Substance Use Treatment in Fargo, ND
First Step Recovery
What Does First Step Recovery Offer?
First Step Recovery is a substance use treatment facility at 2701 12th Avenue South, Fargo, North Dakota, offering partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and outpatient treatment. It accepts Medicaid, private insurance, TRICARE, state-financed insurance and self-pay.
2701 12th Avenue South
Fargo, ND 58103
Listed in SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov, checked October 2026. A listing is not an endorsement. Call to confirm services, openings and costs before you go.
Types of Care at First Step Recovery
- Outpatient
- Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization
- Intensive outpatient treatment
- Regular outpatient treatment
Payment, Insurance and Help Paying
- Medicaid
- Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
- Private health insurance
- Cash or self-payment
- State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
Medication Treatment
- Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
Who the Program Serves
- Adolescents
- Ages: Children/Adolescents
- Ages: Young Adults
- Ages: Adults
- Ages: Seniors
- Accepts: Female
- Accepts: Male
- Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients
Licensing and Accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency
- Council on Accreditation (COA)
Treatment Approaches
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Contingency management/motivational incentives
- Motivational interviewing
- Relapse prevention
- Substance use disorder counseling
- Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
- 12-step facilitation
Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services
- Comprehensive mental health assessment
- Comprehensive substance use assessment
- Outreach to persons in the community
- Screening for tobacco use
- Screening for substance use
- Screening for mental disorders
- Aftercare/continuing care
- Discharge Planning
- Assistance with obtaining social services
- Case management service
- Mental health services
- Social skills development
- Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
- Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
- Drug or alcohol urine screening
Before you commit, confirm openings, costs and the program's state license. How to choose a rehab you can trust lists the questions to ask when you call, and addiction treatment in North Dakota lists the state's treatment agency.