The Abuse Resource Network provides Substance Abuse counseling from a Licensed Addiction Counselor to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. 
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At ARN, clients will receive fast intake services to ensure a window of safety, trauma informed approaches to substance use, relapse prevention, and ongoing counseling services at the client's own pace. Treatment plans will be dedicated to each client individually to meet the client's goals where they are at in that present moment. 

You may schedule your initial intake appointment by calling (701) 683-5061 or emailing us at info@arn-therapy.org. 

​All services are free and confidential.

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Abusive partners utilize substance use coercion tactics as a way to achieve abusive partners' goals of controlling survivors. Substance use coercion impacts survivors' safety, health, custody of children, options for economic self-sufficiency, ability to access services, and their attempts at recovery.
​Impacts of Substance Use Coercion:

• Experiencing fear or reluctance to contact law enforcement for protection;
• Blaming themselves for the abuse because substances were involved;
• Being unable to access social services, employment, housing, and other services because of coerced substance use (e.g., failing drug screening tests, substance-related criminal records);
• Having difficulty accessing substance use treatment services and supports due to threats, manipulation, and violence;
• Facing heightened difficulty in leaving an abusive relationship, including due to abusive partners controlling their access to services and peer support, as well as dependence on their abuse partner to supply substances to avoid withdrawal; and
• Reusing substance use or relapsing as results of substance use coercion.

• 47%-90% of women who access substance abuse treatment report experiencing domestic violence in their lifetime.
• 31%-67% of women who access substance abuse treatment report experiencing domestic violence in the past year.