Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment and Recovery

Types of Care at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• Detoxification
• Transitional housing, halfway house, or sober home
• Substance use treatment
• Treatment for co-occurring serious mental health illness/serious emotional disturbance and substance use disorders

Service Settings at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• general outpatient treatment
• outpatient detoxification
• intensive outpatient treatment
• outpatient methadone/suboxone treatment
• regular outpatient treatment

Hospitals at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Opioid Medications used in Treatment at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• Methadone used during treatment
• Buprenorphine used during treatment
• Naltrexone used during treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• buprenorphine detox
• buprenorphine maintenance
• methadone detox
• methadone maintenance
• suboxone prescription
• naltrexone administration
• relapse prevention from naltrexone

Pharmacotherapies at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• Acamprosate (Campral)
• Disulfiram (Antabuse)
• Methadone
• Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
• Medications for psychiatric disorders
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
• Clonidine

Treatment Approaches at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• anger management
• brief intervention
• cognitive behavioral therapy (CBt0
• contingency management/motivational incentives
• dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
• motivational interviewing
• matrix model
• rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT)
• prevention of relapses
• substance use counseling
• trauma-related counseling
• 12 step program

FacilityOwnership at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

License/Certification/Accreditation at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• Hospital licensing authority
• The Joint Commission
• National Committee for Quality Assurance

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• Federal, or any government funding for substance use programs
• No payment accepted

Payment Assistance Available at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• Payment assistance

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• young adults
• adult women
• pregnant/postpartum women
• adult men
• seniors
• LGBT
• veterans
• military families
• judicial clients
• people with dual diagnosis treatment
• people with HIV/AIDS
• sexual abuse victims
• domestic violence victims
• people with trauma
• people with co-occurring substance use and pain

Assessment/Pre-treatment at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Interim services for clients
• Outreach to persons in the community

Screening & Testing at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• HIV testing
• Screening for Hepatitis B
• Screening for Hepatitis C
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for substance use
• STD testing
• TB screening
• Testing for metabolic syndrome

Transitional Services at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

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

Ancillary Services at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• case management
• domestic violence services
• early intervention for HIV
• housing services
• mental health services
• recovery coaches
• self-help groups
• social skills development
• transportation assistance
• mentoring/peer support

Other Addictions Treatment at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• Treatment for gambling disorder

Detoxification at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• alcohol detox
• benzodiazepines detox
• cocaine detox
• meth detox
• opioid detox

Counseling Services and Education at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• individual counseling
• group counseling
• family counseling
• marital/couples counseling
• substance use education
• hepatitis education, counseling and support
• HIV and AIDS education, support and counseling
• health education services
• employment counseling or training
• vocational training and educational support

Medical Services at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• Hepatitis A vaccination
• Hepatitis B vaccination

Tobacco/Screening Services at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• Nicotine replacement therapy
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
• Screening for tobacco use
• Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• Smoking not permitted

Age Groups Accepted at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• adults
• young adults

Gender Accepted at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• women
• men

Exclusive Services at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• Serves Veterans only

Additional Spoken Languages at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Treatment And Recovery

• Spanish