VA Outpatient Clinic Lubbock

Their integrated offerings range from primary medical care to specialty substance use recovery services, smoke cessation and nutritional education. For services they can’t deliver directly, they’ll help you via referral.

We find their telehealth services particularly helpful and convenient. Telehealth lets you get checkups, receive care plans and attend therapy via a secured video conferencing platform. This saves money and time and eliminates transportation constraints, especially for veterans in remote settings.

Most veterans fund their recovery in this clinic via Medicaid, Medicare and TRICARE. You may even receive financial and transportation support if you meet eligibility requirements.

Substance Use Recovery with Medication Support

A thorough intake assessment enables the care team to determine the appropriate level of care for you. You’ll be referred to residential facilities within the broader VA Amarillo Healthcare System if your assessment indicates the need for high intensity residential care. Residential care involves 24/7 therapeutic treatment alongside educational programs that help you lay the groundwork for lasting healing. Their residential care also addresses homelessness and unemployment among veterans.

Veterans with moderate to mild substance use issues receive outpatient therapy coordinated by experienced care providers in this clinic. They offer both group and individual therapy to help you build practical sober skills and avoid relapse. They may use proven methods like medication assisted treatment (MAT) to help you address opioid use issues. This involves prescribing FDA-approved meds to help alleviate physiological cravings and eliminate painful withdrawal symptoms.

Specialized Care for Veterans

This clinic can help you get back on your feet if you’re experiencing homelessness or are at risk of becoming homeless. It doesn’t matter if it’s due to financial hardship, unemployment, addiction or transition from jail. They provide supportive services that encompass free healthcare. They can help with immediate food and shelter needs including transitional and permanent housing access. You may even receive financial support to prevent homelessness.

They can link you to community services that provide job training, life skills development and educational services. They also offer tailored substance use recovery alongside mental health support. Judicially involved veterans are assisted in navigating the criminal justice system or reentry into the community under this program.

Nutritional Counseling

The clinic provides face-to-face nutritional counseling and via telehealth to ensure you’re getting the right nutrition that your body needs to fully recover. A balanced diet boosts your physical and mental wellbeing and helps your body stabilize or heal from addiction-related toxins.

Smoking and Tobacco Cessation

Smoking or chewing tobacco harms your overall health and increases the risk of serious diseases. Lubbock VA Clinic offers strategies that when paired with optional nicotine replacement therapy may help you quit successfully. This may include prescribing FDA-approved meds to help you manage nicotine withdrawal and the urge to smoke.

In-person and phone counseling are also provided to help you take care of underlying psychological issues fueling your tobacco use. Their specialized SmokefreeVET text message program offers daily advice and interactive support that can be impactful too.

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