Alexandria VA Healthcare System Substance Use Disorder Services (SUDS)

Alexandria VA Healthcare System Substance Use Disorder Services (SUDS)

Services:
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
• Private health insurance
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Cash or self-payment

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

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

• Outpatient
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment

License/Certification/Accreditation

• State Substance use treatment agency
• The Joint Commission

Education and Counseling Services

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

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Prescribes naltrexone

Other Services

• Treatment for other addiction disorder
• Treatment for gambling disorder

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

Ancillary Services

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Other contracted prescribing entity
• In-network prescribing entity

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Treatment Approaches

• Contingency management/motivational incentives
• Matrix Model
• Anger management
• Brief intervention
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Trauma-related counseling
• Relapse prevention
• Motivational interviewing

External Opioid Medications Source

• Other contracted prescribing entity
• In-network prescribing entity

Testing

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

Transitional Services

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Members of military families
• Active duty military
• Veterans
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders

Type of Care

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

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support
• Employment counseling or training
• Housing services
• Assistance with obtaining social services

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Exclusive Services

• Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Medical Services

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

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

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Seniors
• Adults

Pharmacotherapies

• Nicotine replacement
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Medication for mental disorders
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
• Acamprosate (Campral�)

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male