Cincinnati VA Medical Center Substance Dependence Program

Services

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Veterans

Education and Counseling Services

• Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
• Substance use disorder education
• Individual counseling
• Family counseling
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Group counseling
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Marital/couples counseling

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Federal Government

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Methadone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Screening for substance use
• Interim services for clients
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Screening for mental disorders

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support
• Self-help groups
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Housing services
• Recovery coach
• Employment counseling or training

Other Services

• Treatment for other addiction disorder

License/Certification/Accreditation

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

Testing

• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
• TB screening
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• STD testing
• HIV testing

Ancillary Services

• Case management service
• Transportation assistance
• Integrated primary care services
• Mental health services
• Suicide prevention services

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Methadone maintenance
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Methadone detoxification

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Private health insurance
• Cash or self-payment

Pharmacotherapies

• Methadone
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Medication for mental disorders
• Clonidine
• Disulfiram
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Nicotine replacement
• Lofexidine
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

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

Treatment Approaches

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

Medical Services

• Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination
• Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination

Transitional Services

• Naloxone and overdose education
• Discharge Planning
• Outcome follow-up after discharge
• Aftercare/continuing care

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Type of Care

• Substance use treatment
• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
• Detoxification

Location

3200 Vine Street, Suite A-800, Cincinnati, OH 45220

Phone: (866) 453-5762

Website: http://www.cincinnati.va.gov/

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