Veterans Affairs Medical Center Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program

Veterans Affairs Medical Center Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program - San Diego, CA

Veterans Affairs Medical Center Alcohol And Drug Treatment Program is an addiction treatment center located at 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, Unit 116a in the 92161 zip code in San Diego, CA. It is operated by the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans Affairs Medical Center Alcohol And Drug Treatment Program provides prescribes suboxone, buprenorphine detox and buprenorphine maintenance. Some of the treatment approaches used by Veterans Affairs Medical Center Alcohol And Drug Treatment Program include motivational interviewing, counseling for trauma victims and cognitive behavioral therapy. Veterans Affairs Medical Center Alcohol And Drug Treatment Program also specializes in detox services and offers Benzodiazepines Detox, Alcohol Detox and Opioid Detox. Veterans Affairs Medical Center Alcohol And Drug Treatment Program provides regular outpatient treatment, intensive outpatient treatment and outpatient detox. It also provides detoxification, treatment for substance abuse and treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

Address: 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, Unit (116A), San Diego, CA 92161

  1. Types of Care
  2. Service Settings
  3. Hospitals
  4. Opioid Medications used in Treatment
  5. Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
  6. Type Of Treatment
  7. Pharmacotherapies
  8. Treatment Approaches
  9. Facility Ownership
  10. License/Certification/Accreditation
  11. Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
  12. Payment Assistance Available
  13. Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported
  14. Assessment/Pre-treatment
  15. Screening & Testing
  16. Transitional Services
  17. Ancillary Services
  18. Detoxification
  19. Counseling Services and Education
  20. Medical Services
  21. Tobacco/Screening Services
  22. Facility Smoking Policy
  23. Age Groups Accepted
  24. Gender Accepted
  25. Exclusive Services

Here are the full facility listing details on Veterans Affairs Medical Center Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program in San Diego, CA:

Types of Care:

  • detoxification
  • substance use treatment
  • treatment for dual diagnosis

Service Settings:

  • outpatient treatment
  • long-term rehab
  • outpatient detoxification
  • intensive outpatient treatment program
  • outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
  • regular outpatient treatment
  • 30 and 60 day rehab programs

Hospitals:

  • General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

  • Buprenorphine clinical treatment
  • Naltrexone treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

  • Administers medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment:

  • buprenorphine detoxification
  • buprenorphine maintenance
  • suboxone prescription
  • naltrexone administration
  • 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

Treatment Approaches:

  • brief intervention
  • CBT
  • motivational incentives
  • 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 Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
  • Certified by The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

  • Accepts Federal, or any government funding for substance use programs
  • Accepts private health insurance
  • Accepts cash or self-payment

Payment Assistance Available:

  • Payment assistance

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

  • adult women
  • veterans
  • dual diagnosis treatment
  • people with trauma

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

  • Comprehensive mental health assessment
  • Comprehensive substance use assessment
  • Interim services for clients

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 management
  • Domestic violence services
  • Early intervention for HIV
  • Housing services
  • Mental health services
  • Self-help groups
  • Social skills development
  • Transportation assistance
  • Mentoring/Peer support

Detoxification:

  • Alcohol Detox
  • Benzodiazepines Detoxification
  • Opioid Detox

Counseling Services and Education:

  • counseling for individuals
  • counseling for groups
  • counseling for families
  • marital/couples counseling
  • substance use education
  • hepatitis education, counseling and support
  • HIV/AIDS counseling
  • health education services
  • employment counseling services

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:

  • No smoking allowed

Age Groups Accepted:

  • adult rehab
  • young adults over 18

Gender Accepted:

  • women
  • men

Exclusive Services:

  • Rehab for veterans only

Phone #: 858-552-8585

Call (855) 274-2412 for 24/7 help with treatment.

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