VA San Diego Healthcare System Escondido Community Based Outpatient Center

Types of Care:

• residential heroin use treatment
• inpatient dual diagnosis treatment

Service Settings:

• outpatient heroin rehabilitation
• regular outpatient heroin treatment

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

• Naltrexone clinical treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• Prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment:

• naltrexone administration

Pharmacotherapies:

• Acamprosate (Campral)
• Disulfiram (Antabuse)
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Medications for psychiatric disorders

Treatment Approaches:

• relapse prevention treatment
• substance use counseling approach

Facility Ownership:

• the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

License/Certification/Accreditation:

• Certified by The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

• Accepts Federal funding
• Accepts private health insurance

Payment Assistance Available:

• Provides payment assistance

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

• heroin rehab for vets

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
• HIV early intervention
• housing services
• mental health services
• self help meetings
• social skills training
• transportation assistance
• group meetings

Counseling Services and Education:

• individual counseling services
• counseling for groups
• substance use education
• hepatitis education, counseling and support
• HIV and AIDS support
• health education services

Medical Services:

• Hepatitis A vaccination
• Hepatitis B vaccination

Tobacco/Screening Services:

• Screening for tobacco use

Facility Smoking Policy:

• No smoking allowed

Age Groups Accepted:

• accepts adults
• accepts young adults over 18

Gender Accepted:

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

Exclusive Services:

• Veteran rehab only