Philadelphia VA Medical Center (PVAMC) Addiction Recovery Unit

Types of Care:

• inpatient detox
• residential treatment for alcohol and drug use

Service Settings:

• inpatient hospital rehabilitation
• outpatient rehabilitation
• long-term rehab
• hospital inpatient detox
• hospital inpatient treatment
• outpatient detox services
• outpatient methadone/buprenorphine/naltrexone treatment
• regular outpatient treatment
• long term residential rehab
• 30 day rehab program

Hospitals:

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

• Buprenorphine treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• Administers medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment:

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

Pharmacotherapies:

• Acamprosate (Campral)
• Disulfiram (Antabuse)
• Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
• Medications for psychiatric disorders
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment

Treatment Approaches:

• anger management
• brief intervention
• CBT
• motivational incentives
• motivational interviewing
• relapse prevention treatment
• counseling for substance abuse
• trauma counseling
• 12 step rehabilitation

Facility Ownership:

• the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

License/Certification/Accreditation:

• Certified by The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

• Accepts Federal funding

Payment Assistance Available:

• Payment assistance available

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

• rehab for transitional-age young adults
• residential rehab for adult women
• rehab for pregnant women
• in-patient rehab for adult males
• rehab for seniors and older adults
• LGBT rehab
• rehab for vets
• judicial clients
• dual diagnosis treatment
• people with HIV or AIDS
• sexual abuse victims
• domestic violence victims
• people with trauma
• people with co-occurring pain plus substance use

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
• Outcome follow-up after discharge

Ancillary Services:

• case managers
• domestic violence services
• HIV early intervention
• sober housing services
• mental health services
• self help meetings
• social skills training
• help with transportation
• professional interventionist
• group meetings

Detoxification:

• inpatient alcohol detox
• residential benzodiazepines detoxification
• cocaine detox
• methamphetamines detox
• inpatient opioid detoxification

Counseling Services and Education:

• counseling for individuals
• counseling for groups
• family counseling
• counseling for couples
• substance use education
• hepatitis education, counseling and support
• HIV/AIDS counseling
• health education services
• employment counseling services
• educational support

Medical Services:

• Hepatitis A vaccination
• Hepatitis B vaccination

Tobacco/Screening Services:

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

Facility Smoking Policy:

• Smoking not permitted

Age Groups Accepted:

• accepts adults
• accepts young adults over 18

Gender Accepted:

• rehab center for women
• rehab center for men

Exclusive Services:

• Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients
• Serves Veterans only

Services for deaf:

• Services for the deaf and hard of hearing are available