Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Recovery Program

Services

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Transitional Services

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

Other Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Pharmacotherapies

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

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Ancillary Services

• Suicide prevention services
• Case management service
• Mental health services
• Domestic violence services, including family or partner
• Acupuncture
• Integrated primary care services
• Transportation assistance

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Testing

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

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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

Treatment Approaches

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

External Opioid Medications Source

• In-network prescribing entity

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for mental disorders
• Professional interventionist/educational consultant
• Screening for substance use
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Screening for tobacco use

Type of Care

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Medical Services

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

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

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

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
• Methadone maintenance
• Methadone detoxification
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Prescribes naltrexone

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

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Medicaid
• Medicare
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Cash or self-payment
• Private health insurance

Education and Counseling Services

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

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

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Seniors or older adults
• Adult men
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Veterans

Location

50 Irving Street NW 3-C North, Unit 116-A, Washington, DC 20422

Phone: (866) 453-5762

Website: http://www.va.gov

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