Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Use Disorders Services

Types of Care:

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

Service Settings:

• outpatient rehab services
• long-term rehab
• outpatient day treatment
• intensive outpatient addiction treatment
• outpatient methadone/buprenorphine/naltrexone treatment
• regular outpatient treatment
• residential detoxification
• short-term residential rehab

Hospitals:

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

• Methadone used in treatment
• Buprenorphine clinical treatment
• Naltrexone treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• Does not treat alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment:

• prescribes suboxone

Pharmacotherapies:

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

Treatment Approaches:

• anger management
• brief intervention
• cognitive behavioral therapy
• motivational incentives
• motivational interviewing
• matrix model
• rational emotive behavioral therapy
• relapse prevention
• counseling for substance abuse
• counseling for trauma victims
• 12-step rehab

Facility Ownership:

• the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

License/Certification/Accreditation:

• State substance abuse agency
• Certified by Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
• Certified by the Council on Accreditation
• Hospital licensing authority
• Certified by The Joint Commission
• Certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance

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
• dual diagnosis treatment
• HIV/AIDS clients

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• 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 substance use
• STD testing
• TB screening
• Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing

Transitional Services:

• Aftercare/continuing care
• Naloxone and overdose education

Ancillary Services:

• recovery management
• HIV early intervention
• sober housing services
• mental health services
• self help meetings
• help with transportation
• professional interventionist
• group meetings

Detoxification:

• inpatient cocaine detoxification
• inpatient opioid detoxification

Counseling Services and Education:

• counseling for individuals
• counseling for groups
• counseling for couples
• substance use education
• hepatitis education, counseling and support
• HIV and AIDS support
• health education services
• employment counseling and training
• 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 permitted in designated area

Age Groups Accepted:

• accepts adults
• accepts young adults

Gender Accepted:

• rehab center for women
• rehab center for men

Exclusive Services:

• Veteran rehab only