Erie Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Prog
135 East 38th Street, Erie, PA 16504
Erie Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Use Disorder Treatment Prog is a hospital inpatient, intensive outpatient, outpatient, and residential facility in Erie, PA offering substance use treatment and detox. Buprenorphine and Naltrexone are used for opioid use disorder. It reports accepting TRICARE.
Licenses and accreditations
- The Joint CommissionAccredited by The Joint Commission.
Kinds of care
- Detoxification
- Medical care while the body clears a substance, with staff watching for withdrawal.
- Substance use treatment
- Treatment for alcohol and drug use.
- Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults
- Treats substance use together with a serious mental illness in adults.
Settings
- Hospital inpatient detoxification
- Detox in a hospital, staying overnight.
- Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
- Care in a hospital with at least one overnight stay.
- Intensive outpatient treatment
- Several hours of treatment a day, several days a week, while living at home.
- Long-term residential
- Living at the facility for more than 30 days.
- Outpatient
- Regular appointments while living at home.
- Outpatient detoxification
- Detox during the day, going home at night.
- 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.
- Residential/24-hour residential
- Living at the facility during treatment.
Medications for opioid use
- Buprenorphine used in Treatment
- Buprenorphine is used here.
- Naltrexone used in Treatment
- Naltrexone is used here.
- Buprenorphine detoxification
- Buprenorphine to ease withdrawal during detox.
- Buprenorphine maintenance
- Buprenorphine continued over time to prevent relapse.
- Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
- Lofexidine or clonidine to ease withdrawal during detox.
- 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.
Who they serve
- Ages served
- Adults, 26 to 64; Seniors, 65 and older; Young adults, 18 to 25.
- Sex
- Female; Male.
- Programs for
- Veterans.
- Languages
- Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing.
More details this facility reports
- Hospitals
- General Hospital (including VA hospital).
- Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder.
- External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- In-network prescribing entity; No formal relationship with prescribing entity.
- Pharmacotherapies
- Acamprosate (Campral®); Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable); 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
- Brief intervention; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Contingency management/motivational incentives; Matrix Model; 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; Interim services for clients; 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.
- Transitional Services
- Aftercare/continuing care; Discharge Planning; Naloxone and overdose education.
- Recovery Support Services
- Employment counseling or training; Housing services; Mentoring/peer support.
- Other Services
- Treatment for gambling disorder; Treatment for other addiction disorder.
- Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services
- Alcohol Detoxification; Medication routinely used during detoxification; Opioids detoxification.
- Education and Counseling Services
- Group counseling; Individual counseling; Marital/couples counseling; Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling; Substance use disorder education.
- Facility Smoking Policy
- Smoking not permitted.
- Facility Vaping Policy
- Vaping not permitted.
- Ancillary Services
- Domestic violence services, including family or partner; Integrated primary care services; Mental health services; Suicide prevention services; Transportation assistance.
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