meant to treat, so this should always be kept in mind as a quality of life issue.