Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Services

Services

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

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

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

Type of Care

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Veterans

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services
• Self-help groups
• Mentoring/peer support
• Employment counseling or training

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

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

Pharmacotherapies

• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Nicotine replacement
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Disulfiram
• Clonidine
• Medication for mental disorders
• Medications for HIV treatment

License/Certification/Accreditation

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

Transitional Services

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

Treatment Approaches

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

Testing

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

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

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

Education and Counseling Services

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

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Ancillary Services

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

Medical Services

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

Location

800 Zorn Avenue, Building 24, Louisville, KY 40206

Phone: (866) 453-5835

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

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