Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Use Disorders Program

Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Use Disorders Program

Services:
Opioid Medications used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Medical Services

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

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

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

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Veterans
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Adult men
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Adult women
• Seniors or older adults
• Active duty military

Education and Counseling Services

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Transitional Services

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Ancillary Services

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

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Prescribes naltrexone
• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
• Prescribes buprenorphine

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

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults
• Seniors

License/Certification/Accreditation

• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• The Joint Commission

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

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Medicaid
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds
• Medicare
• Private health insurance
• Cash or self-payment
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)

Other Services

• Treatment for other addiction disorder
• Treatment for gambling disorder

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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

Treatment Approaches

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

Recovery Support Services

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

Pharmacotherapies

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Testing

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Other contracted prescribing entity
• In-network prescribing entity

External Opioid Medications Source

• In-network prescribing entity
• Other contracted prescribing entity