Charlie Norwood Vamc is an addiction treatment center located at 1 Freedom Way 26 in the 30904 zip code in Augusta, GA.
It is operated by the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Charlie Norwood Vamc provides suboxone prescription, buprenorphine maintenance and naltrexone administration. Some of the treatment approaches used by Charlie Norwood Vamc include matrix model, motivational interviewing and anger management. Charlie Norwood Vamc provides outpatient methadone/buprenorphine/naltrexone treatment, intensive outpatient heroin treatment program and regular outpatient heroin treatment. It also provides residential heroin use treatment and residential treatment for dual diagnosis.
Here are the full facility listing details on Charlie Norwood VAMC in Augusta, GA:
Types of Care:
- residential treatment for heroin use
- inpatient treatment for heroin addiction and mental health diagnosis
Service Settings:
- outpatient heroin treatment
- intensive outpatient heroin treatment services
- outpatient methadone/buprenorphine/naltrexone treatment
- regular outpatient heroin treatment
Hospitals:
- General Hospital (including VA hospital)
Opioid Medications used in Treatment:
- Buprenorphine clinical treatment
- Naltrexone treatment
External Opioid Medications Source:
- In-network prescribing entity
- Other contracted prescribing entity
- Personal physician/health care provider
Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:
- Administers medication for alcohol use disorder
Type Of Treatment:
- buprenorphine maintenance
- prescribes suboxone
- naltrexone administration
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
- Clonidine
Treatment Approaches:
- anger management
- brief intervention services
- CBT
- motivational incentives
- DBT
- motivational interviewing
- matrix model
- relapse prevention treatment
- counseling for substance abuse
- counseling for trauma victims
- 12 step rehabilitation
Facility Ownership:
- the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
License/Certification/Accreditation:
- Certified by Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
- Certified by The Joint Commission
- Certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:
- Accepts Federal funding
- Accepts Military insurance
- Accepts private health insurance
Payment Assistance Available:
- Provides payment assistance
Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:
- heroin rehab for veterans
- dual diagnosis treatment
- sexual abuse victims
- domestic violence victims
- people with trauma
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
- Testing for metabolic syndrome
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 training
- help with transportation
- peer support
Counseling Services and Education:
- counseling for individuals
- 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 services
- 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:
- Smoking permitted in designated area
Gender Accepted:
- heroin rehab for women
- in-patient heroin rehab for men
Exclusive Services:
- Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients
- Serves Veterans only