VA Los Angeles Ambulatory Care Center Addictive Behaviors Clinic

VA Los Angeles Ambulatory Care Center Addictive Behaviors Clinic

Services:
Facility Smoking Policy
• Smoking permitted in designated area

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Type of Care

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

Language Services

• Spanish

Other Services

• Treatment for other addiction disorder

Treatment Approaches

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping permitted in designated area

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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

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

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

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Medical Services

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

Recovery Support Services

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

Ancillary Services

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs

License/Certification/Accreditation

• The Joint Commission
• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

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

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

Education and Counseling Services

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

Transitional Services

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Pharmacotherapies

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

Testing

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

Type of Opioid Treatment

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male