Methadone Treatment Near Foley, Minnesota
Foley does not have a methadone clinic inside city limits. The nearest verified opioid treatment program is in Saint Cloud, about 15.1 miles away. Daily dosing at that distance is doable but plan for the round trip.
Foley at a glance
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates (2023).
Overdose context for Benton County
Benton County reported a model-based drug poisoning death rate of 19.1 per 100,000 residents in 2021 (95% CI 15.3 to 23.8). That sits 33% below the national county mean of 28.5 per 100,000.
Three-year change (12.8 to 19.1): +6.3 per 100,000.
County-level estimates are reported at the county level, not the city level. Source: NCHS Drug Poisoning Mortality by County (CDC dataset rpvx-m2md), 2019 to 2021 model-based estimates. NCHS urban/rural classification: Small Metro.
Closest methadone clinic to Foley
Nearest verified opioid treatment program in Minnesota: Metro Treatment OF Minnesota LP in Saint Cloud, about 15.1 miles (24.3 km) from Foley by straight-line distance. Driving time will run longer.
Why this matters for treatment access
Benton County reports a 2021 drug poisoning death rate of 19.1 per 100,000, materially below the national county mean of 28.5. Uninsured rates here run low (4.6%), so commercial insurance acceptance matters. Ask each clinic which payers they bill. That works out to roughly 124 uninsured residents in Foley alone.
What to ask before you call
Methadone is a daily-dose program. That changes the questions you should be asking. Run through these before you commit to a clinic:
- What time does dosing start, and what time does it close? Daily methadone often means a 6am window five or six days a week.
- Which insurance plans do you bill? Medicaid coverage for OTPs varies by state plan and managed-care organization.
- How long does intake take from first call to first dose? In some states it is same-day. In others it can run a week.
- What is your take-home schedule? Federal rules let stable patients earn take-home doses over time. Clinic policy on how fast you earn them differs.
- Do you offer counseling on-site or do I coordinate it elsewhere?
Need office-based treatment instead of a daily-dosed OTP? Many providers in Foley prescribe buprenorphine in office settings. See the Minnesota Suboxone provider directory for the closest prescriber.
Want a non-opioid alternative? See Minnesota Vivitrol providers for monthly extended-release naltrexone.
State-level access scoring, regulatory context, and the full directory live on the Minnesota methadone hub.