Veterans Affairs Medical Center Comprehensive OP Substance Abuse

Types of Care:

• detox
• substance use treatment
• dual diagnosis treatment for co-occurring serious mental health illness/serious emotional disturbance and substance use disorders

Service Settings:

• outpatient treatment
• outpatient detox
• intensive outpatient treatment
• outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• regular outpatient treatment

Hospitals:

• Psychiatric hospital

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• Administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment:

• buprenorphine detoxification
• buprenorphine maintenance
• suboxone prescription
• naltrexone administration
• relapse prevention from naltrexone

Pharmacotherapies:

• Acamprosate (Campral)
• Disulfiram (Antabuse)
• Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Medications for psychiatric disorders

Treatment Approaches:

• anger management
• brief intervention
• cognitive behavioral therapy
• motivational incentives
• motivational interviewing
• rational emotive behavioral therapy
• relapse prevention
• substance use counseling approach
• trauma counseling
• 12-step rehab

Facility Ownership:

• the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

License/Certification/Accreditation:

• Certified by The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

• Accepts Federal, or any government funding for substance use programs
• Accepts Medicare
• Accepts Medicaid
• Accepts Military insurance
• Accepts private health insurance

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

• adult women
• pregnant and postpartum women
• adult men
• seniors and older adults
• LGBT
• veterans
• military families
• judicial clients
• clients with dual diagnosis
• people with HIV or AIDS
• sexual abuse victims
• domestic violence victims
• people with trauma

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Interim services for clients
• Outreach to persons in the community

Screening & Testing:

• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• HIV testing
• Screening for Hepatitis B
• Screening for Hepatitis C
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for substance use
• STD testing
• TB screening

Transitional Services:

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

Ancillary Services:

• Case management
• Domestic violence services
• Early intervention for HIV
• Housing services
• Mental health services
• Self-help groups
• Social skills development
• Professional interventionist/Educational consultants
• Mentoring/Peer support

Detoxification:

• Alcohol Detox
• Benzodiazepines Detoxification
• Cocaine Detoxification
• Methamphetamines Detoxification
• Opioid Detox

Counseling Services and Education:

• individual counseling
• group counseling
• family counseling
• marital/couples counseling
• substance use education
• hepatitis education, counseling and support
• HIV and AIDS education, counseling and support
• health education services
• employment counseling and training
• vocational training and educational support

Tobacco/Screening Services:

• Nicotine replacement therapy
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
• Screening for tobacco use
• Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy:

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Age Groups Accepted:

• adults
• young adults

Gender Accepted:

• women
• men

Exclusive Services:

• Serves Veterans only

Services for deaf:

• Services for the deaf and hard of hearing are available