Alaska VA Healthcare System

Services

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

Treatment Approaches

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

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

• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Long-term residential
• Short-term residential
• Outpatient
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Residential/24-hour residential
• Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization
• Intensive outpatient treatment

Transitional Services

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

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization

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

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

Pharmacotherapies

• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Medications for pre-exposure to prophylaxis
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Lofexidine
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
• Buprenorphine sub-dermal implant
• Nicotine replacement
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Medication for mental disorders
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Disulfiram

External Opioid Medications Source

• In-network prescribing entity

Medical Services

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

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Private health insurance
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Ancillary Services

• Domestic violence services, including family or partner
• Integrated primary care services
• Transportation assistance
• Case management service
• Social skills development
• Suicide prevention services
• Mental health services
• Early intervention for HIV

Testing

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• The Joint Commission

Education and Counseling Services

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

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
• Transitional housing, halfway house, or sober home

Recovery Support Services

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Location

3001 C Street, Anchorage, AK 99503

Phone: (866) 453-5835

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

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