Cincinnati VA Medical Center Substance Dependence Program

Services

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
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Family counseling
• Substance use disorder education
• Marital/couples counseling
• Individual counseling
• Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)

Transitional Services

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

Pharmacotherapies

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

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

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Veterans

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Testing

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

License/Certification/Accreditation

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

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

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

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Ancillary Services

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Recovery Support Services

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

Other Services

• Treatment for other addiction disorder

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Treatment Approaches

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

Medical Services

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Type of Care

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

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Type of Opioid Treatment

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

Location

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

Phone: (866) 453-5835

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

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