NWIHCS/Lincoln VA Substance Use Disorders Program

Types of Care:

• detoxification
• substance use treatment
• co-occurring mental health and drug abuse disorders

Service Settings:

• outpatient treatment
• outpatient detoxification
• outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization
• intensive outpatient treatment
• outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• regular outpatient treatment

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

• Buprenorphine treatment
• Naltrexone treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• Administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment:

• relapse prevention from naltrexone
• methadone/buprenorphine for pain management

Pharmacotherapies:

• Acamprosate (Campral)
• Disulfiram (Antabuse)
• Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable, for example, Sublocade)
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
• Medications for psychiatric disorders

Treatment Approaches:

• anger management
• community reinforcement
• dialectical behavior therapy
• trauma counseling

Facility Ownership:

• the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

License/Certification/Accreditation:

• Licensed by Hospital licensing authority
• Certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

• Accepts Medicare
• Accepts Medicaid
• Accepts Military insurance
• Accepts private health insurance
• Accepts State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Payment Assistance Available:

• Payment assistance

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

• transitional-age young adults
• judicial clients
• people with trauma

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Outreach to persons in the community

Screening & Testing:

• HIV testing
• Screening for mental disorders
• Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing

Transitional Services:

• Naloxone and overdose education

Ancillary Services:

• Domestic violence services
• Social skills development
• Professional interventionist/Educational consultants

Counseling Services and Education:

• hepatitis education, counseling and support
• HIV and AIDS education, counseling and support
• health education services
• employment counseling and training

Medical Services:

• Hepatitis A vaccination
• Hepatitis B vaccination

Tobacco/Screening Services:

• Nicotine replacement therapy

Facility Smoking Policy:

• Smoking not permitted

Age Groups Accepted:

• adults
• young adults

Gender Accepted:

• women
• men

Exclusive Services:

• Serves Veterans only