If you live in the MetroWest area and you’re looking for help, you shouldn’t have to choose between recovery and the rest of your life.
A lot of people reach this point with the same questions:
At Waterside Recovery, we make the next step clearer. Our programs are designed for people who want meaningful, evidence-based care—without disappearing from their lives. We’ll help you understand what level of support fits your needs, your symptoms, and your environment, and we’ll build a plan you can actually follow through on.
Waterside Recovery provides addiction treatment that meets you where you are—clinically, emotionally, and logistically.
Our care is built around evidence-based therapy, individualized planning, and consistent support—so you’re not just trying to “white-knuckle” sobriety. Treatment is available at different intensities depending on what you need right now, with clear step-down options as you stabilize.
Levels of care available at Waterside Recovery include:
Our compassionate and professional team will work with you as your treatment and recovery progress.
People across Massachusetts are navigating high levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and substance use—and many delay treatment because they’re not sure what they need or they’re trying to hold everything together.
In February 2021, 42.2% of adults in Massachusetts reported symptoms of anxiety or depression.
Massachusetts has also continued to track serious overdose risk—though recent state reporting has shown periods of decline, the impact remains significant across communities.
These numbers don’t mean you’re broken. They mean you’re not alone—and that help is worth taking seriously.
Substance use and mental health often show up together. Many people are managing symptoms for a long time—anxiety that won’t shut off, depression that makes everything feel heavy, trauma responses, or attention and focus challenges—before they realize substances have become part of the coping system.
Waterside provides integrated dual diagnosis treatment, addressing substance use and mental health at the same time so you’re not trying to recover while untreated symptoms keep pulling you back.
Co-occurring concerns we commonly support include:
Your plan may include evidence-based therapy and, when clinically appropriate, medication management as part of stabilizing both mental health and recovery.
Even if you’re coming from MetroWest, staying in Massachusetts for treatment can make recovery more sustainable:
Waterside’s programming is designed to help you build momentum that you can maintain.
Waterside Recovery supports individuals working through substance use patterns involving:
If you’re not sure where you “fit,” that’s okay. You don’t need perfect labels to get real support.
Substance use and mental health often overlap—and it’s not because you’re “weak.” Many people use alcohol or drugs to quiet anxiety, manage panic, sleep through depression, numb trauma responses, or feel some relief from emotional overwhelm. Over time, that cycle can make symptoms feel louder: mood swings intensify, motivation drops, relationships strain, and relapse can start to feel inevitable without the right support.
Our dual diagnosis treatment means your mental health is treated as a core part of your recovery plan—not a side note. Our team helps you look at the full picture: what you’re using, what you’re trying to cope with, what triggers you, and what stability needs to look like for your real life. That includes clinical assessment, personalized treatment planning, and therapy that builds practical skills for managing symptoms and stress without substances.
At Waterside, therapy is the core of treatment—because substance use is often a symptom of deeper patterns, not the whole story.
Depending on your level of care, your plan may include approaches such as:
Recovery is easier to maintain when your life includes calm routines, movement, and places that help you reset—especially on tougher days. MetroWest has a lot of sober-friendly options that support stability and connection, including:
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Small routines—like a trail walk after work or a weekend park visit—can help rebuild a healthier rhythm.
“MetroWest” generally refers to the region west of Boston and east of Worcester, with commonly included communities such as Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Natick, Sherborn, Southborough, Sudbury, and Worcester.
Waterside welcomes clients from MetroWest communities, including:
If getting to Plymouth feels like a barrier, ask about Virtual Care—telehealth can bring structured support to you anywhere in Massachusetts.
Waterside Recovery is based in Plymouth, Massachusetts: 4 S Russell St, Plymouth, MA 02360
No. Many clients come from outside Plymouth County. If in-person care works for you, we’ll help you find a schedule that fits; if not, ask about virtual options.
Waterside does not provide detox in-house, but we offer detox coordination and help connect you to an appropriate detox facility, then support your transition into treatment.
That depends on your symptoms, stability, relapse risk, and what your day-to-day life looks like. Many people begin with day treatment/PHP or afternoon treatment, then step down to outpatient as they stabilize.
In many cases, Waterside can support same-week admissions depending on availability and insurance verification.
If you’re tired of doing this alone—or you’re scared you’ve waited too long—you haven’t. The next step doesn’t have to be perfect. It just has to be real.
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