Alaska VA Healthcare System
1201 North Muldoon Road
Anchorage, AK 99504
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About Alaska VA Healthcare System
Alaska VA Healthcare System is a Veterans-focused addiction treatment and mental health provider in Anchorage, Alaska, offering substance use treatment across outpatient, intensive outpatient and 24-hour residential levels of care.
Located on North Muldoon Road on the Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus, the system serves Veterans, families and caregivers statewide.
Care integrates evidence based addiction treatment with Veteran specific supports for PTSD, trauma and homelessness.
Addiction Treatment Programs at Alaska VA Healthcare System
Veterans, I've found, can access a full continuum of substance use disorder care, beginning with assessment and matching to the appropriate level, from standard outpatient to intensive outpatient and 24-hour residential treatment.
Medication based treatment, including methadone and buprenorphine, may be provided when prescribed through VA psychiatric care.
Clients, I've learned, can expect counseling, group therapy, psychiatric care, addiction education, relapse prevention and 12 step peer support.
The system also addresses co-occurring conditions such as anxiety, depression, PTSD and military sexual trauma, with telehealth options supporting Veterans in rural areas.
Quick Facts About the Anchorage VA Campus
- Location: Anchorage, Alaska, on the Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus along North Muldoon Road
- Levels of care: Outpatient, intensive outpatient, residential SUD care and domiciliary programs
- Who they treat: Veterans, including women, minority and LGBT Veterans, plus families and caregivers
- Approach: Counseling, group therapy, psychiatric care, MAT and trauma informed support
- Payment options: VA health care enrollment; TRICARE, private insurance and Medicaid
- Amenities: A 50-bed domiciliary program and a 24-bed compensated work therapy transitional residence
- Access: Telehealth and community clinics in Fairbanks, Juneau, Wasilla and more
Amenities
Private drug rehab provides a comfortable, secure environment that allows you to focus on doing the work to get your life back on track. Benefits include a higher staff-to-client ratio, increased one-on-one time with therapists and healthcare providers, private rooms for clients, and customized forms of therapy.
Addiction Treatment Programs
Each adult program in Alaska is unique, but they all share the same goal of recovery. These programs offer treatment of substance abuse disorders for individuals 18 and older. Methods typically include a combination of therapies, medication, and social support.
Alcohol rehab in Alaska provides a combination of psychotherapeutic and medical methods to treat alcohol dependency. The aim of treatment is to help participants learn how to achieve and maintain sobriety and live a healthy lifestyle, free from the consequences caused by alcohol abuse.
During drug rehab in Alaska, you’ll receive a combination of medical and psychotherapeutic treatments that are designed to treat drug dependency. The goal of drug rehab is to break this dependency and help you develop skills to maintain a drug-free life.
Gender-specific addiction treatment can target recovery issues faced by men. Men’s rehab in Alaska focuses on challenges specific to males as they struggle with alcohol or drug use disorders.
Opioid rehab in Alaska is designed to help individuals cease destructive, opioid-dependent behaviors and guide them to recovery. Treatment addresses physical, mental, and emotional issues that drive these behaviors.
The techniques used to treat substance use disorders among men don’t always work as effectively with women. That’s why women’s rehab in Alaska provides gender-specific treatment that focuses on the unique needs of women.
Each young adult program in Alaska focuses on meeting the social, educational, psychological, physical, and spiritual needs of young adults who are struggling with addiction. Programs vary from inpatient to outpatient, offering different levels of care.
Levels of Care
Drug and alcohol detox in Alaska provides a safe, stable place where you are monitored and cared for by medical staff 24/7. Medications may be used to ease withdrawal symptoms and ensure the detoxification process goes smoothly.
Inpatient drug rehab in Alaska is the most intensive level of care, offering 24/7 supervision while you live at the facility. In this setting, you will typically participate in individual, group, and family therapy sessions, and you may receive other holistic therapies
In Alaska, outpatient rehab settings provide several hours of treatment each week, including individual and group therapy. This type of program is less restrictive than inpatient rehab, allowing you to attend therapy to overcome your addiction while still fulfilling work and school obligations.
Dual diagnosis is when you’re struggling with mental illness and addiction at the same time. Alaska dual diagnosis treatment takes a multidisciplinary approach to treat both conditions simultaneously.
Contact Information
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Rehabs.org regularly reviews this listing for accuracy but changes may occur between updates. For the most up-to-date information, please contact Alaska VA Healthcare System.
