Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Services

Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Services

Services:
Treatment Approaches
• 12-step facilitation
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Motivational interviewing
• Brief intervention
• Anger management
• Relapse prevention
• Trauma-related counseling
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Substance use disorder counseling

License/Certification/Accreditation

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

Recovery Support Services

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

Transitional Services

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

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

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

Ancillary Services

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

Testing

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Type of Care

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

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Medical Services

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Education and Counseling Services

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Pharmacotherapies

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Veterans

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for substance use
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Interim services for clients
• Screening for mental disorders
• Professional interventionist/educational consultant

Other Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Type of Opioid Treatment

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

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

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