Atlanta VA Healthcare System Pike County VA Clinic

Atlanta VA Healthcare System Pike County VA Clinic

Services:
Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services
• Medication routinely used during detoxification
• Opioids detoxification
• Benzodiazepines Detoxification
• Alcohol Detoxification

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services
• Mentoring/peer support

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

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

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

Education and Counseling Services

• Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
• Substance use disorder education
• Group counseling
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Individual counseling
• Marital/couples counseling

Treatment Approaches

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

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

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

External Opioid Medications Source

• In-network prescribing entity
• Other contracted prescribing entity

Testing

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

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Other contracted prescribing entity
• In-network prescribing entity

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Medical Services

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

Other Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Veterans
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

License/Certification/Accreditation

• The Joint Commission

Type of Opioid Treatment

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

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Type of Care

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

Ancillary Services

• Case management service
• Mental health services
• Suicide prevention services

Pharmacotherapies

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

Transitional Services

• Discharge Planning
• Aftercare/continuing care
• Naloxone and overdose education