At Trinity Wellness Group in Braintree, Massachusetts, we treat stimulant addiction with trauma-informed full-day and half-day programs that look beyond the substance itself, helping adults understand what stimulant use has been managing or masking while building healthier, more sustainable support.
Stimulants span a wide clinical spectrum — from prescription medications like Adderall and Ritalin to illicit substances like methamphetamine and MDMA. What they share is a mechanism: they increase dopamine and norepinephrine in the brain, producing energy, focus, confidence, and euphoria. And they share a risk: the reward system adapts, tolerance builds, and what started as use becomes need.
At Trinity Wellness Group, we treat stimulant addiction by looking at the full picture behind the substance use. Our trauma-informed programs help adults understand the patterns driving stimulant use, address co-occurring mental health concerns, and build healthier ways to manage stress, emotions, performance pressure, and recovery.
Because stimulants include both prescription and illicit substances, the signs can look very different from the outside. Someone misusing prescription amphetamines may appear highly functional for a long time. Someone using illicit stimulants may show more visible signs earlier. These patterns are worth paying attention to across the full spectrum.
Physical signs:
Behavioral and psychological signs:
If these patterns feel familiar — whether you’re assessing yourself or someone you care about — our admissions team can help you understand what the options look like. No pressure, no commitment required.
There are currently no FDA-approved medications specifically for stimulant use disorder (cocaine and methamphetamine included). That means the therapeutic work — understanding what drove the use, building new patterns, treating co-occurring conditions — carries the full weight of treatment. This is where Trinity’s model is designed to deliver.
Every treatment plan is built around the individual: the type of stimulant, the history and pattern of use, the co-occurring conditions, and the life that exists outside our walls.
Our full day treatment program runs Monday through Friday, 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM. It’s the most intensive level of outpatient structure we offer — individual therapy, group therapy, clinical skills work, and wellness activities throughout the day.
Full day treatment is well-suited for people in early stimulant recovery, when the neurological effects of the substance — dopamine dysregulation, mood instability, difficulty concentrating without stimulants — are most pronounced and when daily structure provides the most clinical value.
Our half day treatment program meets multiple days per week and is appropriate for people who have stabilized or who are stepping down from full day treatment. Evening availability makes this accessible for working professionals and students who can’t step away from their responsibilities entirely.
Many clients with stimulant use disorder — particularly those managing professional or academic obligations — find half day treatment a practical fit for where they are in recovery.
Stimulant use is frequently a response to something: unmanaged anxiety, undiagnosed ADHD, exhaustion from chronic stress, or unresolved trauma. Treating the substance without addressing what it was doing for the person leaves a clinical gap that increases relapse risk. All of Trinity’s clinical staff are trauma-certified, and trauma-informed care is embedded in every clinical interaction — not reserved for specific sessions.
For clients whose stimulant use is rooted in or maintained by trauma, EMDR therapy is often a meaningful part of the work. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing helps process unresolved traumatic memories that continue to drive avoidance, emotional dysregulation, and self-medication. Trinity’s clinical staff are EMDR-certified — this is a core clinical offering.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is among the most evidence-supported approaches for stimulant use disorder. It identifies the thought patterns, triggers, and behavioral cycles that sustain use and builds concrete skills for interrupting them. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) builds emotional regulation and distress tolerance skills — particularly valuable for managing the mood instability and craving cycles that characterize early stimulant abstinence. Both are delivered in individual and group formats throughout the program.
ADHD, anxiety disorders, depression, and trauma-related conditions are among the most commonly co-occurring diagnoses in people presenting with stimulant use disorder. For many, the stimulant use was a form of self-medication that worked temporarily and then became its own problem.
Trinity’s dual diagnosis treatment model treats both the substance use and the underlying mental health condition in a single, coordinated program. This is especially important for clients with ADHD — whose stimulant use disorder may have begun with legitimate medical use — because the ADHD itself needs to be addressed through non-stimulant approaches during and after treatment.
For clients where both the stimulant use and the mental health complexity require intensive daily support, our day treatment for dual diagnosis program provides the clinical depth to address both simultaneously.
Stimulant use disorder looks different depending on the substance and the person. A professional who has been misusing prescription amphetamines for five years presents very differently from someone in early recovery from illicit stimulant use. Trinity’s clinical team is experienced across this full spectrum — including the unique clinical challenges of prescription stimulant misuse and ADHD co-occurrence.
Trinity Wellness Group earned Joint Commission accreditation in spring 2026, one of the most rigorous independent quality standards in behavioral health. It means our clinical practices, staff qualifications, and care protocols have been externally evaluated. For clients and families doing their due diligence, it is a credential worth knowing about.
