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 relapse prevention from naltrexone, suboxone prescription and buprenorphine maintenance. Some of the treatment approaches used by James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center include brief intervention, relapse prevention and DBT. James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center provides intensive outpatient heroin treatment program, regular outpatient heroin treatment and outpatient methadone/buprenorphine/naltrexone treatment. It also provides residential heroin abuse treatment and residential treatment for dual diagnosis. 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 heroin addiction treatment
- inpatient dual diagnosis treatment
Service Settings:
- outpatient heroin services
- intensive outpatient heroin treatment
- outpatient methadone/buprenorphine/naltrexone treatment
- regular outpatient heroin treatment
Hospitals:
- General Hospital (including VA hospital)
Opioid Medications used in Treatment:
- Buprenorphine treatment
- Naltrexone treatment
External Opioid Medications Source:
- Personal physician/health care provider
Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:
- Prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder
Type Of Treatment:
- buprenorphine maintenance
- prescribes suboxone
- naltrexone administration
- 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
- CBT
- 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
- 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
- Testing for metabolic syndrome
Transitional Services:
- Aftercare/continuing care
- Discharge Planning
- Naloxone and overdose education
- Outcome follow-up after discharge
Ancillary Services:
- case managers
- domestic violence services
- sober housing services
- mental health services
- self-help groups
- social skills development
- transportation assistance
- mentoring
Other Addictions Treatment:
- gambling disorder treatment
Counseling Services and Education:
- individual counseling
- group counseling
- family counseling
- 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:
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