Duluth, MN

Center for Alcohol and Drug Treatment - Howard Friese House Lakeside

Founded

1961

Program Length

30 days

Focus

This center treats substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. Your treatment plan addresses each condition at once with personalized, compassionate care for comprehensive healing.

This lakeside facility offers structured residential care for men facing substance use, mental health challenges, opioid dependence, gambling issues, and co-occurring disorders. With a trauma-informed, person-centered model, the programs combine therapy, medication-assisted treatment, and mental health care to support long-term recovery and a return to independent living. Center for Alcohol & Drug Treatment has special therapy tracks for veterans and individuals with gambling addiction. Clients receive 24/7 supervision, individualized counseling, and access to mental health professionals. Treatment includes individual and group sessions, along with evidence-based therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). Center for Alcohol & Drug Treatment gender-specific and tailored to support emotional regulation, sobriety, and community reintegration. Clients also benefit from medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), including methadone and Suboxone, along with psychiatric care, clinical pharmacists, and spiritual counseling Life skills, relapse prevention, and job readiness are key parts of treatment, helping clients regain confidence and self-sufficiency. They can also help clients secure housing and employment after treatment.

Services

Key offerings grouped by category

Type of Care

Substance use treatment

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

Outpatient Intensive outpatient treatment Regular outpatient treatment

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

Buprenorphine used in Treatment

External Opioid Medications Source

In-network prescribing entity No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

In-network prescribing entity No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Type of Opioid Treatment

Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere

Pharmacotherapies

Buprenorphine with naloxone

Treatment Approaches

Anger management Cognitive behavioral therapy Motivational interviewing Matrix Model Relapse prevention Substance use disorder counseling Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

Private non-profit organization

License/Certification/Accreditation

State Substance use treatment agency

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

Medicaid Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) Private health insurance Cash or self-payment State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Assessment/Pre-treatment

Comprehensive substance use assessment Outreach to persons in the community Screening for substance use Screening for mental disorders

Testing

Drug or alcohol urine screening

Transitional Services

Aftercare/continuing care Discharge Planning Naloxone and overdose education

Recovery Support Services

Housing services Assistance with obtaining social services Mentoring/peer support

Other Services

Treatment for gambling disorder

Education and Counseling Services

HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support Hepatitis education, counseling, or support Substance use disorder education Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling Individual counseling Group counseling Family counseling

Facility Smoking Policy

Smoking permitted in designated area

Age Groups Accepted

Children/Adolescents Young Adults Adults

Sex Accepted

Female Male

Language Services

Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Facility Vaping Policy

Vaping permitted in designated area

Ancillary Services

Case management service Social skills development

Contact Information

Address

314 West Superior Street, Suite 400, Duluth, MN, 55802

Phone

(218) 723-8444

Contact

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