Center for Alcohol and Drug Treatment – Howard Friese House Lakeside – Duluth, Minnesota
1520 East 2nd Street, Duluth, Minnesota, 55812
Last Updated: June 26, 2026
Insurance
Payment Options
- Cash or self-payment
- Medicaid
- State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
- Private health insurance
- Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
- IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds
- Self-pay options
Addiction Resource Score
Scoring is assigned by a proprietary system which helps surface key metrics that determine quality. The 10-point scale factors in categories such as operations, customer satisfaction, and trust metrics.
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In this guide, we explain exactly how we rate treatment centers—from accreditation and staff credentials to therapy options, facility environment, and family involvement. You'll see how we assign scores, award badges, and update listings to ensure accuracy and fairness. Most importantly, our system focuses on elevating centers that prioritize ethical, evidence-based care, not just those with the best marketing. This way, you can trust that the ratings you see reflect meaningful standards that help you find the right fit for lasting recovery.
8.0
Out of 10
People who have opioid use disorder can get full care at the Howard Friese House Lakeside in Duluth, Minnesota. The clinic helps men with programs that are tailored to their individual needs. Clearpath Clinic offers a safe place for people trying to heal from addiction by focusing on person-centered care. As part of their services, they offer detoxification and withdrawal management, residential and outpatient programs, intense outpatient care, and support aftercare. This makes sure that patients get the same level of care throughout their recovery.
Howard Friese House Lakeside combines psychosocial treatments with harm reduction techniques for people with opioid use disorder. They do this by using evidence-based treatment methods like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), trauma-informed care, and medication-assisted treatment (MAT). To deal with the mental parts of addiction, they also have psychoeducational groups, one-on-one counseling, and group therapy. It is worth mentioning that Howard Friese House Lakeside is the first non-profit in Minnesota to run a recovery-focused system that blends MAT with psychosocial support and focuses on coordinating care in the community. The clinic meets high standards for quality and efficiency in treating addiction and is approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
Treatment Options
The facility offers multiple levels of care, such as:
- Mentoring/peer support
- Housing services
- Discharge Planning
- Self-help groups
- Naloxone and overdose education
- Individualized Treatment
The center treats the following addictions and co-occurring disorders:
- Screening for tobacco use
- Comprehensive substance use assessment
- Screening for mental disorders
- Screening for substance use
- Comprehensive mental health assessment
Treatment Modalities
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Substance use disorder counseling
- Group counseling
- Family counseling
- Motivational interviewing
- Anger management
- Matrix Model
- Relapse prevention
- Individual psychotherapy
Conditions Treated
- Alcoholism
- Mental health treatment
- Substance use treatment
- Co-occurring Disorders
Levels Of Care
- Hospital inpatient treatment
- Long-term residential
- Aftercare
License and Accreditation
- State department of health
Ancillary Services
- Case management service
- Social skills development
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