Trinity is a 3,800 square foot facility designed with therapeutic care in mind — not a repurposed office space or a clinical waiting room. From the outdoor area to the library to the yoga and wellness programming, our facilities and amenities are intentional. Details like a flexible technology policy, pet-friendly accommodations, and dietary options that reflect individual needs are not afterthoughts — they reflect a philosophy that people heal better when they feel respected and comfortable.
Evening availability, a flexible technology policy, and scheduling built for people who have jobs, families, and obligations — this is especially relevant for the professionals and students across the Greater Boston area who represent a significant portion of the stimulant use disorder population.
Our facility is in Braintree, Massachusetts — accessible from Boston, Quincy, Milton, Weymouth, Randolph, and surrounding South Shore communities.
Stimulant addiction recovery doesn’t end at discharge. The neurological recovery process takes time, and the conditions that drove use — stress, ADHD, anxiety, or professional pressure — don’t disappear when treatment ends. Trinity builds aftercare and case management into the treatment plan from the start.
This includes continued counseling, alumni programming, peer recovery coaching, relapse prevention planning, and coordination with outpatient services. The goal is to leave treatment with genuine momentum — a plan, not just a discharge date.
Whether you’re dealing with prescription stimulant misuse, illicit stimulant use, or something in between, our admissions team is ready to have a real conversation about what’s going on and what the options look like. No judgment, no pressure.
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Trinity’s stimulant addiction treatment program is designed for adults 18+ across Greater Boston and the South Shore who need support that feels respectful, personalized, and free of judgment.
That includes college students and young adults struggling with anxiety or prescription misuse, working professionals trying to keep up with high-pressure responsibilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community looking for affirming, inclusive care. If you’ve been wondering whether a program like ours is built for someone like you, the answer is yes — you belong here.
Yes — this is one of the most common presentations we see in stimulant use disorder. Our dual diagnosis model is specifically designed for situations where the substance use and the underlying condition are intertwined.
For clients with ADHD, the treatment plan addresses both the stimulant use disorder and the ADHD through non-stimulant approaches — including therapy-based ADHD management strategies, medication alternatives where appropriate, and skills development that doesn’t rely on the addictive substance.
Currently, there are no FDA-approved medications specifically for stimulant use disorder — this includes amphetamines, Adderall, Ritalin, MDMA, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Behavioral therapies, particularly CBT, carry the primary evidence base for stimulant recovery.
Our clinicians are transparent about this and will help you understand what evidence-based treatment actually looks like for your situation.
Stimulant withdrawal is primarily psychological rather than physically dangerous. Common symptoms include profound fatigue, depression or emotional flatness, increased appetite, sleep disruption, and powerful cravings that can come in waves.
For people who have been using prescription stimulants to manage ADHD, the withdrawal period can also involve significant cognitive fog and difficulty concentrating — which can feel alarming but does improve with time and clinical support. Symptoms typically peak in the first few days and gradually improve over one to three weeks.
Yes. For the majority of people with stimulant use disorder, structured outpatient treatment — particularly day treatment — is highly effective.
The research supports CBT-based outpatient approaches specifically for stimulant use disorders, and the daily structure of day treatment provides the scaffolding most people need in early recovery.
In day treatment, most clients stay 30 to 60 days. In half day treatment, the range is typically 30 to 180 days. Given the neurological recovery timeline for stimulant use — particularly dopamine pathway recovery after heavy or long-term use — many clients benefit from staying in structured treatment longer rather than stepping down too quickly.
Your clinical team reviews your plan regularly and adjusts based on your progress.
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John C
I am a patient with Trinity Wellness for substance use disorder treatment, and I recommend them highly.
What stands out about Trinity Wellness is their genuine care about patients and their clear commitment to put patients, not profit, first. They offer the most flexible programs I have come across in their field, and they truly work to meet each patient where they are in life.
It’s too rare to find a place like this where truly good people are striving to just do good work for the people they serve, and doing so without compromise.
If you are looking for intensive outpatient or long term maintenance treatment for substance use disorder, I recommend you look to Trinity Wellness first.
(I am a real person using a pen name here for privacy given that I am not yet ready to share publicly my struggles with substance use disorder.)
Farrah Dittrich
Trynity Wellness has been my saving grace. They got me into a program in as little as 3 days after our first call. I can’t recommend this place enough. It’s literally saved my life. The people are there to support you for as long or as little as you need. The owners and instructors are so personal and chill! We’re all just helping eachother get through this crazy and scary world one day at a time. Thank you Trynity!
Lex Lange
This is an outpatient program I would trust with someone I love. Among the many programs available, this one truly stands out for its thoughtful team and genuine focus on helping people build lasting recovery.
Lex Lange
Needed people to understand and not judge me when I was at my lowest. The Therapeutic compassionate approach speaks for itself as i needed to regain confidence to stand on my own two feet again.
