Gulf Coast Veterans Healthcare System Biloxi

Gulf Coast Veterans Healthcare System Biloxi - Biloxi, MS

Gulf Coast Veterans Healthcare System Biloxi is an exclusive addiction and substance abuse treatment center located in Biloxi, MS at 400 Veterans Avenue in the 39531 zip code. Gulf Coast Veterans Healthcare System Biloxi provides suboxone prescription, relapse prevention from naltrexone and naltrexone administration. Operated by the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs, treatment methodologies used by Gulf Coast Veterans Healthcare System Biloxi include motivational incentives, trauma counseling and motivational interviewing. Gulf Coast Veterans Healthcare System Biloxi also offers outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization, outpatient treatment and long-term residential treatment. Those who are looking for treatment can get substance use treatment and dual diagnosis treatment. In addition to substance use treatment, other addictions treated at Gulf Coast Veterans Healthcare System Biloxi include treatment for gambling disorder and treatment for internet use disorder.

Location: 400 Veterans Avenue, Biloxi, MS 39531

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

Offered Treatment:

  • substance use treatment
  • dual diagnosis treatment

Service Settings:

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

Hospitals:

  • General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Which Opioid Medications Does It Use?:

  • Buprenorphine treatment
  • Naltrexone treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

  • Administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Treatment Types:

  • buprenorphine maintenance
  • suboxone prescription
  • naltrexone administration
  • relapse prevention from naltrexone
  • methadone/buprenorphine for pain management

Pharmacotherapies:

  • Acamprosate (Campral)
  • Disulfiram (Antabuse)
  • Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
  • 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
  • cognitive behavioral therapy
  • motivational incentives
  • motivational interviewing
  • rational emotive behavioral therapy
  • relapse prevention
  • substance use counseling approach
  • trauma counseling
  • 12-step rehab

Who Owns This Treatment Center?:

  • the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Certifications and Accreditations:

  • Certified by Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
  • Certified by The Joint Commission

What Types of Insurance and Payments Are Accepted?:

  • Accepts Medicare
  • Accepts Medicaid
  • Accepts Military insurance
  • Accepts private health insurance
  • Accepts cash or self-payment

Which Population Groups Are Supported?:

  • veterans
  • active duty military
  • people with trauma

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:

  • Case management
  • Domestic violence services
  • Early intervention for HIV
  • Housing services
  • Mental health services
  • Recovery coaches
  • Self-help groups
  • Social skills development
  • Transportation assistance
  • Professional interventionist/Educational consultants
  • Mentoring/Peer support

Additional Addiction Treatments:

  • treatment for gambling disorder
  • treatment for internet use disorder

Counseling Services and Education:

  • Individual counseling
  • Group counseling
  • Family counseling
  • Marital/couples counseling
  • Substance use education
  • Hepatitis education, counseling and support
  • HIV and AIDS education, counseling and support
  • Health education services
  • Employment counseling and training

Medical Services:

  • Hepatitis A vaccination
  • Hepatitis B vaccination

Tobacco/Screening Services:

  • Nicotine replacement therapy
  • Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

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 #: 228-523-5000

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

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