Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Use Disorders Program

Types of Care:

• residential treatment for substance use
• inpatient dual diagnosis treatment

Service Settings:

• outpatient treatment
• long term rehab
• outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• regular outpatient treatment
• long term residential rehab
• short-term residential treatment

Hospitals:

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

• Buprenorphine treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• Prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment:

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

Pharmacotherapies:

• Acamprosate (Campral)
• Disulfiram (Antabuse)
• Buprenorphine sub-dermal implant (Probuphine)
• Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable, for example, Sublocade)
• 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
• cognitive behavioral therapy
• motivational interviewing
• relapse prevention treatment
• counseling for substance abuse
• counseling for trauma victims
• 12-step rehab

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 Federal funding
• Accepts IHS/Tribal/Urban funds
• Accepts Medicare
• Accepts Medicaid
• Accepts Military insurance
• Accepts private health insurance
• Accepts cash or self-payment
• Accepts state health insurance

Payment Assistance Available:

• Payment assistance

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

• vets

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
• Early intervention for HIV
• Housing services
• Mental health services
• Recovery coaches
• Self-help groups
• Social skills development
• Transportation assistance
• Mentoring/Peer support

Counseling Services and Education:

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

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
• accepts young adults over 18

Gender Accepted:

• women
• men

Exclusive Services:

• Rehab for veterans only