VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Center for Trt of Addictive Disorders

Services

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services
• Mentoring/peer support
• Self-help groups

Transitional Services

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

Type of Care

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

Treatment Approaches

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

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Veterans

Testing

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

Type of Opioid Treatment

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

Pharmacotherapies

• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Medication for mental disorders
• Methadone
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Clonidine
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Disulfiram
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
• Nicotine replacement

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

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

Ancillary Services

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

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Medical Services

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Screening for tobacco use
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for substance use
• Interim services for clients
• Outreach to persons in the community

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

• The Joint Commission
• SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

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

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

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere
• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Other Services

• Treatment for other addiction disorder

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

Education and Counseling Services

• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Individual counseling
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Marital/couples counseling
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Group counseling
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Substance use disorder education
• Family counseling

Location

University Drive, Building 29, Pittsburgh, PA 15240

Phone: (866) 453-5762

Website: http://www.pittsburgh.va.gov/services/substance_abuse_treatment_team_and_opioid_renewal

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