LAAM and Methadone Program (LAMP) VA North Texas Healthcare System

Types of Care:

• residential treatment for alcohol and drug use
• inpatient treatment for drug or alcohol addiction and mental health diagnosis

Service Settings:

• outpatient addiction treatment
• outpatient methadone/buprenorphine/naltrexone treatment
• regular outpatient treatment

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

• Methadone treatment
• Buprenorphine clinical treatment
• Naltrexone clinical treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• Prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment:

• buprenorphine maintenance
• methadone maintenance
• prescribes suboxone

Pharmacotherapies:

• Acamprosate (Campral)
• Disulfiram (Antabuse)
• Methadone
• Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
• Medications for psychiatric disorders

Treatment Approaches:

• brief intervention
• cognitive behavioral therapy
• motivational incentives
• motivational interviewing
• relapse prevention
• counseling for substance abuse
• trauma counseling
• 12 step rehabilitation

Facility Ownership:

• the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

License/Certification/Accreditation:

• Certified by The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

• Accepts Military insurance
• Accepts private health insurance

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

• rehab for vets

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Interim services for clients

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 managers
• housing services
• mental health services
• self-help groups
• social skills training
• help with transportation

Other Addictions Treatment:

• gambling disorder treatment

Counseling Services and Education:

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

Tobacco/Screening Services:

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

Facility Smoking Policy:

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Age Groups Accepted:

• accepts adults
• accepts young adults over 18

Gender Accepted:

• rehab center for women
• rehab center for men

Exclusive Services:

• Methadone and buprenorphine clients only
• Methadone clients only
• All Clients in Opioid Treatment Program
• Rehab for veterans only