NuWay I

NUWAY I operates at the ASAM 3.1 residential level, meaning men who enroll are stepping into a structured, live-in treatment setting focused on building the skills and stability that longer recovery requires. Located at 2200 First Avenue South in Minneapolis, the facility is embedded in a city with a robust recovery community — an important context for men who will eventually transition back into daily life.

The residential program is not a detox holding environment. It is designed for men who are ready to do the deeper work of recovery, whether that means addressing trauma, managing co-occurring mental health conditions, or building relapse-prevention skills through approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. The men-only environment creates a peer culture oriented around shared experience and mutual accountability.

Beyond residential care, NUWAY I offers an outpatient program that allows men to continue treatment while reintegrating into work, family, and community life. For men stepping down from residential treatment or those whose circumstances make full-time residential care impractical, the outpatient program provides a structured clinical connection point without requiring an overnight stay.

Having both residential treatment and an outpatient program under one roof means men can move through a recovery continuum within a provider they already know. That continuity — same staff culture, same clinical framework, same community — is meaningful when the goal is lasting sobriety rather than a single acute episode of care.

NUWAY I explicitly treats co-occurring disorders and dual diagnosis, which sets it apart from programs that address substance use in isolation. Trauma and PTSD are listed conditions treated at the facility, reflecting a clinical recognition that unresolved trauma is frequently entangled with addiction for many men seeking recovery.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy serves as a primary therapeutic tool, offering men structured ways to examine thought patterns, behavioral triggers, and coping responses. For men whose substance use is connected to trauma histories or mental health conditions, this integrated approach addresses the full picture rather than a single dimension of what brought them into treatment.

NUWAY I accepts Medicaid, state insurance, private insurance, and self-pay, making the center accessible to men across a wide range of financial situations. The ability to use Medicaid and state insurance is particularly significant in a facility offering residential-level care, where cost can otherwise be a barrier to entry for men who need longer-term support.

The facility is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Men and family members can reach the residential admissions team directly at (612) 767-0309 or by email at [email protected]. The NUWAY Alliance website at nuway.org provides additional program information for those beginning to evaluate treatment options for themselves or someone they care about.