William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center

William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Columbia, SC

William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center is a mental health and addiction treatment center located at 6439 Garners Ferry Road in the 29209 zip code in Columbia, SC. It is operated by the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs. William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center provides relapse prevention from naltrexone, buprenorphine detox and buprenorphine for pain management. Some of the treatment approaches used by William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center include anger management, motivational incentives and relapse prevention. William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center also specializes in detox services and offers residential benzodiazepines detoxification, inpatient alcohol detoxification and inpatient opioid detox. William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center provides outpatient detox services, regular outpatient treatment and outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment. It also provides inpatient detox services, inpatient treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders and residential treatment for substance use.

Address: 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209

  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. Assessment/Pre-treatment
  13. Screening & Testing
  14. Transitional Services
  15. Ancillary Services
  16. Detoxification
  17. Counseling Services and Education
  18. Medical Services
  19. Tobacco/Screening Services
  20. Facility Smoking Policy
  21. Gender Accepted
  22. Exclusive Services

Here are the full facility listing details on William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Columbia, SC:

Types of Care:

  • inpatient detox services
  • residential substance use treatment
  • inpatient treatment for dual diagnosis

Service Settings:

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

Hospitals:

  • General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

  • Buprenorphine clinical treatment
  • Naltrexone used in Treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

  • Administers medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment:

  • buprenorphine detox
  • buprenorphine maintenance
  • prescribes suboxone
  • administers naltrexone
  • relapse prevention from naltrexone
  • 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 HIV treatment
  • Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
  • Clonidine

Treatment Approaches:

  • anger management
  • brief intervention
  • CBT
  • motivational incentives
  • community reinforcement
  • dialectical behavior therapy
  • motivational interviewing
  • matrix model
  • relapse prevention
  • substance use counseling approach
  • trauma counseling
  • 12 step rehabilitation

Facility Ownership:

  • the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

License/Certification/Accreditation:

  • Certified by The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

  • Accepts Military insurance
  • Accepts private health insurance
  • Accepts state health insurance

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
  • Testing for metabolic syndrome

Transitional Services:

  • Aftercare/continuing care
  • Discharge Planning
  • Naloxone and overdose education
  • Outcome follow-up after discharge

Ancillary Services:

  • case managers
  • domestic violence services
  • HIV early intervention
  • housing services
  • mental health services
  • recovery training
  • self-help groups
  • social skills development
  • help with transportation
  • peer support

Detoxification:

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

Counseling Services and Education:

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

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

Gender Accepted:

  • women
  • men

Exclusive Services:

  • Rehab for veterans only

Phone #: 803-776-4000 x7980

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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