Fargo VA Healthcare System Substance Abuse Treatment Program

Fargo VA Healthcare System Substance Abuse Treatment Program

Services:
Pharmacotherapies
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Medication for mental disorders
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Clonidine
• Acamprosate (Campral�)
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Disulfiram
• Nicotine replacement
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)

Type of Care

• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
• Detoxification
• Substance use treatment

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Active duty military
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Adult men
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Veterans
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Seniors or older adults
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Adult women
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Young adults

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere
• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
• Prescribes naltrexone

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Outreach to persons in the community
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Interim services for clients
• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for substance use
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Screening for mental disorders

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Recovery Support Services

• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Self-help groups
• Employment counseling or training
• Mentoring/peer support
• Housing services

Medical Services

• Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination
• Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination

Other Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder
• Treatment for other addiction disorder

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Medicare
• Cash or self-payment
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Private health insurance
• Medicaid
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Transitional Services

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

• Hospital licensing authority
• State Substance use treatment agency
• State mental health department
• The Joint Commission

Testing

• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• STD testing
• HIV testing
• TB screening
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

External Opioid Medications Source

• In-network prescribing entity

Treatment Approaches

• Brief intervention
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Community reinforcement plus vouchers
• Contingency management/motivational incentives
• Trauma-related counseling
• Anger management
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Relapse prevention
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• 12-step facilitation
• Matrix Model
• Motivational interviewing

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

• Methamphetamines detoxification
• Benzodiazepines Detoxification
• Alcohol Detoxification
• Medication routinely used during detoxification
• Cocaine Detoxification
• Opioids detoxification

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• Federal Government
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Outpatient
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
• Hospital inpatient detoxification
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Outpatient detoxification
• Hospital inpatient treatment

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Ancillary Services

• Transportation assistance
• Acupuncture
• Mental health services
• Case management service
• Domestic violence services, including family or partner
• Integrated primary care services
• Suicide prevention services
• Social skills development

Education and Counseling Services

• Substance use disorder education
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Marital/couples counseling
• Family counseling
• Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
• Group counseling
• Individual counseling
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults