Alexandria VA Healthcare System Substance Use Disorder Services (SUDS)

Services

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Veterans
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Members of military families
• Active duty military

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

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

• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Outpatient
• Regular outpatient treatment

External Opioid Medications Source

• Other contracted prescribing entity
• In-network prescribing entity

Pharmacotherapies

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

Ancillary Services

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

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Recovery Support Services

• Employment counseling or training
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Housing services
• Mentoring/peer support

Other Services

• Treatment for other addiction disorder
• Treatment for gambling disorder

Age Groups Accepted

• Seniors
• Adults

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity
• Other contracted prescribing entity

Exclusive Services

• Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

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

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Prescribes naltrexone
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere

Treatment Approaches

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Education and Counseling Services

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Private health insurance
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Cash or self-payment

Transitional Services

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

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

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Testing

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

• State Substance use treatment agency
• The Joint Commission

Medical Services

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

Location

2495 Shreveport Highway, Building 49, Pineville, LA 71360

Phone: (866) 453-5835

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

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