Central Alabama VA Healthcare System
Treatment center
At a glance
- Address
- 2400 Hospital Road, Tuskegee, AL 36083
- Levels of care
- OutpatientInpatient ResidentialTelemedicine
- Ages served
- Young Adults (Ages 18-25)Adults (Ages 26-64)Seniors (Ages 65+)
- Accreditation
Detox and medication
Detox
- Not offered: Opioids
- Not offered: Alcohol
- Not offered: Benzodiazepines
- Not offered: Methamphetamines
- Not offered: Cocaine
Medication assisted treatment
- Offered: Buprenorphine
- Offered: Naltrexone
- Not offered: Methadone
Services and programs
Services
Special programs
Other treatment centers close by
Within about 14 miles of this address, nearest first.
Meetings in Tuskegee
Treatment and fellowship meetings do different jobs, and most people end up using both.
Questions people ask about Central Alabama VA Healthcare System
Which levels of care does Central Alabama VA Healthcare System have?
They provide outpatient, inpatient residential and telemedicine, which is the whole of what this address in Tuskegee is set up for.
Does Central Alabama VA Healthcare System offer a detox?
No, and nothing else within 14 miles of Tuskegee offers one either, so that part will mean a longer drive or a referral.
What is there in Tuskegee that costs nothing?
Tuskegee has 4 free AA meetings as well, which is not treatment but costs nothing and needs no referral.
Does Central Alabama VA Healthcare System treat older adults?
They treat adults up to and past 65. Ask whether the group sessions are mixed age, because in Tuskegee that often means one room rather than two.
Is there a program at Central Alabama VA Healthcare System for people like me?
One of their programs is built for veterans, which usually means a separate group rather than the same room with a different label, and it is one of the 11 named here.
Is a dual diagnosis treated in one place?
It is normal, it has a name, and there are programs built specifically for it. Whether a psychiatrist sits on the team, and how often you would see one, separates programs here. Ask what happens if the psychiatric side turns out to need more than the program planned for.
What will I be asked on the phone?
It starts with a short assessment: the substance, the pattern, your health, and where you live. A call outside office hours often reaches an answering service rather than an intake worker, which is worth knowing before judging a program by it. Describe what is happening rather than the manageable version of it.
What should I bring to treatment?
Documents and medication first. Everything else is a comfort question. Vitamins and anything over the counter are treated as medication and get checked the same way. Sort the keys, the mail and the animals before the day rather than on it.