Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Services

Types of Care:

• detox services
• treatment for substance use
• treatment for dual diagnosis

Service Settings:

• hospital inpatient treatment
• outpatient treatment
• long-term rehab
• hospital inpatient detoxification
• inpatient hospital addiction treatment
• outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• regular outpatient treatment
• residential detoxification
• 30 and 60 day rehab programs

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 detoxification
• buprenorphine maintenance
• prescribes suboxone
• naltrexone administration
• 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
• CBT
• motivational interviewing
• rational emotive behavioral therapy
• relapse prevention
• substance use counseling approach
• trauma counseling
• 12-step rehab

Facility Ownership:

• the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

License/Certification/Accreditation:

• Certified by Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
• Certified by The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

• Accepts Federal, or any government funding for substance use programs
• Accepts Military insurance
• Accepts private health insurance
• Accepts cash or self-payment

Payment Assistance Available:

• Payment assistance
• Sliding fee scale

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

• veterans
• co-occurring mental health / addiction treatment
• people with trauma

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Interim services for clients

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
• Domestic violence services
• Early intervention for HIV
• Housing services
• Mental health services
• Self-help groups
• Social skills development
• Transportation assistance
• Professional interventionist/Educational consultants
• Mentoring/Peer support

Other Addictions Treatment:

• gambling disorder treatment

Detoxification:

• Alcohol Detox
• Benzodiazepines Detoxification
• Opioid Detox

Counseling Services and Education:

• counseling for individuals
• group counseling
• family counseling
• counseling for couples
• substance use education
• hepatitis education, counseling and support
• HIV and AIDS education, counseling and 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 not allowed

Age Groups Accepted:

• adults
• young adults over 18

Gender Accepted:

• women
• men

Exclusive Services:

• Serves Veterans only