VA Maine Healthcare System – Togus - Addiction Treatment Services

About VA Maine Healthcare System – Togus – Augusta

Located in Augusta, Maine, is the VA Maine Healthcare System – Togus VA Medical Center. This center is open 24/7 offering both residential and outpatient treatment to veterans and their families who need medical, mental health, psychiatric and behavioral health support. There’s a dedicated addiction recovery program here that will support you as you work toward a healthy and sober lifestyle.

They accept VA benefits and private insurance. The administrative office is also located in this medical center. Here, you can enroll in VA benefits so that you can start receiving the care you need.

The addiction recovery program here is comprehensive, offering detox, inpatient and outpatient care. You’ll work through an individualized treatment plan that considers your unique recovery needs.

Medication assistance is also available even if you have a co-occurring mental health struggle. Other specialized services here include women’s focused care, treatment for members of the LGBTQ+ community and services for veterans who are experiencing homelessness.

Along with providing evidence based treatment, they also take a trauma focused, person oriented approach to recovery. Whether your substance use struggles were brought on by a traumatic event or due to your transition back into civilian life, you’ll find judgment free, compassionate care here.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

Aftercare Support

Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).

Inpatient

Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.

Outpatient

Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.

Treatments

Alcoholism Drug Addiction Dual Diagnosis Mental Health and Substance Abuse Opioid Addiction

Programs

Adult Program

Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.

LGBTQ Program

Recovery is most successful when clients feel accepted and validated by their peers and treatment providers. Facilities that offer LGBTQ-inclusive programming are committed to creating a safe space where everyone can grow and recover without fear of judgment or discrimination. They will have dedicated policies in place to create a safe and supportive environment that fosters free expression.

Young Adult Program

Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.

Staff

Tracye B. Davis, FACHE

Medical Center Director

Jeffrey Walawender, D.D.S.

Acting Chief of Staff

Mary Anderson, RN, MSN

Associate Director for Patient and Nursing Services

Tyler E. Watson, PMP

Associate Director

Justin Bakaian, MBA, RD, CDCES, FAC-P/PM

Acting Associate Director

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