Opiate Treatment Program VA Portland Healthcare System

Types of Care:

• residential heroin use treatment
• inpatient dual diagnosis treatment

Service Settings:

• outpatient heroin treatment
• outpatient methadone/buprenorphine/naltrexone treatment

Hospitals:

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

• Methadone treatment
• Buprenorphine treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• Prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment:

• buprenorphine maintenance
• methadone maintenance
• suboxone prescription

Pharmacotherapies:

• Disulfiram (Antabuse)
• Methadone
• Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Medications for psychiatric disorders
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment

Treatment Approaches:

• CBT
• motivational interviewing
• relapse prevention treatment
• substance use counseling approach

Facility Ownership:

• the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

License/Certification/Accreditation:

• Certified by The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

• Accepts Federal funding
• Accepts private health insurance
• Accepts self payment and cash

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

• heroin rehab for veterans
• dual diagnosis treatment

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

• Comprehensive substance use assessment

Screening & Testing:

• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• HIV testing
• Screening for Hepatitis B
• Screening for Hepatitis C
• STD testing
• TB screening
• Testing for metabolic syndrome

Transitional Services:

• Discharge Planning
• Naloxone and overdose education

Ancillary Services:

• case managers
• housing services
• mental health services
• help with transportation

Counseling Services and Education:

• individual counseling
• group counseling
• substance use education

Tobacco/Screening Services:

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

Facility Smoking Policy:

• No smoking allowed

Age Groups Accepted:

• accepts adults
• accepts young adults

Gender Accepted:

• heroin rehab for women
• heroin rehab for men

Exclusive Services:

• Methadone and buprenorphine clients only
• Methadone clients only
• All Clients in Opioid Treatment Program
• Rehab for veterans only