Veterans Affairs Medical Center – Substance Use Disorders Services – East Orange, New Jersey
385 Tremont Avenue and Center Street, East Orange, New Jersey, 07018
Last Updated: June 26, 2026
Insurance
Payment Options
- Cash or self-payment
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Private health insurance
- Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
- U.S. Department of VA funds
- Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
- Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
- Per session
- 90 day cost
- Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
Addiction Resource Score
Scoring is assigned by a proprietary system which helps surface key metrics that determine quality. The 10-point scale factors in categories such as operations, customer satisfaction, and trust metrics.
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In this guide, we explain exactly how we rate treatment centers—from accreditation and staff credentials to therapy options, facility environment, and family involvement. You'll see how we assign scores, award badges, and update listings to ensure accuracy and fairness. Most importantly, our system focuses on elevating centers that prioritize ethical, evidence-based care, not just those with the best marketing. This way, you can trust that the ratings you see reflect meaningful standards that help you find the right fit for lasting recovery.
9.4
Out of 10
Treatment Options
The facility offers multiple levels of care, such as:
- Mentoring/peer support
- Housing services
- Discharge Planning
- Employment counseling or training
- Self-help groups
- Naloxone and overdose education
- Outcome follow-up after discharge
The center treats the following addictions and co-occurring disorders:
- Alcohol Detoxification
- Benzodiazepines Detoxification
- Cocaine Detoxification
- Methamphetamines detoxification
- Opioids detoxification
- Medication routinely used during detoxification
- Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
- Veterans
- Clients with HIV or AIDS
- Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
- Persons with Alzheimers or dementia
- Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Active duty military
- Clients who have experienced trauma
- Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
- Screening for tobacco use
- Comprehensive mental health assessment
- Comprehensive substance use assessment
- Interim services for clients
- Outreach to persons in the community
- Screening for substance use
- Professional interventionist/educational consultant
Treatment Modalities
- Group counseling
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
- Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Substance use disorder counseling
- Marital/couples counseling
- 12-step facilitation
- Intervention Services
- Contingency management/motivational incentives
- Motivational interviewing
- Matrix Model
- Relapse prevention
- Individual psychotherapy
Conditions Treated
- Alcoholism
- Mental health treatment
- Substance use treatment
- Co-occurring Disorders
Levels Of Care
- Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
- Hospital inpatient treatment
- Outpatient
- Halfway house
- Short-term residential
- Residential detoxification
- Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
- Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization
- Intensive outpatient treatment
- Regular outpatient treatment
- Aftercare
License and Accreditation
- Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
- The Joint Commission
- SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
- Hospital licensing authority
- National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
- Council on Accreditation (COA)
- Federally Qualified Health Center
- Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
Ancillary Services
- Assertive community treatment
- Intensive case management
- Case management service
- Diet and exercise counseling
- Illness management and recovery
- Integrated primary care services
- Legal advocacy
- Psychosocial rehabilitation services
- Suicide prevention services
- Supported employment
- Supported housing
- Vocational rehabilitation services
- Acupuncture
- Early intervention for HIV
- Mental health services
- Transportation assistance
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Most private insurances accepted