Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Services:
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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Recovery Support Services

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• The Joint Commission

Medical Services

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

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Testing

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

Type of Opioid Treatment

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

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

Transitional Services

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

Pharmacotherapies

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

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

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

Education and Counseling Services

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

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

Treatment Approaches

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Veterans
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Clients who have experienced trauma

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

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

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

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Other Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Ancillary Services

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