Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Types of Care at Veterans Affairs Medical Center

• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
• Outpatient
• Hospital inpatient detoxification
• Hospital inpatient treatment
• Outpatient detoxification
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

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

Medication Treatment

• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
• Methadone detoxification
• Methadone maintenance
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Disulfiram
• Methadone
• Buprenorphine sub-dermal implant
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Lofexidine
• Clonidine

Detox Services

• Alcohol Detoxification
• Benzodiazepines Detoxification
• Cocaine Detoxification
• Methamphetamines detoxification
• Opioids detoxification
• Medication routinely used during detoxification

Who the Program Serves

• Adult women
• Adult men
• Veterans
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Ages: Children/Adolescents
• Ages: Young Adults
• Ages: Seniors
• Accepts: Female
• Accepts: Male

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Licensing and Accreditation

• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• The Joint Commission
• SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

Treatment Approaches

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

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
• Professional interventionist/educational consultant
• 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
• Acupuncture
• Case management service
• Domestic violence services, including family or partner
• Early intervention for HIV
• Mental health services
• Social skills development
• 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

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