Alcohol, drugs and addictions
Get help for alcohol and drug use problems
Minnesota has many types of treatment for individuals struggling with alcohol or drug use. It’s important to know what kind of substance use disorder services will work best in your path to recovery.
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Do I need treatment? What services can help?
Get a comprehensive assessment to determine what services are best for you. This is an evaluation performed by an alcohol and drug counselor that determines the kind of treatment needed by someone with a substance use disorder.
How do I pay for a comprehensive assessment?
If you don’t have insurance, or if you have inadequate insurance, call your county or tribal office to ask if you’re eligible for financial help to get substance use disorder treatment services, such as a comprehensive assessment.
Determine eligible for funding based on your income
If you have health insurance coverage, contact your insurance provider to learn about your benefits and to find providers who can help. Individuals with Medical Assistance can find health plan member services phone numbers.
Health plan member services phone numbers
Where do I get a comprehensive assessment?
To find providers in your area, consult one of the following links.
This website helps you find substance use disorder services near you. It also provides a list of tribal and out-of-state providers.
This is a database of all Minnesota Department of Human Services-licensed programs. Select the appropriate substance use disorder license type to find providers. The database also includes licensing review information.
This directory lists health care providers that serve Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) members (such as Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare).
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) treatment locator includes tribally licensed programs, DHS licensed programs, and substance use disorder professionals in private practice.
Contact us
Alcohol, drugs and addictions
Email: YourOpinionMatters.DHS@state.mn.us
Address:
Elmer L. Andersen Human Services Building
540 Cedar Street
St Paul, MN 55155
Mailing address:
Behavioral Health Administration
PO Box 64977
St. Paul, MN 55164-0977
Phone: 651-431-2460
Fax: 651-431-7566
Treatment services
Substance use disorder services include:
- Comprehensive assessments
- Nonresidential (outpatient) individual and group treatment services
- Residential treatment services
- Hospital-based inpatient treatment
- Residential withdrawal management
- Medication assisted therapies (this includes opioid treatment programs that distribute methadone, suboxone, and other related therapies, and clinic-based providers who prescribe medications treating substance use disorder)
- Treatment coordination
- Recovery peer support.
Learn more
- Find more information about qualifying for free treatment services.
- Get the facts about substance use disorder from our frequently asked questions webpage.
- Find out what help is available for problem gambling.