Veterans Affairs Medical Center Comprehensive OP Substance Abuse

Veterans Affairs Medical Center Comprehensive OP Substance Abuse - Tuscaloosa, AL

Veterans Affairs Medical Center Comprehensive Op Substance Abuse is an addiction and mental health rehab center located at 3701 Loop Road East in the 35404 zip code in Tuscaloosa, AL. It is operated by the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans Affairs Medical Center Comprehensive Op Substance Abuse provides prescribes suboxone, relapse prevention from naltrexone and buprenorphine maintenance. Some of the treatment approaches used by Veterans Affairs Medical Center Comprehensive Op Substance Abuse include anger management, motivational incentives and counseling for substance abuse. Veterans Affairs Medical Center Comprehensive Op Substance Abuse also specializes in detox services and offers residential benzodiazepines detox, cocaine detoxification and inpatient alcohol detoxification. Veterans Affairs Medical Center Comprehensive Op Substance Abuse provides outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment, outpatient detox and IOT. It also provides inpatient dual diagnosis treatment, residential substance abuse treatment and inpatient detoxification.

Address: 3701 Loop Road East, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404

  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. Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported
  13. Assessment/Pre-treatment
  14. Screening & Testing
  15. Transitional Services
  16. Ancillary Services
  17. Detoxification
  18. Counseling Services and Education
  19. Tobacco/Screening Services
  20. Facility Smoking Policy
  21. Age Groups Accepted
  22. Gender Accepted
  23. Exclusive Services
  24. Services for deaf

Here are the full facility listing details on Veterans Affairs Medical Center Comprehensive OP Substance Abuse in Tuscaloosa, AL:

Types of Care:

  • inpatient detoxification
  • residential treatment for substance use
  • inpatient dual diagnosis treatment

Service Settings:

  • outpatient rehabilitation
  • outpatient detox
  • IOT
  • outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
  • regular outpatient treatment

Hospitals:

  • Psychiatric hospital

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

  • Buprenorphine treatment
  • Naltrexone clinical 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)
  • Medications for psychiatric disorders

Treatment Approaches:

  • anger management
  • brief intervention
  • CBT
  • motivational incentives
  • motivational interviewing
  • rational emotive behavioral therapy
  • relapse prevention
  • 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 The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

  • Accepts Federal funding
  • Accepts Medicare
  • Accepts Medicaid
  • Accepts Military insurance
  • Accepts private health insurance

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

  • rehab for adult women
  • rehab for pregnant women
  • adult men
  • seniors and older adults
  • LGBT
  • veterans
  • military families
  • judicial clients
  • co-occurring addiction and mental health treatment
  • people with HIV or AIDS
  • sexual abuse victims
  • domestic violence victims
  • 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 management
  • domestic violence services
  • HIV early intervention
  • housing services
  • mental health services
  • self-help groups
  • social skills training
  • drug addiction intervention
  • group meetings

Detoxification:

  • inpatient alcohol detoxification
  • residential benzodiazepines detoxification
  • cocaine detox
  • methamphetamines detoxification
  • inpatient opioid detox

Counseling Services and Education:

  • individual counseling
  • counseling for groups
  • family counseling
  • marital/couples counseling
  • substance use education
  • hepatitis education, counseling and support
  • HIV/AIDS counseling
  • health education services
  • employment counseling services
  • vocational training

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 over 18

Gender Accepted:

  • women
  • men

Exclusive Services:

  • Serves Veterans only

Services for deaf:

  • Service for hearing impaired

Phone #: 205-554-2000 x2767

Call (888) 303-2026 to get 24/7 help with treatment.

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What is dual diagnosis treatment?

Dual diagnosis treatment is a specialized approach to helping individuals who are dealing with both substance abuse issues and mental health disorders simultaneously. It recognizes the interconnected nature of these challenges and aims to address them comprehensively.

People with dual diagnosis face a unique set of hurdles as their mental health issues and substance use often reinforce each other, creating a cycle that can be difficult to break. For instance, someone with depression might turn to drugs or alcohol as a way to cope with their emotions, and the substance use can, in turn, exacerbate their mental health symptoms. This complex interaction requires a tailored treatment approach.

The primary goal of dual diagnosis treatment is to provide integrated care that addresses both the substance use disorder and the mental health condition concurrently. This involves a team of professionals, such as psychiatrists, psychologists, addiction specialists, and counselors, working collaboratively to develop a comprehensive treatment plan.

The treatment plan may include various therapeutic modalities, medication management, and support services. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and motivational interviewing are commonly used therapeutic approaches. Medications may be prescribed to manage psychiatric symptoms and support the individual's recovery from substance use.

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