Col C David Merkel MD Veterans Residential Program

Types of Care:

• inpatient drug detoxification
• halfway house
• residential drug abuse treatment
• inpatient dual diagnosis treatment

Service Settings:

• residential drug rehab
• residential drug detoxification
• 60 and 90 day inpatient drug rehab
• 30 day inpatient drug rehab

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)
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
• Medications for psychiatric disorders

Treatment Approaches:

• anger management
• brief intervention
• CBT
• motivational incentives
• DBT
• motivational interviewing
• rational emotive behavioral therapy
• relapse prevention treatment
• counseling for substance abuse
• trauma counseling
• 12-step rehab

Facility Ownership:

• a private non-profit organization

License/Certification/Accreditation:

• State substance abuse agency
• State department of health
• Certified by Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

• Accepts Federal funding
• Accepts Medicaid
• Accepts private health insurance
• Accepts self payment and cash

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

• in-patient drug rehab for adult men
• drug rehab for vets
• rehab for active duty military
• military families rehab
• co-occurring addiction and mental health treatment
• rehab for people with HIV or AIDS
• sexual abuse victims rehab
• rehab for domestic violence victims
• rehab for people with trauma
• co-occurring substance abuse plus pain treatment

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• 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:

• recovery management
• domestic violence services
• HIV early intervention
• sober housing services
• mental health services
• recovery coaches
• self-help groups
• social skills development
• help with transportation
• intervention services
• group meetings

Other Addictions Treatment:

• treatment for non-substance use addiction disorder
• treatment for gambling disorder
• internet use disorder treatment

Detoxification:

• cocaine detoxification
• methamphetamines detox
• inpatient opioid detox

Counseling Services and Education:

• individual counseling services
• counseling for groups
• counseling for families
• counseling for couples
• substance use education
• hepatitis education, counseling and support
• HIV and AIDS education
• health education services
• employment counseling and training
• 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:

• No smoking allowed

Age Groups Accepted:

• adult rehab
• accepts young adults

Gender Accepted:

• in-patient drug rehab men