Veterans Affairs
Connecticut Healthcare System
555 Willard Avenue, Suite 116-A, Newington, CT 06111
Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System is an intensive outpatient and outpatient facility in Newington, CT offering substance use treatment. Buprenorphine and Naltrexone are used for opioid use disorder. It reports accepting TRICARE, Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, with a sliding fee scale based on income.
Licenses and accreditations
- The Joint CommissionAccredited by The Joint Commission.
Kinds of care
- Substance use treatment
- Treatment for alcohol and drug use.
Settings
- Intensive outpatient treatment
- Several hours of treatment a day, several days a week, while living at home.
- Outpatient
- Regular appointments while living at home.
- Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
- Methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone for opioid use, with counseling, without staying overnight.
- Regular outpatient treatment
- Weekly or less frequent appointments while living at home.
Medications for opioid use
- Buprenorphine used in Treatment
- Buprenorphine is used here.
- Naltrexone used in Treatment
- Naltrexone is used here.
- Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
- Accepts clients whose medication for opioid use is prescribed elsewhere.
- Buprenorphine maintenance
- Buprenorphine continued over time to prevent relapse.
- Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
- Lofexidine or clonidine to ease withdrawal during detox.
- Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
- Medication maintained, then tapered under medical supervision once stable.
- Prescribes buprenorphine
- Prescribes buprenorphine.
- Prescribes naltrexone
- Prescribes naltrexone.
- Relapse prevention with naltrexone
- Naltrexone to help prevent relapse.
Payment
- Accepted
- TRICARE and other federal military insurance; Medicaid; Medicare; Private health insurance; A state-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid.
- Help with cost
- Payment assistance for people who cannot pay the full cost. Ask the facility for details; A sliding fee scale: the fee depends on income and other factors.
Who they serve
- Ages served
- Adults, 26 to 64; Seniors, 65 and older; Young adults, 18 to 25.
- Sex
- Female; Male.
- Programs for
- Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence; Clients who have experienced trauma; Veterans.
More details this facility reports
- Hospitals
- General Hospital (including VA hospital).
- External Opioid Medications Source
- In-network prescribing entity.
- Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder.
- Pharmacotherapies
- Acamprosate (Campral®); Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable); Buprenorphine sub-dermal implant; Buprenorphine with naloxone; Buprenorphine without naloxone; Clonidine; Disulfiram; Medication for mental disorders; Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable); Naltrexone (oral); Nicotine replacement; Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation.
- Treatment Approaches
- 12-step facilitation; Anger management; Brief intervention; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Contingency management/motivational incentives; Motivational interviewing; Relapse prevention; Substance use disorder counseling; Telemedicine/telehealth therapy; Trauma-related counseling.
- Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)
- Federal Government; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Assessment/Pre-treatment
- Comprehensive mental health assessment; Comprehensive substance use assessment; Outreach to persons in the community; Screening for mental disorders; Screening for substance use; Screening for tobacco use.
- Testing
- Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing; Drug or alcohol urine screening; HIV testing; Metabolic syndrome monitoring; STD testing; TB screening; Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV); Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV).
- Transitional Services
- Aftercare/continuing care; Discharge Planning; Naloxone and overdose education; Outcome follow-up after discharge.
- Recovery Support Services
- Assistance with obtaining social services; Employment counseling or training; Housing services; Mentoring/peer support; Recovery coach; Self-help groups.
- Other Services
- Treatment for gambling disorder; Treatment for other addiction disorder.
- Education and Counseling Services
- Family counseling; Group counseling; HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support; Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis; Hepatitis education, counseling, or support; Individual counseling; Marital/couples counseling; Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling; Substance use disorder education; Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.).
- Medical Services
- Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination; Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination.
- Facility Smoking Policy
- Smoking not permitted.
- Facility Vaping Policy
- Vaping not permitted.
- Ancillary Services
- Case management service; Domestic violence services, including family or partner; Integrated primary care services; Mental health services; Suicide prevention services.
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