San Francisco VA Downtown Clinic

Types of Care at San Francisco VA Downtown Clinic

• Outpatient
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Private health insurance

Medication Treatment

• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Use methadone/buprenorphine for pain management or emergency dosing
• Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Disulfiram
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Clonidine

Who the Program Serves

• Veterans
• Ages: Young Adults
• Ages: Adults
• Ages: Seniors
• Accepts: Female
• Accepts: Male

Licensing and Accreditation

• The Joint Commission

Treatment Approaches

• Anger management
• Brief intervention
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Contingency management/motivational incentives
• Motivational interviewing
• Matrix Model
• Relapse prevention
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Trauma-related counseling
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• 12-step facilitation

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Interim services for clients
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for substance use
• Screening for mental disorders
• Aftercare/continuing care
• Discharge Planning
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Outcome follow-up after discharge
• Housing services
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Mentoring/peer support
• Employment counseling or training
• Case management service
• Domestic violence services, including family or partner
• Early intervention for HIV
• Mental health services
• Transportation assistance
• Integrated primary care services
• Suicide prevention services
• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• HIV testing
• STD testing
• TB screening
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination
• Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination

Other Treatment Facilities Near San Francisco VA Downtown Clinic

Measured by straight-line distance from this facility. See every listing on the San Francisco treatment page.