Alaska VA Healthcare System

Alaska VA Healthcare System - Anchorage, AK

Alaska Va Healthcare System is a luxury substance abuse treatment facility located in Anchorage, AK at 3001 C Street in the 99503 zip code. Alaska Va Healthcare System provides relapse prevention from naltrexone, naltrexone administration and suboxone prescription. Operated by the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs, treatment methodologies used by Alaska Va Healthcare System include motivational incentives, community reinforcement and rational emotive behavioral therapy. Alaska Va Healthcare System additionally excels in detoxification and provides Opioid Detox and Alcohol Detox. Alaska Va Healthcare System also offers regular outpatient treatment, outpatient treatment and outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment. Those who are looking for treatment can get sober living, substance use treatment and detoxification.

Location: 3001 C Street, Anchorage, AK 99503

  1. Offered Treatment
  2. Service Settings
  3. Which Opioid Medications Does It Use?
  4. External Opioid Medications Source
  5. Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
  6. External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
  7. Treatment Types
  8. Pharmacotherapies
  9. Treatment Approaches
  10. Who Owns This Treatment Center?
  11. Certifications and Accreditations
  12. What Types of Insurance and Payments Are Accepted?
  13. Does It Provide Payment Assistance?
  14. Which Population Groups Are Supported?
  15. Assessment/Pre-treatment
  16. Screening & Testing
  17. Transitional Services
  18. Ancillary Services
  19. What Kinds of Detoxification Are Offered?
  20. Counseling Services and Education
  21. Medical Services
  22. Tobacco/Screening Services
  23. What Is The Smoking Policy?
  24. What Age Groups Are Accepted?
  25. What Genders Are Accepted For Treatment?
  26. Exclusive Services

Offered Treatment:

  • detoxification
  • sober living
  • substance use treatment

Service Settings:

  • outpatient treatment
  • residential treatment
  • outpatient detoxification
  • outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization
  • intensive outpatient treatment
  • outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
  • regular outpatient treatment
  • residential detoxification
  • long-term residential treatment
  • short-term residential treatment

Which Opioid Medications Does It Use?:

  • Buprenorphine treatment
  • Naltrexone treatment

External Opioid Medications Source:

  • In-network prescribing entity

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

  • Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

  • In-network prescribing entity

Treatment Types:

  • suboxone prescription
  • naltrexone administration
  • relapse prevention from naltrexone

Pharmacotherapies:

  • Acamprosate (Campral)
  • Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable, for example, Sublocade)
  • Naltrexone (oral)
  • Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
  • Medications for HIV treatment
  • Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
  • Lofexidine
  • Clonidine

Treatment Approaches:

  • motivational incentives
  • community reinforcement
  • rational emotive behavioral therapy

Who Owns This Treatment Center?:

  • the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Certifications and Accreditations:

  • Certified by Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
  • Hospital licensing authority

What Types of Insurance and Payments Are Accepted?:

  • Accepts Medicare
  • Accepts Medicaid
  • Accepts private health insurance
  • Accepts State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Does It Provide Payment Assistance?:

  • Payment assistance

Which Population Groups Are Supported?:

  • adult men
  • seniors and older adults
  • LGBT

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

  • Comprehensive mental health assessment
  • Comprehensive substance use assessment
  • Interim services for clients
  • Outreach to persons in the community

Screening & Testing:

  • Drug or alcohol urine screening
  • Screening for Hepatitis B
  • Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
  • Testing for metabolic syndrome

Transitional Services:

  • Naloxone and overdose education
  • Outcome follow-up after discharge

Ancillary Services:

  • Early intervention for HIV
  • Housing services
  • Recovery coaches
  • Self-help groups
  • Mentoring/Peer support

What Kinds of Detoxification Are Offered?:

  • Alcohol Detox
  • Opioid Detox

Counseling Services and Education:

  • Hepatitis education, counseling and support
  • HIV and AIDS education, counseling and support
  • Health education services
  • Vocational training and educational support

Medical Services:

  • Hepatitis B vaccination

Tobacco/Screening Services:

  • Screening for tobacco use

What Is The Smoking Policy?:

  • Smoking not permitted

What Age Groups Are Accepted?:

  • Adults
  • Young adults

What Genders Are Accepted For Treatment?:

  • Women
  • Men

Exclusive Services:

  • Serves Veterans only

Contact #: 907-273-4011

Call (855) 474-4942 for 24/7 help with treatment.

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