VA Portland Health Care System – North Coast Clinic

VA Portland Health Care System – North Coast Clinic, located in Warrenton, Oregon, recently shut their doors. However, we will take a moment to look through some of the services they offered in the past in order to get an idea of what some of the other VA clinics in the area may offer.

This addiction treatment center offered services for veterans who struggled with alcohol or drug addictions. They also offered mental health care for those with co-occurring conditions. Perhaps especially in the veteran community, mental health can go untreated when dealing with addiction. It’s important to treat both simultaneously, since many veterans face mental health issues after their time on active duty. Issues such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder can get in the way of your recovery process, making it even harder to reach sobriety and stay there. That’s why it’s so important to treat the trauma from your past and heal your mind as well as your addictive habits.

This particular clinic offered outpatient care, which means you were able to return home after services were given. This may not be enough for some people, though. If your addiction is too severe, it’s possible that you’ll need residential care. That way, you’ll have access to 24-hour supervision and medical attention, if needed.

They also may have offered medication assisted treatment (MAT) to those who needed to detox prior to receiving services. Certain medications, like the popular Vivitrol or the effective Suboxone, have been known to help with potentially dangerous withdrawal symptoms. They can even reduce nagging cravings that may cause relapse.

This clinic also offered counseling in the forms of individual therapy, group therapy and marriage or relationship counseling.