Addiction Health Center

Addiction Health Center operates as a dedicated outpatient clinic in Saint Paul, offering structured substance abuse treatment for adults ready to commit to recovery while remaining in their community. Rather than requiring residential placement, the center's outpatient model allows clients to build recovery skills in the context of real daily life — a format that research consistently ties to better long-term outcomes for those with stable housing and support systems.

The Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) fills a critical gap for people who need more clinical contact than a standard outpatient schedule provides, but who are not candidates for residential treatment. With evening hours available on Tuesdays and Thursdays, the IOP is designed around the schedules of working adults, parents, and others who cannot step away from daily responsibilities. Both levels of care are available to men and women, including court-ordered participants.

The treatment approach at Addiction Health Center draws on three distinct clinical methods: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT). CBT helps clients identify and change thought patterns that fuel substance use, while DBT builds emotional regulation and distress tolerance skills — both relevant for people managing co-occurring mental health conditions alongside addiction. Together, these approaches address the behavioral and psychological dimensions of recovery that extend well beyond detox.

Moral Reconation Therapy sets this clinic apart for a specific population: individuals navigating court-ordered treatment. MRT is a structured, step-based cognitive program with documented effectiveness in reducing recidivism and relapse among justice-involved individuals. Including MRT alongside CBT and DBT signals a commitment to meeting clients where they are — whether they arrived voluntarily or through the legal system — and equipping them with tools for lasting change.

Addiction Health Center treats co-occurring disorders and Trauma/PTSD as core clinical priorities, not supplemental add-ons. For many people in recovery, unaddressed trauma or mental health conditions are the underlying drivers of substance use — and outpatient programs that treat only addiction without addressing those roots often see higher rates of relapse. By including dual diagnosis treatment within its standard programming, the center positions itself as a recovery partner for clients with complex needs.

This orientation matters especially for a community-based outpatient setting, where clients are living with and managing real-world stressors throughout treatment. Integrating trauma-informed therapeutic methods like DBT into the program means clinicians can respond to the emotional and psychological dimensions of recovery that surface between — and during — sessions, supporting a more complete recovery process over time.

Addiction Health Center serves adult men and women in the Saint Paul and North Saint Paul area who are seeking structured outpatient addiction treatment, including those managing co-occurring mental health conditions or trauma histories. The clinic's court-ordered programming makes it a viable option for individuals whose treatment is tied to legal requirements, and its acceptance of Medicaid, state insurance, private insurance, and self-pay means financial barriers are reduced for a broad range of clients.

The center is best suited for people who have the stability to engage in outpatient care — those who are not currently in acute withdrawal or requiring around-the-clock medical supervision — and who want a clinically structured program to support their ongoing recovery. With both a standard outpatient track and a more intensive IOP option, clients and their support networks can choose the level of engagement that fits their current recovery needs and daily responsibilities.