Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Recovery Program

Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Recovery Program

Services:
Other Services
• Treatment for gambling disorder

Medical Services

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

Testing

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

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Treatment Approaches

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

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support

External Opioid Medications Source

• In-network prescribing entity

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Seniors or older adults
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Adult men
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Veterans

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Professional interventionist/educational consultant
• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for mental disorders
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Screening for substance use
• Comprehensive substance use assessment

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Transitional Services

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

Education and Counseling Services

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

Ancillary Services

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

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

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

Pharmacotherapies

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

• The Joint Commission
• Federally Qualified Health Center
• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Methadone detoxification
• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Methadone maintenance

Type of Care

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Medicaid
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Medicare
• Cash or self-payment
• Private health insurance

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

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

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