Charles George VAMC/Asheville Substance Abuse Treatment Program

Charles George VAMC/Asheville Substance Abuse Treatment Program

Services:
Testing
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• STD testing
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
• HIV testing
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• TB screening
• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing

Transitional Services

• Aftercare/continuing care
• Outcome follow-up after discharge
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Discharge Planning

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Prescribes naltrexone

License/Certification/Accreditation

• Hospital licensing authority
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• The Joint Commission

Recovery Support Services

• Self-help groups
• Housing services
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Employment counseling or training
• Recovery coach
• Mentoring/peer support

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Veterans
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Active duty military

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

Pharmacotherapies

• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Disulfiram
• Medication for mental disorders
• Clonidine
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Nicotine replacement
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Naltrexone (oral)

Ancillary Services

• Domestic violence services, including family or partner
• Integrated primary care services
• Acupuncture
• Case management service
• Social skills development
• Suicide prevention services
• Transportation assistance
• Mental health services

Medical Services

• Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination
• Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Hospital inpatient detoxification
• Residential/24-hour residential
• Outpatient
• Hospital inpatient treatment
• Residential detoxification
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Short-term residential
• Outpatient detoxification
• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient

Type of Care

• Detoxification
• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
• Substance use treatment

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Federal Government

Treatment Approaches

• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Motivational interviewing
• Contingency management/motivational incentives
• Community reinforcement plus vouchers
• Anger management
• Matrix Model
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Relapse prevention
• Brief intervention
• Trauma-related counseling

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

• Cocaine Detoxification
• Benzodiazepines Detoxification
• Opioids detoxification
• Medication routinely used during detoxification
• Alcohol Detoxification
• Methamphetamines detoxification

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Education and Counseling Services

• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Marital/couples counseling
• Individual counseling
• Family counseling
• Group counseling
• Substance use disorder education
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Outreach to persons in the community
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Screening for substance use
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for mental disorders
• Interim services for clients

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Medicare
• Private health insurance

Other Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder
• Treatment for other addiction disorder