Philadelphia VA Medical Center (PVAMC) Addiction Recovery Unit

Types of Care:

• inpatient drug detoxification
• residential drug abuse treatment

Service Settings:

• inpatient hospital drug rehabilitation
• outpatient drug services
• long term drug rehab
• inpatient hospital drug detox
• inpatient hospital addiction treatment
• outpatient drug detox services
• outpatient methadone/buprenorphine/naltrexone treatment
• regular outpatient drug treatment
• 90 day inpatient drug rehab
• short-term residential drug rehab

Hospitals:

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

• Buprenorphine treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• Prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment:

• buprenorphine maintenance
• suboxone prescription
• naltrexone administration
• relapse prevention from naltrexone

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

Treatment Approaches:

• anger management
• brief intervention services
• CBT
• motivational incentives
• motivational interviewing
• relapse prevention treatment
• counseling for substance abuse
• trauma counseling
• 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

Payment Assistance Available:

• Provides payment assistance

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

• drug rehab for transitional-age young adults
• residential drug rehab for adult women
• drug rehab for pregnant women
• in-patient drug rehab for adult males
• drug rehab for seniors
• drug rehab for LGBT
• drug rehab for vets
• judicial clients treatment
• co-occurring addiction and mental health treatment
• HIV/AIDS clients
• 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
• 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:

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

Detoxification:

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

Counseling Services and Education:

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

• No smoking allowed

Age Groups Accepted:

• adult rehab
• accepts young adults

Gender Accepted:

• inpatient drug rehab for women
• in-patient drug rehab men

Exclusive Services:

• Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients
• Veteran rehab only

Services for deaf:

• Services for the deaf and hard of hearing are available