Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Program

Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Program

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

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

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

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

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

Education and Counseling Services

• Substance use disorder education
• Family counseling
• Individual counseling
• 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.)
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Marital/couples counseling
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Group counseling

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Medical Services

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

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

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Adult men
• Veterans
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Adult women

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Treatment Approaches

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

Recovery Support Services

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

Ancillary Services

• Transportation assistance
• Social skills development
• Mental health services
• Case management service
• Early intervention for HIV
• Suicide prevention services
• Acupuncture

Testing

• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• TB screening
• HIV testing
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• STD testing

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
• Detoxification

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

Pharmacotherapies

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

Type of Opioid Treatment

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

• The Joint Commission

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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

Other Services

• Treatment for other addiction disorder

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder