Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Treatment Programs

Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Treatment Programs

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

Pharmacotherapies

• Disulfiram
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Nicotine replacement
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Medication for mental disorders
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Clonidine
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Recovery Support Services

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

Ancillary Services

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

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Spanish

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Veterans

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Interim services for clients
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Screening for substance use
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Screening for tobacco use
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Screening for mental disorders

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

Transitional Services

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

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

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

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

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

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

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

Medical Services

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Type of Opioid Treatment

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

Education and Counseling Services

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Treatment Approaches

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

Other Services

• Treatment for other addiction disorder
• Treatment for gambling disorder