VA Healthcare Systems of Connecticut
Facility Type: Substance Addiction
Facility Operation: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Federal Government
Licence / Certification / Acreditation: The Joint Commission, SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
Age Groups Accepted: Adults, Seniors
950 Campbell Avenue, West Haven, CT 06516
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Phone: 203-508-7894 x2463
Facility Details
Type of Care
- Substance use treatment
- Detoxification
- Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Financial Information
Payment / Insurance / Funding Accepted
- Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
- Private health insurance
- Cash or self-payment
Smoking Policy
Facility Services
Service Settings: Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient, Outpatient, Residential/24-hour residential, Hospital inpatient detoxification, Outpatient detoxification, Intensive outpatient treatment, Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment, Regular outpatient treatment, Short-term residential
Assessmet / Pre-Treatment: Comprehensive mental health assessment, Comprehensive substance use assessment, Complete medical history/physical exam, Screening for tobacco use, Screening for substance use, Screening for mental disorders
Detoxification: Alcohol Detoxification, Benzodiazepines Detoxification, Opioids detoxification, Medication routinely used during detoxification
Testing: Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing, Drug or alcohol urine screening, HIV testing, STD testing, TB screening, Metabolic syndrome monitoring, Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV), Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
Hospitals: General Hospital (including VA hospital)
Treatment & Recovery
- Self-help groups
- Housing services
- Assistance with obtaining social services
- Mentoring/peer support
- Employment counseling or training
Special Programs / Groups Offered
- Veterans
Medical Services
- Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination
- Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination
Education and Counseling Services
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
- Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
- Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
- Substance use disorder education
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Individual counseling
- Group counseling
- Family counseling
- Marital/couples counseling
- Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
Transitional Services
- Aftercare/continuing care
- Discharge Planning
- Naloxone and overdose education
Other Services
- Treatment for gambling disorder
- Treatment for other addiction disorder
Additional Services
Treatment Details
Treatment Approaches: Anger management, Brief intervention, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Contingency management/motivational incentives, Motivational interviewing, Relapse prevention, Substance use disorder counseling, Telemedicine/telehealth therapy, Trauma-related counseling, 12-step facilitation
Type of Opioid Treatment
- Buprenorphine detoxification
- Buprenorphine maintenance
- Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
- Methadone detoxification
- Methadone maintenance
- Prescribes buprenorphine
- Prescribes naltrexone
- Relapse prevention with naltrexone
- Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
- Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
Opioid Medications Used in Treatment
- Methadone used in Treatment
- Buprenorphine used in Treatment
- Naltrexone used in Treatment
Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder
External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- In-network prescribing entity
Pharmacotherapies
- Acamprosate (Campral®)
- Disulfiram
- Methadone
- Buprenorphine sub-dermal implant
- Buprenorphine with naloxone
- Buprenorphine without naloxone
- Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
- Naltrexone (oral)
- Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
- Medications for HIV treatment
- Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
- Clonidine
- Medications for pre-exposure to prophylaxis
- Medication for mental disorders
- Nicotine replacement
- Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
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