rehabAllied Addiction Recovery
Pittsburgh, PA
Addiction treatment
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Center for Treatment of Addictive Disorders
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System provides addiction treatment in Pittsburgh, PA, with outpatient and residential services. People seeking care can access detoxification, cognitive behavioral therapy, and individual counseling.
University Drive, Building 29, Pittsburgh, PA, 15240
Services & treatment options
Treatment
Type of Care
- Detoxification
- Substance use treatment
- Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Care setting
- Outpatient
- Outpatient detoxification
- Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
- Regular outpatient treatment
- Residential detoxification
- Residential/24-hour residential
- Short-term residential
Opioid Medications used in Treatment
- Buprenorphine used in Treatment
- Methadone used in Treatment
- Naltrexone used in Treatment
Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere
- This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder
External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- In-network prescribing entity
Type of Opioid Treatment
- Buprenorphine detoxification
- Buprenorphine maintenance
- Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
- Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
- Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
- Methadone detoxification
- Methadone maintenance
- Prescribes buprenorphine
- Prescribes naltrexone
- Relapse prevention with naltrexone
Pharmacotherapies
- Acamprosate (Campral®)
- Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
- Buprenorphine with naloxone
- Buprenorphine without naloxone
- Clonidine
- Disulfiram
- Medication for mental disorders
- Methadone
- Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
- Naltrexone (oral)
- Nicotine replacement
- Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
Treatment Approaches
- 12-step facilitation
- Anger management
- Brief intervention
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Contingency management/motivational incentives
- Matrix Model
- Motivational interviewing
- Relapse prevention
- Substance use disorder counseling
- Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
- Trauma-related counseling
Assessment/Pre-treatment
- Complete medical history/physical exam
- Comprehensive mental health assessment
- Comprehensive substance use assessment
- Interim services for clients
- Outreach to persons in the community
- Screening for mental disorders
- Screening for substance use
- Screening for tobacco use
Testing
- Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
- Drug or alcohol urine screening
- HIV testing
- Metabolic syndrome monitoring
- STD testing
- TB screening
- Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
- Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services
- Alcohol Detoxification
- Benzodiazepines Detoxification
- Cocaine Detoxification
- Medication routinely used during detoxification
- Methamphetamines detoxification
- Opioids detoxification
Medical Services
- Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination
- Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination
Who we help
Special Programs/Groups Offered
- Veterans
Age Groups Accepted
- Adults
- Young Adults
Gender Accepted
- Female
- Male
Payment & insurance
Payment and insurance
- Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
Support services
Transitional Services
- Aftercare/continuing care
- Discharge Planning
- Naloxone and overdose education
- Outcome follow-up after discharge
Recovery Support Services
- Housing services
- Mentoring/peer support
- Self-help groups
Other Services
- Treatment for other addiction disorder
Education and Counseling Services
- Family counseling
- Group counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
- Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
- Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
- Individual counseling
- Marital/couples counseling
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Substance use disorder education
Language Services
- Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Ancillary Services
- Acupuncture
- Case management service
- Integrated primary care services
- Mental health services
- Suicide prevention services
- Transportation assistance
About the center
Hospitals
- General Hospital (including VA hospital)
Facility operation
- Federal Government
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
License/Certification/Accreditation
- Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
- SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
- The Joint Commission
Facility Smoking Policy
- Smoking not permitted
Facility Vaping Policy
- Vaping not permitted