Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Treatment Program

Types of Care:

• inpatient detox
• residential addiction treatment
• inpatient treatment for drug or alcohol addiction and mental health diagnosis

Service Settings:

• outpatient rehab
• outpatient detox services
• outpatient methadone/buprenorphine/naltrexone treatment
• regular outpatient treatment

Hospitals:

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

• Buprenorphine clinical treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• Prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment:

• buprenorphine maintenance
• suboxone prescription
• administers naltrexone
• relapse prevention from naltrexone

Pharmacotherapies:

• Acamprosate (Campral)
• Disulfiram (Antabuse)
• Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
• Medications for psychiatric disorders
• Clonidine

Treatment Approaches:

• anger management
• brief intervention services
• CBT
• motivational interviewing
• rational emotive behavioral therapy
• relapse prevention treatment
• counseling for substance abuse
• trauma counseling

Facility Ownership:

• the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

License/Certification/Accreditation:

• Certified by The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

• Accepts Federal funding
• Accepts Military insurance
• Accepts private health insurance
• Accepts self payment and cash

Payment Assistance Available:

• Payment assistance available

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

• rehab for veterans

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Interim services for clients
• Outreach to persons in the community

Screening & Testing:

• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• HIV testing
• Screening for Hepatitis B
• Screening for Hepatitis C
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for substance use
• STD testing
• TB screening

Transitional Services:

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

Ancillary Services:

• case managers
• sober housing services
• mental health services
• social skills training
• help with transportation
• group meetings

Other Addictions Treatment:

• general addiction disorder treatment
• treatment for gambling disorder
• treatment for internet use disorder

Detoxification:

• inpatient alcohol detox
• residential benzodiazepines detox

Counseling Services and Education:

• individual counseling services
• counseling for groups
• counseling for families
• counseling for couples
• substance use education
• employment counseling and training

Tobacco/Screening Services:

• Nicotine replacement therapy
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
• Screening for tobacco use
• Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy:

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Age Groups Accepted:

• accepts adults
• accepts young adults

Gender Accepted:

• rehab center for women
• rehab center for men

Exclusive Services:

• Serves Veterans only

Services for deaf:

• Services for the deaf and hard of hearing are available