James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center is an addiction treatment center situated at 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard in the 16602 zip code of Altoona, PA.
It is run by the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs. James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center offers prescribes suboxone, naltrexone administration and relapse prevention from naltrexone. James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center provides regular outpatient treatment, intensive outpatient treatment services and outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment. Some of the treatment approaches used by James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center include matrix model, relapse prevention treatment and motivational interviewing. It provides inpatient dual diagnosis treatment and residential treatment for substance use. Other addiction treatment offered includes treatment for gambling disorder.
Here are the full facility listing details on James E VanZandt VA Medical Center in Altoona, PA:
Types of Care:
- residential treatment for substance abuse
- inpatient treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
Service Settings:
- outpatient services
- intensive outpatient treatment
- outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
- regular outpatient treatment
Hospitals:
- General Hospital (including VA hospital)
Opioid Medications used in Treatment:
- Buprenorphine clinical treatment
- Naltrexone used in Treatment
External Opioid Medications Source:
- Personal physician/health care provider
Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:
- Administers medication for alcohol use disorder
Type Of Treatment:
- buprenorphine maintenance
- prescribes suboxone
- naltrexone administration
- relapse prevention from naltrexone
Pharmacotherapies:
- 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
- Clonidine
Treatment Approaches:
- anger management
- brief intervention services
- cognitive behavioral therapy
- motivational incentives
- DBT
- motivational interviewing
- matrix model
- relapse prevention
- substance use counseling approach
- trauma counseling
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 Military insurance
- Accepts private health insurance
Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:
- rehab for veterans
- active duty military
- military families
- co-occurring addiction and mental health treatment
- sexual abuse victims
- domestic violence victims
- people with trauma
- people with co-occurring pain and substance use
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
- Testing for metabolic syndrome
Transitional Services:
- Aftercare/continuing care
- Discharge Planning
- Naloxone and overdose education
- Outcome follow-up after discharge
Ancillary Services:
- Case management
- Domestic violence services
- Housing services
- Mental health services
- Self-help groups
- Social skills development
- Transportation assistance
- Mentoring/Peer support
Other Addictions Treatment:
- treatment for gambling disorder
Counseling Services and Education:
- counseling for individuals
- group counseling
- family counseling
- counseling for couples
- substance use education
- hepatitis education, counseling and support
- HIV and AIDS support
- health education services
- employment counseling and training
- educational support
Medical Services:
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
- accepts young adults over 18
Gender Accepted:
Exclusive Services:
- Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients
- Veteran rehab only
Services for deaf:
- Service for hearing impaired