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VA Palo Alto Healthcare System/Addiction Treatment Service In Palo Alto, CA
Addiction Treatment Address
Primary Focus Of The Treatment Program
- Treatment for substance use disorders (SUD's)
Type Of Treatment Provided
- Drug and alcohol addiction treatment
- Detox for drugs and alcohol
- Buprenorphine maintenance (Subutex, Suboxone, Zubsolv, Cizdol, Bunavail)
- Relapse prevention for alcohol - naltrexone (Adepend, Antaxone, Celupan, Depade, Nalorex, Narcoral, Nemexin, Revia/ReVia, Trexan, and Vivitrol)
- Buprenorphine used in treatment (Subutex,Suboxone, Zubsolv, Cizdol, Bunavail)
- Anti-alcohol medication - Disulfiram Antabuse
- Alcohol dependence medication - Acamprosate Campral
- Psychiatric disorder medications (Celexa, Lexapro, Prozac, Luvox, Paxil, Zoloft, Pristiq, Khedezla, Fetzima, Effexor, Viibryd, Elavil, Tofranil, Pamelor, Sinequan, Wellbutrin, Marplan, Nardil, EMSAM, Parnate, Remeron)
- Naltrexone oral (Adepend, Antaxone, Celupan, Depade, Nalorex, Narcoral, Nemexin, Revia/ReVia, Trexan, and Vivitrol)
- Opioid blocker - Vivitrol injectable Naltrexone
- Prescribes administer buprenorphine and or naltrexone
Approaches For Addiction Treatment
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) psychotherapy - modification of dysfunctional emotions, behaviors, and thoughts
- Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) - mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness
- Counseling approach for addiction treatment
- Counseling for trauma - post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Twelve step (12 step) approach for addiction treatment
- Brief intervention approach - 15-30 minute meeting to encourage more intensive treatment
- Contingency management (CM) incentivised behavioral therapy
- Motivational interviewing - motivation to make positive changes
- Anger management treatment
- Prevention of substance abuse relapse
Smoking At The Facility - Policy
Treatment Settings
- Hospital inpatient treatment
- Residential inpatient addiction treatment
- Outpatient addiction treatment
- Short-term residential inpatient treatment
- Long-term residential inpatient treatment
- Outpatient drug and alcohol detox
- Methadone buprenorphine or naltrexone in an outpatient setting
- Intensive outpatient treatment (IOP)
- Outpatient treatment program - Regular
- Inpatient detox - hospital
- Hospital inpatient addiction treatment
- Hospital or veterans health administration (VA)
How The Treatment Facility Operates
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Licenses, Certifications, And Accreditations
- Joint Commission Accreditation - Health Care, Certification
- Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
Types Of Payment/Insurance Accepted For Treatment
- TRICARE Select - Defense Health Agency (DHA) - Military
- Federal or Government funded treatment programs
Customized Treatment Programs / Groups Available
- Co-occurring / dual diagnosis treatment for addiction
- Military Veterans that suffer from addiction
- Trauma - post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experienced by clients
Additional Services That Support The Treatment Process
- Case management (create plans for treatment or recovery)
- Peer services (clients in recovery assist others in recovery)
- Housing services
- Nicotine replacement therapy ( patch, gum, lozenge, inhaler, nasal spray)
- Non-nicotine prescription medicines (Bupropion, Wellbutrin®, Varenicline, Chantix®)
- Tobacco screening
- Counseling for smoking tobacco
- Substance abuse screening
- Assessment for mental health disorders
- Comprehensive assessment for substance abuse
- Comprehensive assessment for mental health
- Community outreach
- Interim services for clients
- Breath analyzer or blood alcohol testing
- Drug or alcohol urine screening
- Hepatitis B screening
- Hepatitis C screening
- Testing for HIV/AIDS
- Testing for sexually transmitted disease (STD)
- Testing for tuberculosis (TB)
- Planning for discharge
- Aftercare continuing care
- Help with social services (education, food subsidies, health care, job training, subsidized housing)
- Substance abuse education
- Mental health services (clinical depression, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder,post traumatic stress disorder)
- Self-help support groups
- Detox treatment for alcohol
- Detox treatment for benzodiazepines
- Detox treatment for cocaine addiction
- Detox treatment for methamphetamines
- Detox treatment for opioids
- One on one counseling sessions
- Group counseling sessions
- Family counseling sessions
- Counseling for married couples
Age Range The Treatment Facility Accepts
- Young adults / Teenagers
- Adult clients
Gender Specific Accepted By Treatment Provider
Language Assistance
Treatment Facility Website
- http://www.paloalto.va.gov/services/mental/ats
Contact This Substance Abuse Treatment Facility
- Phone Number Main: 650-493-5000 x60050
