Ochsner Addictive Behavior Unit

Ochsner Addictive Behavior Unit

Services:
Gender Accepted
• Female
• Male

Pharmacotherapies

• Naltrexone (oral)
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Acamprosate (Campral�)
• Medication for mental disorders
• Nicotine replacement
• Clonidine
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Disulfiram
• Buprenorphine with naloxone

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Private health insurance
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Cash or self-payment
• Medicare

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity
• Other contracted prescribing entity

External Opioid Medications Source

• In-network prescribing entity
• Other contracted prescribing entity

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Type of Opioid Treatment

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

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

• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization
• Outpatient
• Outpatient detoxification
• Intensive outpatient treatment

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Medical Services

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

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

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

Testing

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

Treatment Approaches

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

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Ancillary Services

• Case management service
• Social skills development
• Integrated primary care services
• Suicide prevention services
• Mental health services

Education and Counseling Services

• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Family counseling
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Substance use disorder education
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Individual counseling
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Group counseling
• Marital/couples counseling

Type of Care

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

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support
• Self-help groups

License/Certification/Accreditation

• Federally Qualified Health Center
• Hospital licensing authority
• State department of health
• State mental health department
• The Joint Commission
• SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
• State Substance use treatment agency

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

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

• Private non-profit organization

Transitional Services

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

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)