Vet Affairs/Edward Hines Jr Hospital Chief Substance Abuse Section

Vet Affairs/Edward Hines Jr Hospital Chief Substance Abuse Section

Services:
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)
• Federal Government
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Type of Care

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Methadone used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Ancillary Services

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

Transitional Services

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

Recovery Support Services

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

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

Treatment Approaches

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

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Methadone maintenance
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
• Methadone detoxification

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Veterans
• Members of military families

Testing

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

Education and Counseling Services

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

Medical Services

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

License/Certification/Accreditation

• SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• The Joint Commission

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

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

Pharmacotherapies

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