AUSTRIA, VORALBERG
 
Co-ordinator drugs: THOMAS R. BOSS
address
Amt der Vorarlberger Landesregierung
Landhaus
6901 Bregenz
Phone: +43-(0)5574-511.2423
Fax: +43-(0)5574-511.2404

Substitution addresses:

BEZIRK BREGENZ (region Bregenz):
Psycho-Soziale Beratungsstelle, Bregenz
Weiherstrasse 2
6900 Bregenz
Phone: +43-(0)5574-46271
Fax: +43-(0)5574-46271.7

Clean
Römerstrasse 16/DG
6900 Bregens
Phone: +43-(0)5574.45400
Fax: +43-(0)5574.45683

BEZIRK DORNBIRN (region Dornbirn):
Die Fähre
Bahnhofstrasse 4
6850 Dornbirn
Phone: +43-(0)5572-23113
Fax: +43-(0)5572-21949

BEZIRK FELDKIRCH (region Feldkirch):
Clean
 
The centre employs 1 doctor, 2 social workers, 2 psychotherapists.
Treatment philosophy of this centre is based upon harm reduction offering detoxification and maintenance programmes.
 
Currently the centre treats 40 patients.
 
The centre offers:
- medical care
- social assistance
- other medication
- psycho-therapy
- psychiatric care
 
The centres demands
- urine checks
- mandatory meetings with social work or meetings with psychotherapists
 
Non-attendance and violence can get patient expelled from treatment.
 
The centre has no facilities for taking a patient for a SHORT period of TIME:
Patients get the prescription of the medication in the office, after getting the prescription they have to go to the doctor of the health centre to get another signature. They get the medication itself at the pharmacy.
 
Address:
Schiessstätte 12
6800 Feldkirch
Phone: +43-(0)5522-38072
Fax: +43-(0)5522-380724
Opening hours: Monday-Friday (except Thursday) 09.00-12.00h, Thursday: 14.00-17.00h
Contact person: Christine Köhlmeier

SUCHTBERATUNG BLUDENZ (REGION BLUDENZ)
 
The centre employs 2 doctors, 1 social workers, 1 therapeutist.
Treatment philosophy of this centre is detoxification, maintenance, harm reduction.
The average dose of methadone prescribed is 80 mg.
 
Currently the centre treats 35 patients.
 
The centre offers:
- medical care
- other medication
- psycho-therapy
- sports
- hypnoses
- acupuncture
- advising
 
The centres demands urine checks, mandatory meetings with social work.
 
Relapse, non-attendance, violence, can get patient expelled from treatment.
 
The centre prescribes morphine.
 
Procedures for taking patient for a SHORT period of TIME:
The centre should be informed beforehand by phone, letter, fax
The information necessary is:
- identity
- treatment history
- dose and period for which methadone is requested
- references where information can be checked
- treating doctor
- address of residence
 
When visiting the patient has to bring a letter from his doctor. There are costs involved, which is 42 German mark a day.
 
Procedures for patients who want to enter the program on a PERMANENT BASIS are no different.
 
BAHNHOFSTRASSE 4
A-6700 BLUDENZ
 
Phone: +55-52-65040
Fax: +55-52-65040-4
 
Contact person Dr. VINKO JUSPARA and Dr. WILHELM JOCHUM
 
Hours of opening: Monday and Tuesday: from 8.30 till 12.00 hours
Wednesday from 9.30 till 12.00 hours
Thursday and Friday: from 8.30 till 12.00 hours
Friday from 14.00 till 16.00 hours