Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center provides addiction and substance use care to Veterans through the VA Northeast Ohio Health Care system.

The center treats everything from unhealthy alcohol use to life-threatening addiction along with co-occurring mental health conditions, PTSD and military-related trauma.

Focused on a Veteran-centered model the program matches services to individual needs while connecting recovery with broader medical, social and support resources.

Veteran-Centered Addiction Recovery

The medical center provides a full continuum of substance use care including standard outpatient, intensive outpatient, residential care and an opioid treatment program.

This range allows Veterans to access the right level of support at every stage, all embedded within a large VA hospital system.

Treatment involves approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, relapse prevention and 12-step facilitation alongside medication-supported options and peer support.

Sessions combine individual counseling, group work and education to address both addiction and its underlying causes.

Whole-Person Support

The residential program goes beyond substance use to address gambling addiction, homelessness, mental health concerns and unemployment through 24-hour therapeutic and educational programming.

Veterans also gain access to specialized care tied to PTSD, Military Sexual Trauma and transition support, reducing barriers through virtual visits and transportation assistance.