# Wilkes Barre VAMC — Allentown Outpatient Clinic

Address: 1111 East End Boulevard, Behavioral Health Services 116, Wilkes Barre, PA, 18711
Phone: 610-379-7070 · intake 610-776-4329
Website: https://www.va.gov/wilkes-barre-health-care

## Care offered

- Type of care: Substance use treatment; Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental illness (SMI) in adults and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children
- Service setting: Outpatient; Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment; Regular outpatient treatment
- Opioid treatment: Buprenorphine maintenance; Prescribes buprenorphine; Prescribes naltrexone; Relapse prevention with naltrexone; Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere; Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
- Treatment approaches: Anger management; Brief intervention; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Contingency management/motivational incentives; Motivational interviewing; Relapse prevention; Substance use disorder counseling; Trauma-related counseling; Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

## Operation

- Facility operation: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Federal Government
- License / Accreditation: Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF); The Joint Commission; Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

## Access

- Payment accepted: Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs; Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE); Private health insurance
- Special groups served: Veterans

## Source

- SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov: https://findtreatment.gov/