Contact Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Recovery Program: Call (866) 418-3591 for information about IOP, PHP, and outpatient programs. Confidential.
Services & Programs
Recovery Support Services
- Mentoring/peer support
Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services
- Benzodiazepines Detoxification
- Medication routinely used during detoxification
- Alcohol Detoxification
- Opioids detoxification
- Methamphetamines detoxification
- Cocaine Detoxification
Treatment Approaches
- Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
- Relapse prevention
- Brief intervention
- Motivational interviewing
- Contingency management/motivational incentives
- Anger management
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Substance use disorder counseling
- Trauma-related counseling
- Matrix Model
- 12-step facilitation
External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- In-network prescribing entity
Hospitals
- General Hospital (including VA hospital)
Opioid Medications used in Treatment
- Naltrexone used in Treatment
- Methadone used in Treatment
- Buprenorphine used in Treatment
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Federal Government
Education and Counseling Services
- Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
- Substance use disorder education
- Individual counseling
- Family counseling
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
- Group counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
License/Certification/Accreditation
- Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
- Federally Qualified Health Center
- SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
- The Joint Commission
External Opioid Medications Source
- In-network prescribing entity
Type of Care
- Detoxification
- Substance use treatment
- Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Facility Smoking Policy
- Smoking not permitted
Testing
- Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
- Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
- Metabolic syndrome monitoring
- Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
- Drug or alcohol urine screening
- HIV testing
- TB screening
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)
- Hospital inpatient treatment
- Hospital inpatient detoxification
- Intensive outpatient treatment
- Regular outpatient treatment
- Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization
- Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
- Outpatient
- Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
- Outpatient detoxification
Special Programs/Groups Offered
- Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
- Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
- Seniors or older adults
- Veterans
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
- Pregnant/postpartum women
- Adult men
Other Services
- Treatment for gambling disorder
Ancillary Services
- Acupuncture
- Case management service
- Transportation assistance
- Suicide prevention services
- Integrated primary care services
- Mental health services
- Domestic violence services, including family or partner
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
- Medicare
- Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
- Cash or self-payment
- Private health insurance
- Medicaid
Facility Vaping Policy
- Vaping not permitted
Transitional Services
- Aftercare/continuing care
- Naloxone and overdose education
- Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Discharge Planning
Assessment/Pre-treatment
- Screening for tobacco use
- Outreach to persons in the community
- Screening for substance use
- Comprehensive mental health assessment
- Screening for mental disorders
- Professional interventionist/educational consultant
- Complete medical history/physical exam
- Comprehensive substance use assessment
Type of Opioid Treatment
- Buprenorphine maintenance
- Buprenorphine detoxification
- Methadone detoxification
- Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
- Methadone maintenance
- Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
- Prescribes buprenorphine
- Prescribes naltrexone
Age Groups Accepted
- Adults
- Young Adults
Medical Services
- Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination
- Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination
Gender Accepted
- Female
- Male
Pharmacotherapies
- Disulfiram
- Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
- Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
- Buprenorphine with naloxone
- Nicotine replacement
- Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
- Naltrexone (oral)
- Clonidine
- Methadone
- Buprenorphine without naloxone
- Acamprosate (Campral®)
- Medications for HIV treatment
- Medication for mental disorders
Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder
Location
Address: 50 Irving Street NW 3-C North, Unit 116-A, Washington, DC 20422
Phone: (866) 418-3591
Website: http://www.va.gov
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