Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Treatment Programs

Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Treatment Programs

Services:
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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Private health insurance
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Medicare

Language Services

• Spanish
• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

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

Testing

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

Medical Services

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

Transitional Services

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

Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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

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

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

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Other Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder
• Treatment for other addiction disorder

Recovery Support Services

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

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

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

Pharmacotherapies

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Prescribes naltrexone
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Prescribes buprenorphine

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Veterans

Education and Counseling Services

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

Ancillary Services

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

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

Treatment Approaches

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