- BELGIUM; VLAANDEREN /
FLANDERS
- PROVINCIE LIMBURG
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- MSOC LIMBURG
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- The centre has one central house with consultation
units all over the province of Limburg. The staff of 37 members breaks down into 18
doctors, 3 nurses, 2 psychiatrists, 6 psychologists, 2 social workers and 6 people
involved in administrative and management tasks.
- Treatment provided is detoxification, maintenance,
multidisciplinary treatment, and harm reduction. The average dose of methadone prescribed
is 40 mg.
- MSOC Limburg is allowed to treat 150 patients.
There is no waiting list.
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- The centre offers to patients:
- -medical care
- -social assistance
- -psychiatric care
- -other medication
- -daily activities
- -psycho-therapy
- -treatment of all illicit drugs
- The centre demands of patients:
- -daily attendance
- -urine checks
- -mandatory meeting with social work
- Non-attendance for four consecutive days and
violence can get patient expelled from treatment.
- Procedures for taking patient in on a permanent
basis:
- The patient has to ring an insurance form with him
(E111)
- Monthly costs for the whole treatment: 500 BF
- Procedure for taking in patient for a short
period of time:
- The centre needs to be informed beforehand by
phone, fax or letter.
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- The letter should mention:
- identity
- Dose and period for which methadone in requested
- references
- There is no maximum duration of treatment.
- Costs involved are 50.= BF/day
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- address:
- MSOC Limburg
- Weg naar As 54
- 3600 Genk
- Phone: +32-89-32.97.72
- Fax: +32-89-32.97.73
- Contact: Dr. RITA VERRANDO / LOU VINKEN
(co-ordinator)
- Hours of opening: 10.00-21.00 hours
- PROVINCIE
OOST VLAANDEREN
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- MSOC Gent
- The centre has a low threshold methadone programme
with intensive psycho-social counselling. The treatment philosophy is maintenance, harm
reduction. The average dose of methadone prescribed is 48 mg. There is no maximum duration
of treatment.
- There is no limit to the number of patients to be
treated, currently there are 380 patients in treatment. There is no waiting list.
- The centre employs four doctors, three nurses, two
psychologists, two social workers and one administrator.
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- The centre offers to patients:
- -medical care
- -social assistance
- -other medication
- -methadone delivery by pharmacy and at the centre
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- The centre demands from patients:
- -urine check when entering programme
- -weekly attendance
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- Violence or threats towards other clients or staff
can get patient expelled from programme.
- Procedure for taking in patients from another
programme for a short period of time:
- The centre has to be informed beforehand by phone,
fax or letter.
- The letter has to mention the following:
- -identity
- -treatment history
- -dose and period for which methadone is requested
- -references
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- There are costs involved for medication.
Preferably the patient has a consent of the local (Belgian) social insurance company for
the insurance abroad.
- Address:
- MSOC Gent
- Gewad 13
- 9000 Gent
- Phone: +32-9-223.46.44
- Fax: +32-9-223.93.31
- Contact: DR. JAN VAN BOUCHAUTE
- Hours of opening: Monday - Friday from 9.00 till
19.00 hours and Saturday from 10.00 till
12.00 hours
- Dagcentrum
De Sleutel
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- The centre employs 7 professionals of which 1
doctor, 1 psychiatrist, 1 nurse, 1 social worker, 2 educators and an administrator.
- Treatment offered are detoxification and
maintenance programmes. The average dose of methadone prescribed is 40 mg.
- Currently the centre treats 30 patients, with a
maximum capacity of 50 patients.
- There is no waiting list.
- The centre offers:
- - medical care
- - social assistance
- - psychiatric care
- - psycho-therapy
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- The centre demands:
- - urine checks
- - mandatory meetings with social work
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- Non-attendance and violence can get patient
expelled from treatment.
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- Procedures for taking patient for a SHORT TIME:
- The centre should be informed beforehand by phone
or fax.
- The information necessary is:
- - identity
- - dose and period for which methadone is requested
- - references where information can be checked
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- When visiting the patient has to bring a letter
from his doctor.
- The costs involved are little (methadone price) .
- If patient want to enter the programme on a
PERMANENT BASIS the intake procedures are different and patient will be under close
supervision.
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- address:
- Dagcentrum De Sleutel
- Peter Benoïtlaan 4
- 9820 Merelbeke
- Phone: +32-9-232.55.05
- Contact: Dr. RIK VERSTREPEN
- Hours of opening: Monday -Friday from 9.30 till
18.30 hours
- Centrum Geestelijke
Gezondheidszorg (CGGZ)
- Centrum voor alcohol en andere
toxicomanieNn (CAT)
- Hospitaalstraat 7
- 9000 Gent
- Phone: +32-9-223.89.99
- Fax: +32-9-223.43.09
- PROVINCIE
WEST VLAANDEREN
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- MSOC Oostende
- Peter Benoïtstr. 41-
- 8400 Oostende
- Phone: +32-59-51.63.29
- Fax: +32-59-51.63.09
- BRUGGE
- Dagcentrum De Sleutel
- BarriPrestr. 4
- 8200 Brugge
- Phone: +32-50-33.03.00
- Fax: +32-50-33.07.77
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- "De Sleutel" Dagcentrum
St-Michiels-Brugge
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- The centre employs 1 doctor, 1 nurse, 1
psychiatrist, 3 social workers, 2 educators, 1 administration, 1 management, 7
psychologists.
