Veterans Affairs Medical Center Veterans Substance Use Disorder Program is an addiction treatment center located at 113 Holland Avenue, Mail Code 116-a in the 12208 zip code in Albany, NY.
It is operated by the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans Affairs Medical Center Veterans Substance Use Disorder Program provides naltrexone administration, buprenorphine maintenance and prescribes suboxone. Some of the treatment approaches used by Veterans Affairs Medical Center Veterans Substance Use Disorder Program include anger management, relapse prevention treatment and counseling for substance abuse. Veterans Affairs Medical Center Veterans Substance Use Disorder Program provides long-term heroin rehab, outpatient methadone/buprenorphine/naltrexone treatment and 30 day inpatient heroin rehab programs. It also provides inpatient dual diagnosis treatment and residential heroin addiction treatment. Other addiction treatment offered includes treatment for gambling disorder.
Here are the full facility listing details on Veterans Affairs Medical Center Veterans Substance Use Disorder Program in Albany, NY:
Types of Care:
- residential heroin addiction treatment
- inpatient treatment for co-occurring mental health and heroin use
Service Settings:
- outpatient heroin treatment
- long term heroin rehab
- IOT
- outpatient methadone/buprenorphine/naltrexone treatment
- regular outpatient heroin treatment
- short-term residential heroin rehab
Hospitals:
- General Hospital (including VA hospital)
Opioid Medications used in Treatment:
- Buprenorphine treatment
- Naltrexone used in Treatment
Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:
- Administers medication for alcohol use disorder
Type Of Treatment:
- buprenorphine maintenance
- suboxone prescription
- administers naltrexone
- relapse prevention from naltrexone
Pharmacotherapies:
- Acamprosate (Campral)
- Disulfiram (Antabuse)
- Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
- Naltrexone (oral)
- Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
- Medications for psychiatric disorders
- Medications for HIV treatment
- Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
- Clonidine
Treatment Approaches:
- anger management
- brief intervention services
- cognitive behavioral therapy
- motivational incentives
- DBT
- motivational interviewing
- matrix model
- rational emotive behavioral therapy
- relapse prevention treatment
- substance use counseling approach
- counseling for trauma victims
- 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 Medicare
- Accepts Medicaid
- Accepts Military insurance
- Accepts private health insurance
- Accepts self payment and cash
- Accepts state health insurance
Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:
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:
- recovery management
- domestic violence services
- HIV early intervention
- housing services
- mental health services
- self help meetings
- social skills development
- help with transportation
- mentoring
Other Addictions Treatment:
- gambling disorder treatment
Counseling Services and Education:
- counseling for individuals
- group counseling
- family counseling
- counseling for couples
- substance use education
- hepatitis education, counseling and support
- HIV and AIDS support
- health education services
- employment counseling services
- educational 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:
Age Groups Accepted:
- accepts adults
- accepts young adults
Gender Accepted:
- inpatient heroin rehab for women
- in-patient heroin rehab for men
Exclusive Services:
