Vet Affairs/Edward Hines Jr Hospital Chief Substance Abuse Section

Vet Affairs/Edward Hines Jr Hospital Chief Substance Abuse Section

Services:
Special Programs/Groups Offered
• Veterans
• Members of military families

Medical Services

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

Transitional Services

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

Ancillary Services

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

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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

Education and Counseling Services

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

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

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

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

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

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

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

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Type of Opioid Treatment

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

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

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

Pharmacotherapies

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

Treatment Approaches

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

Recovery Support Services

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Testing

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