Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Treatment Program

Types of Care:

• alcohol detox
• alcohol use treatment
• treatment for co-occurring mental health and alcohol use disorders

Service Settings:

• outpatient treatment
• residential alcohol rehabilitation
• outpatient alcohol detox services
• outpatient alcohol day treatment
• outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• regular outpatient alcohol treatment
• short term alcohol rehab

Hospitals:

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

• Buprenorphine clinical treatment
• Naltrexone treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• Administers medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment:

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

Pharmacotherapies:

• Acamprosate (Campral)
• Disulfiram (Antabuse)
• Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
• Medications for psychiatric disorders
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
• Lofexidine
• Clonidine

Treatment Approaches:

• anger management
• brief intervention services
• CBT
• motivational incentives
• motivational interviewing
• rational emotive behavioral therapy
• relapse prevention treatment
• counseling for trauma victims

Facility Ownership:

• the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

License/Certification/Accreditation:

• Certified by Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
• Certified by The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

• Accepts government funding
• Covered by Medicare
• Covered by Medicaid
• Covered by Military insurance
• Private insurance plans accepted
• Self payment accepted
• Covered by State-financed health insurance

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

• veterans
• co-occurring mental health / alcohol addiction treatment
• people with trauma
• co-occurring substance abuse and pain treatment

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

Ancillary Services:

• Case management
• Domestic violence services
• Housing services
• Mental health services
• Self-help groups
• Social skills development
• Transportation assistance
• Mentoring/Peer support

Detoxification:

• Alcohol Detoxification
• Benzodiazepines Detoxification
• Opioid Detox

Counseling Services and Education:

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

Medical Services:

• Hepatitis A vaccination
• Hepatitis B vaccination

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:

• adult rehab
• young adults

Gender Accepted:

• women
• men

Exclusive Services:

• Rehab for veterans only