James A Haley Veterans Hospital Substance Use Disorders Service

Types of Care:

• inpatient heroin detox services
• residential heroin use treatment
• inpatient dual diagnosis treatment

Service Settings:

• outpatient heroin treatment
• outpatient heroin detoxification
• intensive outpatient heroin treatment
• outpatient methadone/buprenorphine/naltrexone treatment
• regular outpatient heroin treatment

Hospitals:

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

• Buprenorphine clinical treatment
• Naltrexone clinical treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• Administers medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment:

• buprenorphine detox
• buprenorphine maintenance
• prescribes suboxone
• administers naltrexone
• relapse prevention from naltrexone

Pharmacotherapies:

• Acamprosate (Campral)
• Disulfiram (Antabuse)
• Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable, for example, Sublocade)
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
• Medications for psychiatric disorders
• Clonidine

Treatment Approaches:

• anger management
• brief intervention services
• cognitive behavioral therapy
• motivational incentives
• community reinforcement
• dialectical behavior therapy
• motivational interviewing
• relapse prevention treatment
• substance use counseling approach
• counseling for trauma victims

Facility Ownership:

• the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

License/Certification/Accreditation:

• Certified by The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

• Accepts Federal funding

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

• residential heroin rehab for adult women
• heroin rehab for vets
• domestic violence victims
• people with trauma

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Interim services for clients
• Outreach to persons in the community

Screening & Testing:

• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• HIV testing
• Screening for Hepatitis B
• Screening for Hepatitis C
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for substance use
• STD testing
• TB screening

Transitional Services:

• Aftercare/continuing care
• Discharge Planning
• Naloxone and overdose education

Ancillary Services:

• recovery management
• domestic violence services
• housing services
• mental health services
• self help meetings
• social skills development
• help with transportation
• peer support

Other Addictions Treatment:

• treatment for non-substance use addiction disorder
• gambling disorder treatment
• treatment for internet use disorder

Detoxification:

• inpatient alcohol detoxification
• residential benzodiazepines detoxification

Counseling Services and Education:

• counseling for individuals
• counseling for groups
• family counseling
• substance use education
• hepatitis education, counseling and support
• HIV and AIDS education
• health education services
• employment counseling and training

Tobacco/Screening Services:

• Nicotine replacement therapy
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
• Screening for tobacco use
• Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy:

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Age Groups Accepted:

• accepts adults
• accepts young adults over 18

Gender Accepted:

• heroin rehab for women
• heroin rehab for men

Exclusive Services:

• Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients
• All Clients in Opioid Treatment Program
• Veteran rehab only
• Alcohol use disorder clients only

Additional Spoken Languages:

• Spanish