Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Recovery Program

Services

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Transitional Services

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

Type of Care

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

Treatment Approaches

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

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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

Education and Counseling Services

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Pharmacotherapies

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

Other Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

Type of Opioid Treatment

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Testing

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

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

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

External Opioid Medications Source

• In-network prescribing entity

Ancillary Services

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

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

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

Medical Services

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

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

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

Location

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

Phone: (866) 453-5835

Website: http://www.va.gov

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