Saint Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Saint Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center is an addiction treatment center located at 915 North Grand Street in the 63106 zip code in Saint Louis, MO. It is operated by the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Saint Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center provides methadone maintenance, buprenorphine maintenance and relapse prevention from naltrexone. Some of the treatment approaches used by Saint Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center include motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy and relapse prevention treatment. Saint Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center also specializes in detox services and offers Opioid Detoxification. Saint Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center provides outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment, outpatient detoxification and outpatient rehabilitation. It also provides treatment for addiction and mental health diagnosis, treatment for substance use and detoxification. Other addiction treatment offered includes treatment for gambling disorder.

Address: 915 North Grand Street, Saint Louis, MO 63106

  1. Types of Care
  2. Service Settings
  3. Hospitals
  4. Opioid Medications used in Treatment
  5. Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
  6. Type Of Treatment
  7. Pharmacotherapies
  8. Treatment Approaches
  9. Facility Ownership
  10. License/Certification/Accreditation
  11. Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
  12. Assessment/Pre-treatment
  13. Screening & Testing
  14. Transitional Services
  15. Ancillary Services
  16. Other Addictions Treatment
  17. Detoxification
  18. Counseling Services and Education
  19. Medical Services
  20. Tobacco/Screening Services
  21. Facility Smoking Policy
  22. Age Groups Accepted
  23. Gender Accepted
  24. Exclusive Services
  25. Services for deaf

Here are the full facility listing details on Saint Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Saint Louis, MO:

Types of Care:

  • detoxification
  • treatment for substance use
  • dual diagnosis treatment

Service Settings:

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

Hospitals:

  • General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

  • Methadone treatment
  • Buprenorphine treatment
  • Naltrexone clinical treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

  • Administers medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment:

  • buprenorphine detoxification
  • buprenorphine maintenance
  • methadone detox
  • methadone maintenance
  • prescribes suboxone
  • administers naltrexone
  • relapse prevention from naltrexone

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:

  • brief intervention services
  • cognitive behavioral therapy
  • dialectical behavior therapy
  • motivational interviewing
  • relapse prevention treatment
  • counseling for substance abuse

Facility Ownership:

  • the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

License/Certification/Accreditation:

  • Certified by The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

  • Accepts Military insurance
  • Accepts private health insurance

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

  • Comprehensive mental health assessment
  • Comprehensive substance use assessment

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
  • Testing for metabolic syndrome

Transitional Services:

  • Discharge Planning
  • Naloxone and overdose education

Ancillary Services:

  • Mental health services

Other Addictions Treatment:

  • treatment for gambling disorder

Detoxification:

  • Opioid Detoxification

Counseling Services and Education:

  • individual counseling
  • counseling for groups
  • family counseling
  • marital/couples counseling
  • substance use education
  • hepatitis education, counseling and support
  • HIV/AIDS counseling
  • health education services

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:

  • adult rehab
  • young adults over 18

Gender Accepted:

  • women
  • men

Exclusive Services:

  • Methadone and buprenorphine clients only
  • Methadone clients only
  • All Clients in Opioid Treatment Program
  • Veteran rehab only

Services for deaf:

  • Service for hearing impaired

Phone #: 314-652-4100 x56418

Call (855) 274-2412 for 24/7 help with treatment.

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What insurance coverage is typically accepted for addiction treatment at Saint Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center?

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