Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center Comprehensive OP Substance Abuse Treat

Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center Comprehensive OP Substance Abuse Treat

Services:
External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
• Other contracted prescribing entity
• In-network prescribing entity
• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

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

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

External Opioid Medications Source

• Other contracted prescribing entity
• In-network prescribing entity
• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping permitted in designated area

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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

Pharmacotherapies

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

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Treatment Approaches

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Private health insurance
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Medicaid
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Medicare

Education and Counseling Services

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• Hospital licensing authority
• Federally Qualified Health Center
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• State department of health
• The Joint Commission

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Recovery Support Services

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

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

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

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

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
• Transitional housing, halfway house, or sober home
• Detoxification

Medical Services

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

Type of Opioid Treatment

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

Testing

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

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

Ancillary Services

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

Transitional Services

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