Saint Louis Veterans Affairs Med Ctr Substance Abuse Treatment Program

Saint Louis Veterans Affairs Med Ctr Substance Abuse Treatment Program

Services:
Treatment Approaches
• Motivational interviewing
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Trauma-related counseling
• Relapse prevention
• Brief intervention
• Anger management

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Adult women
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Veterans
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Medical Services

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

Other Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Testing

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

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support
• Housing services
• Self-help groups
• Recovery coach
• Employment counseling or training

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Pharmacotherapies

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

External Opioid Medications Source

• In-network prescribing entity

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

Ancillary Services

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

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
• Detoxification

Transitional Services

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Private health insurance
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)

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

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

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

• Methamphetamines detoxification
• Opioids detoxification
• Cocaine Detoxification
• Alcohol Detoxification

Education and Counseling Services

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

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

• Short-term residential
• Residential detoxification
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Outpatient
• Residential/24-hour residential

License/Certification/Accreditation

• The Joint Commission
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Use methadone/buprenorphine for pain management or emergency dosing
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere