VA Puget Sound Healthcare System Seattle Division

VA Puget Sound Healthcare System Seattle Division

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Methadone used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Methadone maintenance
• Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Methadone detoxification
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
• Buprenorphine maintenance

License/Certification/Accreditation

• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• State Substance use treatment agency
• The Joint Commission
• SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)

Treatment Approaches

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

Education and Counseling Services

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

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

• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Outpatient detoxification
• Hospital inpatient detoxification
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Outpatient
• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient

Ancillary Services

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

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

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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

Recovery Support Services

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Transitional Services

• Aftercare/continuing care
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Discharge Planning

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for substance use
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Interim services for clients
• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for mental disorders
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Comprehensive substance use assessment

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Medical Services

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

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Pharmacotherapies

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

Type of Care

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Veterans
• Adult women
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Adult men
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)