Scarborough, Maine
Outpatient drug and alcohol treatment twelve minutes from Scarborough, with one of the strongest family programs in Southern Maine. PHP, IOP, outpatient therapy, and medication-assisted treatment, MaineCare accepted.
Confidential · Free benefits check · Answered 24/7
12 min
From Scarborough
Family program
Weekly sessions included
MaineCare
Accepted, plus major plans
No waitlist
Openings available now
Medically reviewed
Benjamin Crocker, MD
Psychiatrist · Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine · MD, The Ohio State University · Residency & fellowship training at the University of Michigan and LAC+USC Medical Center
Last reviewed August 2026. Read our editorial standards & clinical review process
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LegitScript Certified
Joint Commission Accredited
Maine DHHS Licensed
Psychology Today VerifiedWhy Scarborough families come to us
More calls from Scarborough come from a parent, a spouse, or an adult child than from the person using. That is not a weakness in the family, it is usually the most accurate early read on what is happening.
So we treat the household. Our family program runs weekly sessions that teach people what to expect at each stage, how to set a boundary that holds, and how to support recovery without quietly carrying it alone.
The person in treatment moves through PHP, IOP, or outpatient therapy while the family gets education and structured support in parallel. Treatment that ignores the household tends not to survive the first hard month after programming ends.
Starting treatment in Scarborough?
We'll check your benefits free in minutes, MaineCare and most major plans accepted.
Program offerings
Scarborough families lean on our family program as heavily as the clinical track, so program planning here usually includes partners and parents from the first week.
Full days of clinical programming, group therapy, individual sessions, psychiatric and medical oversight, with evenings at home. Best for stepping down from detox or a hospital stay, or when use has escalated past what weekly therapy can hold.
Several sessions each week of group and individual therapy built around a work or school schedule. This is where most clients spend the bulk of treatment, long enough for real clinical work, flexible enough to keep a job.
Ongoing weekly therapy for people who have stabilized and want to protect their progress, relapse prevention, continued skill work, and a standing connection to a clinician who knows your history.
Buprenorphine (Suboxone) and naltrexone (Vivitrol) for opioid and alcohol use disorder, prescribed by trusted local MAT providers we work hand in hand with, and always paired with therapy here, never medication alone.
Telehealth groups and individual therapy for the weeks when the commute, childcare, or a car problem would otherwise cost you a session. Most clients blend in-person and virtual across an episode of care.
Education and structured sessions for partners, parents, and adult children. Addiction reorganizes a household; treatment that ignores the household tends not to hold once programming ends.
How this works in Scarborough
Family sessions are scheduled in the evening so a Scarborough household can attend together after work and school, and clients can hold PHP or IOP hours during the day without the family piece being an afterthought.
The suburb that keeps it together
Scarborough is one of the most put-together towns in Maine, good schools, new construction, beach money at Higgins and Prouts Neck, marsh views from Route 1. That is exactly why addiction here stays hidden so long. In a community where everything looks managed, the family managing a drinking problem behind a nice front door has every incentive to keep managing it alone.
The Scarborough calls we take most often start the same way: a parent or spouse asking questions 'for someone else,' sometimes for months, before anyone names it directly. Alcohol is almost always involved. So is a well-rehearsed story about how things are fine. Our admissions team is built for those calls, confidential, no pressure, and honest about what level of care the situation actually sounds like.
And Scarborough's geography helps more than people expect. Twelve minutes down Route 1, treatment happens outside the school pickup circuit, the Hannaford, the neighborhood. Clients get privacy without driving to another county, and families can attend evening sessions together without anyone needing to explain where they go on Tuesday nights.
Serving Scarborough, Pine Point, Higgins Beach, Old Orchard Beach, South Portland, and all of Cumberland County. Call 855-449-7674 for a confidential assessment.
Alcohol is the most common presenting substance in Scarborough, often alongside prescription medication or stimulant use. Depression, anxiety, and grief are treated as part of the same plan.
Co-occurring conditions. Depression, anxiety, trauma, and grief show up alongside addiction constantly. We treat them as part of the same plan rather than sending you somewhere else for half of it.
Our Spaces
Where you recover matters. Every room at Portland Treatment was designed to feel calm, open, and human, so you can focus on the work of getting well.
The first room you walk into sets the tone. Warm light, real people, and a team that knows your name before you sit down.
A friendly face, a calm lobby, and a team ready to help you take the first step without judgment.
Our yoga therapy space is prepared with mats, bolsters, blocks, and room to practice mindful movement at your own pace.
Open, bright waiting areas designed to feel like a place you'd actually want to spend time, not a clinic hallway.
Private offices where honest conversations happen between clients and clinicians, safe, confidential, and focused on you.
Comfortable group lounges where honest conversation happens and community starts to take hold.
Our community room hosts everything from movie nights to ping-pong tournaments, because healing needs joy, too.
Getting here from Scarborough
Our Biddeford center is about twelve minutes from Scarborough, Pine Point, and Higgins Beach. Family sessions are scheduled in the evening so partners and parents can attend after work.
From Scarborough center
~12 minutes via Route 1
From Pine Point
~14 minutes via Route 9
From Higgins Beach
~18 minutes via Route 77 & 1
Insurance
Portland Treatment is in-network with Anthem, UMR/UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Harvard Pilgrim, Martin's Point, TRICARE and MaineCare, Cigna is our only out-of-network plan. In-network means contracted rates, lower coinsurance and no balance bill. We verify your benefits free, in minutes, with no obligation.
Free, confidential, no obligation
Or read the coverage guide for your plan, Anthem rehab coverage, Cigna rehab coverage, MaineCare rehab coverage and other accepted insurance plans.
Also serving Pine Point, Higgins Beach, Old Orchard Beach, South Portland and the rest of Southern Maine.
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Free, confidential insurance check, most major plans and MaineCare accepted.