- Treatment philosophy of this centre is
detoxification and maintenance. The average dose of methadone prescribed is 40 mg.
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- Currently the centre treats 60 patients.
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- The centre offers:
- - medical care
- - social assistance
- - other medication
- - psycho-therapy
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- The centre demands:
- - daily attendance
- - urine checks
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- Violence, aggressively; threatening with violence
to others and to themselves, and use of drugs can get patient expelled from treatment.
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- Procedures for taking patient for a SHORT period
of TIME:
- The centre should be informed beforehand by phone
or fax.
- The information necessary is:
- - identity
- - treatment history
- - references where information can be checked
(phone-number)
- - dose and period for which methadone is requested
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- When visiting the patient has to bring a letter
from his doctor.
- There are costs involved: 75 BFR. for 1 week
methadone-treatment; 208 BFR. for 4 consultations with doctor or psychotherapy.
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- Procedures for patients who want to enter the
programme on a PERMANENT BASIS are not different.
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- Address:
- De Sleutel
- Barriere straat 4
- 8200 St-Michiels-Brugge
- Phone: +32-50-407770
- fax: +32-50-407779
- Contact persons: LINDA DOOM and Dr. M. KEEREMAN
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- Hours of opening: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday from 10.00 till 18.30 hours; Tuesday from 13.00 till 22.00 hours; Saturday from
10.00 till 12.00 hours
PROVINCIE ANTWERPEN
- MSOC Antwerpen (Free Clinic)
- MSOC Antwerpen/Free Clinic has next to the
drugdepartement a low threshold health care centre on the same address for people without
drug related problems.
- The drugdepartement employs 17 people of which 3
doctors, 2 nurses, a psychiatrist, 5 social workers, 3 people involved in management and
administration and 2 streetcorner workers.
- The treatment philosophy is based on harm
reduction and access to treatment is low threshold. The average dose of methadone
prescribed is 60mg.
- The centre is allowed to treat 150 patients. There
is no waiting list.
- The centre offers to patients:
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- -medical care
- -social assistance
- -psychiatric care
- -psycho therapy
- -methadone through pharmacy
- -psycho-social care only
- -other medication, e.g. Buprenorphine
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- The centre demands from patients:
-full intake (ASI, medical examination)
- Non-attendance for longer periods, violence,
dealing and theft in or nearby the centre can get patient expelled from treatment.
- Procedures for taking in patient for short period
of time:
- The centre needs not to be informed beforehand.
When visiting the centre the patient needs a letter from his doctor mentioning:
- -identity of patient
- -dose and period for which methadone is requested
- -references where information can be checked
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- Costs involved in methadone treatment:
450.=BF/month
- There is no maximum duration of treatment.
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- Address:
- MSOC Antwerpen (Free Clinic)
- Van Arteveldestraat 64
- B 2060 Antwerpen
- Phone: +32-2011260
- Fax: +32-32011299
- E-mail: stefaan.todts@pandora.be
- Contact: Dr. SVEN TODTS
- Hours of opening: Monday - Friday: from 10.00 till
20.00 hours; Saturday: from 10.00 till 13.00 hours
- Dagcentrum De Sleutel
- The centre employs 19 professionals of which 2
doctors, 1 psychiatrist, 1 nurse, 8 social workers, 2 educators, 1 administrators and 1
manager
- Treatment philosophy is based upon detoxification
and maintenance, after-care/relapse prevention as well as harm reduction. The average dose
of methadone prescribed is 60 mg.
- Currently the centre treats 100 patients, which is
the maximum capacity. The waiting list.counts 10 people.
- There is no maximum duration of treatment.
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- The centre offers:
- - medical care
- - social assistance
- - psychiatric care
- - psycho-therapy
- - low-level- and high level opioid groups
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- The centre demands:
- - daily attendance
- - urine checks
- - mandatory meetings with social work and other
care-takers
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- Non-attendance , failing urine tests and violence
can get patient expelled from treatment.
-
- Procedures for taking patient for a SHORT TIME:
- The centre should be informed beforehand by phone,
fax or letter.
- The information necessary is:
- - identity
- - treatment history
- - dose and period for which methadone is requested
- - references where information can be checked
-
- When visiting the patient has to bring a letter
from his doctor.
- The costs involved concern the price of methadone.
- If patients want to enter the programme on a
PERMANENT BASIS the procedures are different, namely intake-evaluation (which kind of care
is needed).
- address:
- Dagcentrum De Sleutel
- Dambruggestraat 78
- 2000 Antwerpen
- Phone: +32-3-233.99.14
- Fax: +32-3-225.10.24
- Contact person: ELISABETH KINT
- Hours of opening: from 10.00 till 18.30 hour
- Internet: www.desleutel.org
- Dagcentrum de
Sleutel
- Hendrik Speecqvest 48
- 2800 Mechelen
- Phone: +32-15-43.35.45
- Fax: +32-15-43.29.26
- PROVINCIE
VLAAMSE BRABANT
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- Ambulante Drughulp Asse
- Nieuwstraat 36
- 1730 Asse
- Phone: +32-2-453.22.42