James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center is an addiction treatment center located at 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard in the 16602 zip code in Altoona, PA.
It is operated by the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs. James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center provides administers naltrexone, buprenorphine maintenance and relapse prevention from naltrexone. Some of the treatment approaches used by James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center include cognitive behavioral therapy, matrix model and brief intervention. James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center provides IOT, outpatient heroin rehab and regular outpatient heroin treatment. It also provides inpatient treatment for co-occurring mental health and heroin use and residential heroin abuse treatment. Other addiction treatment offered includes gambling disorder treatment.
Here are the full facility listing details on James E VanZandt VA Medical Center in Altoona, PA:
Types of Care:
- residential treatment for heroin use
- inpatient dual diagnosis treatment
Service Settings:
- outpatient heroin rehabilitation
- intensive outpatient heroin treatment program
- outpatient methadone/buprenorphine/naltrexone treatment
- regular outpatient heroin treatment
Hospitals:
- General Hospital (including VA hospital)
Opioid Medications used in Treatment:
- Buprenorphine treatment
- Naltrexone used in Treatment
External Opioid Medications Source:
- Personal physician/health care provider
Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:
- Administers medication for alcohol use disorder
Type Of Treatment:
- buprenorphine maintenance
- suboxone prescription
- administers naltrexone
- relapse prevention from naltrexone
Pharmacotherapies:
- Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
- Buprenorphine without naloxone
- 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
- cognitive behavioral therapy
- motivational incentives
- dialectical behavior therapy
- motivational interviewing
- matrix model
- relapse prevention
- counseling for substance abuse
- trauma counseling
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
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:
- Accepts Military insurance
- Accepts private health insurance
Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:
- heroin rehab for vets
- active duty military
- military families
- co-occurring addiction and mental health treatment
- sexual abuse victims
- domestic violence victims
- people with trauma
- people with co-occurring pain plus substance use
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
- sober housing services
- mental health services
- self-help groups
- social skills development
- help with transportation
- peer support
Other Addictions Treatment:
- gambling disorder treatment
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 support
- health education services
- employment counseling and training
- vocational training
Medical Services:
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
Age Groups Accepted:
- adult heroin rehab
- accepts young adults
Gender Accepted:
- heroin rehab for women
- heroin rehab for 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