Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Program

Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Program

Services:
Other Services
• Treatment for other addiction disorder

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Treatment Approaches

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

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Education and Counseling Services

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

Pharmacotherapies

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

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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

Testing

• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• TB screening
• STD testing
• HIV testing
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• Drug or alcohol urine screening

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

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

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

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

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

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

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

Recovery Support Services

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

Type of Opioid Treatment

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

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Ancillary Services

• Case management service
• Transportation assistance
• Early intervention for HIV
• Acupuncture
• Mental health services
• Suicide prevention services
• Social skills development

License/Certification/Accreditation

• The Joint Commission

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

Medical Services

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

Transitional Services

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

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female