San Diego VAMC Mission Valley

Types of Care:

• supervised heroin detox
• residential treatment for heroin use

Service Settings:

• outpatient heroin services
• outpatient heroin detoxification
• regular outpatient heroin treatment

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

• Buprenorphine clinical treatment
• Naltrexone treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• Treatment of alcohol use disorder without medications
• Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere
• Prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• Personal physician/health care provider

Type Of Treatment:

• buprenorphine maintenance
• suboxone prescription
• naltrexone administration
• methadone for pain management

Pharmacotherapies:

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

Treatment Approaches:

• cognitive behavioral therapy
• motivational interviewing
• relapse prevention
• counseling for substance abuse
• trauma counseling
• 12-step rehab

Facility Ownership:

• the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

License/Certification/Accreditation:

• Certified by Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
• Certified by The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

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

Payment Assistance Available:

• Provides payment assistance

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

• heroin rehab for vets
• dual diagnosis treatment
• 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
• Outcome follow-up after discharge

Ancillary Services:

• case managers
• housing services
• mental health services
• recovery training
• transportation assistance
• group meetings

Detoxification:

• inpatient alcohol detoxification
• residential benzodiazepines detoxification

Counseling Services and Education:

• individual counseling services
• group counseling
• marital/couples counseling
• substance use education
• hepatitis education, counseling and support

Medical Services:

• Hepatitis A vaccination
• Hepatitis B vaccination

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

Gender Accepted:

• inpatient heroin rehab for women
• in-patient heroin rehab for men

Exclusive Services:

• Serves Veterans only