Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Treatment Program

Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Treatment Program - Erie, PA

Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Treatment Program is an addiction treatment center situated at 135 East 38th Street in the 16504 zip code of Erie, PA. It is run by the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Treatment Program offers naltrexone administration, buprenorphine detox and relapse prevention from naltrexone. Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Treatment Program provides outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment, inpatient hospital drug/alcohol rehab and outpatient detoxification. Some of the treatment approaches used by Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Treatment Program include brief intervention, matrix model and motivational incentives. Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Treatment Program also provides detox services that include inpatient alcohol detoxification and inpatient opioid detoxification. It provides residential treatment for substance abuse, inpatient detox and inpatient treatment for dual diagnosis.

Address: 135 East 38th Street, Erie, PA 16504

  1. Types of Care
  2. Service Settings
  3. Hospitals
  4. Opioid Medications used in Treatment
  5. Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
  6. External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
  7. Type Of Treatment
  8. Pharmacotherapies
  9. Treatment Approaches
  10. Facility Ownership
  11. License/Certification/Accreditation
  12. Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
  13. Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported
  14. Assessment/Pre-treatment
  15. Screening & Testing
  16. Transitional Services
  17. Ancillary Services
  18. Detoxification
  19. Counseling Services and Education
  20. Tobacco/Screening Services
  21. Facility Smoking Policy
  22. Age Groups Accepted
  23. Gender Accepted
  24. Exclusive Services
  25. Services for deaf

Here are the full facility listing details on Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Treatment Program in Erie, PA:

Types of Care:

  • inpatient detox
  • residential substance abuse treatment
  • inpatient dual diagnosis treatment

Service Settings:

  • inpatient hospital rehabilitation
  • outpatient rehab
  • hospital inpatient detox
  • outpatient detoxification
  • intensive outpatient treatment services
  • 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

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

  • Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere
  • Prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

  • Personal physician/health care provider

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)
  • Buprenorphine without naloxone
  • Naltrexone (oral)
  • Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
  • Medications for psychiatric disorders
  • Clonidine

Treatment Approaches:

  • anger management
  • brief intervention services
  • CBT
  • motivational incentives
  • DBT
  • motivational interviewing
  • matrix model
  • relapse prevention treatment
  • counseling for substance abuse
  • trauma counseling

Facility Ownership:

  • the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

License/Certification/Accreditation:

  • Certified by The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

  • Accepts Military insurance

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

  • rehab for veterans
  • co-occurring addiction and mental health 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
  • Screening for mental disorders
  • Screening for substance use

Transitional Services:

  • Aftercare/continuing care
  • Discharge Planning
  • Naloxone and overdose education

Ancillary Services:

  • Housing services
  • Mental health services
  • Transportation assistance
  • Mentoring/Peer support

Detoxification:

  • inpatient alcohol detoxification
  • inpatient opioid detoxification

Counseling Services and Education:

  • individual counseling services
  • group counseling
  • counseling for families
  • counseling for couples
  • substance use education
  • hepatitis education, counseling and support
  • HIV and AIDS support
  • health education services
  • employment counseling 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

Gender Accepted:

  • women
  • men

Exclusive Services:

  • Serves Veterans only

Services for deaf:

  • Service for hearing impaired

Phone #: 814-860-2038

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