- AUSTRIA TIROL
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- Co-ordinator drugs: HELGA OBERARZBACHER
- address:
- Amt der Tiroler Landesregierung
- Landhaus
- 6020 Innsbruck
- Phone: +43-(0)512-508.260
- Fax: +43-(0)512-508.2595
- DROGENAMBULANZ DER
UNIVERSITÄTS KLINIK FÜR PSYCHIATRIE
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- The centre employs 7 professionals of which 2
psychiatrists, 3 nurses and 2 social workers.
- Treatment philosophy is based upon harm reduction
offering detoxification and maintenance programs. The average dose of methadone prescribed
is 65 mg.
- Currently the centre treats 200 patients, no
maximum capacity.
- There is no maximum duration of treatment and no
waiting list.
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- The centre offers:
- - medical care
- - social assistance
- - psychiatric care
- - other medication
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- The centre demands urine checks.
- Excessive dealing of drugs can get patient
expelled from treatment.
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- If patients want to enter the program on a
permanent basis there is a medical intake and social interview.
- Procedures for taking patient for a short time:
- The centre should be informed beforehand by letter
or fax. Substitution cannot begin on weekends and is to be arranged a couple of days
previous to the first visit.
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- The information necessary is:
- - identity
- - dose and period for which methadone is requested
- - references where information can be checked
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- The provision of methadone is done by the Hospital
or through a pharmacy. If the patient is stable it is possible to give take-home dosages
for max. 7 days or give the dosage of methadone to a reliable co-traveller.
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- When visiting the patient has to bring a letter
from his doctor if possible.
- Costs can be arranged through insurance form E111
or ca. 300-600.= ATS.
- The hospital is the only centre which is involved
in the methadone substitution program in the whole region of Tirol.
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- Anichstrasse 35
- 6020 Innsbruck
- Phone: +43-(0)512-504.4750
- Fax: +43-(0)512-504.4764
- E-mail: Tanja.Szabo@uibk.ac.at
- Contact: Mr. HUBERT HAIDINGER
- E-mail: Hubert.Haidinger@uklibk.ac.at
- Hours of opening: Mon.-Thurs. 8.00-12.00 /
14.00-16.00, Fri. 9.00-12.00 hours
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