VA Central Western MA HCS Substance Use Disorders Clinic

VA Central Western MA HCS Substance Use Disorders Clinic

Services:
Facility Vaping Policy
• Vaping not permitted

Medical Services

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

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

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

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Other contracted prescribing entity
• No formal relationship with prescribing entity
• In-network prescribing entity

Type of Care

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

Treatment Approaches

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

Ancillary Services

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

External Opioid Medications Source

• In-network prescribing entity
• Other contracted prescribing entity
• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for mental disorders
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Screening for substance use

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

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

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Prescribes naltrexone

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Veterans
• Adult women
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Adult men
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse

Pharmacotherapies

• Naltrexone (oral)
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Disulfiram
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Medications for pre-exposure to prophylaxis
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Clonidine
• Nicotine replacement
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
• Medication for mental disorders

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

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

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder
• Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere

Hospitals

• Psychiatric hospital

Other Services

• Treatment for other addiction disorder

Recovery Support Services

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Testing

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

Transitional Services

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

Education and Counseling Services

• Substance use disorder education
• Family counseling
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Group counseling
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
• Individual counseling
• Marital/couples counseling
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults