VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Center for Treatment of Addictive Disorders

Types of Care:

• detoxification
• treatment for substance abuse
• treatment for dual diagnosis

Service Settings:

• outpatient treatment
• residential treatment
• outpatient detox
• intensive outpatient treatment program
• outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• regular outpatient treatment
• short-term residential treatment

Hospitals:

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

• Methadone treatment
• Buprenorphine treatment
• Naltrexone treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• Prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment:

• buprenorphine detoxification
• buprenorphine maintenance
• methadone detox
• methadone maintenance
• suboxone prescription
• naltrexone administration
• relapse prevention from naltrexone
• methadone for pain management

Pharmacotherapies:

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

Treatment Approaches:

• anger management
• brief intervention services
• CBT
• motivational incentives
• dialectical behavior therapy
• motivational interviewing
• matrix model
• relapse prevention
• substance use counseling approach
• counseling for trauma victims
• 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 Military insurance

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

• adult women
• vets
• co-occurring mental health / addiction treatment
• sexual abuse victims
• people with trauma

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
• Testing for metabolic syndrome

Transitional Services:

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

Ancillary Services:

• Case management
• Housing services
• Mental health services
• Self-help groups
• Mentoring/Peer support

Other Addictions Treatment:

• general addiction disorder treatment
• gambling disorder treatment

Detoxification:

• Alcohol Detox
• Benzodiazepines Detox
• Opioid Detoxification

Counseling Services and Education:

• individual counseling
• counseling for groups
• family counseling
• counseling for couples
• substance use education
• hepatitis education, counseling and support
• HIV and AIDS education, counseling and support
• 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:

• adults
• young adults over 18

Gender Accepted:

• women
• men

Exclusive Services:

• Serves Veterans only

Services for deaf:

• Service for hearing impaired