Philadelphia VA Medical Center (PVAMC)

Addiction Recovery Unit

39th and Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA


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Primary Focus of the Provider

  • Substance Abuse Treatment Services

Type of Care

  • Substance abuse treatment
  • Detoxification
  • Buprenorphine maintenance
  • Buprenorphine maintenance for predetermined time
  • Buprenorphine detoxification
  • Relapse prevention from naltrxone
  • Buprenorphine used in treatment
  • Naltrexone (oral)
  • Vivitrol (injectable Naltrexone)
  • Prescribes/administer buprenorphine and/or naltrexone

Facility Type


Treatment Approaches

  • Cognitive/behavioral therapy
  • Dialectical behavioral therapy
  • Substance abuse counseling approach
  • Trauma-related counseling

Facility Smoking Policy

  • Smoking permitted in designated area

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

  • Outpatient
  • Outpatient detoxification
  • Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or vivitrol
  • Regular outpatient treatment
  • General Hospital(including VA hospital)

Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Hospital licensing authority
  • The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance Accepted

  • Private health insurance
  • Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)

Emergency Mental Health Services


Payment Assistance Available


Language Services


Special Programs/Groups Offered

  • Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
  • Veterans
  • Clients referred from the court/judicial system
  • Adult women
  • Persons who have experienced trauma

Ancillary Services

  • Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
  • Alcohol Detoxification
  • Benzodiazepines Detoxification
  • Opiods Detoxification
  • Treatment for gambling disorder
  • Individual counseling offered
  • Group counseling offered
  • Family counseling offered
  • Marital/couples counseling offered
  • 12-step faciltitation approach
  • Brief intervention approach
  • Contingency management/motivational incentive
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Anger management
  • Relapse prevention

Age Groups Accepted

  • Young adults
  • Adults

Gender Accepted

  • Female
  • Male

Exclusive Services

  • DUI/DWI clients

  • Philadelphia VA Medical Center (PVAMC)

    39th and Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104