GERMANY; HAMBURG
BASIC INFORMATION
| name centre: |
Drogenambulanzen Hamburg GmbH, Drogenambulanz Altona. |
| street + number: |
Holstenstrasse 115 |
| city + ZIP code: |
D – 22765 Hamburg |
| province/county/area: |
Hamburg |
| country: |
Germany |
| telephone: |
++49-40-43 29 25 - 0 |
| fax: |
++49-40-43 29 25 - 19 |
| e-mail: |
DAALTONA@aol.com |
-
- hours of opening
- mo-fr 9.00-11.30;
- mo/tue/thur/fri 15.00-16.00;
- weekends and holidays 12.30 – 13.30
- name contact person: Mrs. Brunhild Sidorow
-
- additional information:
- Bus No 115, 183 and 20 to Holstenstrasse/Max-Brauer-Allee; suburban railway (S-Bahn) to
Holstenstrasse; Bus No 3 to Alsenstrasse / Holstenstrasse
BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF CENTRE:
Number of patients in treatment: at present 286
Maximum number of patients your centre is able and/or allowed to treat: approx. 300
Number of staff in your centre: (please give breakdown of disciplines
| doctors |
3 |
|
educators |
0 |
| nurses |
2 |
|
administration |
2 |
| psychiatrists |
0 |
|
management |
1 |
| social workers |
1 |
|
other,……………… |
2 |
Treatment philosophy of centre:
detoxification
- maintenance
- harm reduction
No waiting list
Centre offers:
- medical care
- social assistance
- psychiatric care
- psycho-therapy
- other medication
- other services debts counselling
Centre demand from patients?
- mandatory meetings with social work
- urine checks
Average dose of methadone prescribed: approx. 100mg
Patient can be expelled in case of:
- violence
- unsocial behaviour towards other patients, neighbours and
staff members
Additional information:
- Substances prescribed for opiate-maintenance-treatment:
D-L-Methadone; Levo-Methadone; Codeine; Buprenorphine
- We offer treatment for HIV-infected patients and
HCV-infected patients
PROCEDURES FOR TAKING PATIENTS FROM ANOTHER PROGRAMME
The centre has the possibility to provide methadone to
patients who receive methadone in another city/region and who are visiting your
city/region for a short period of time (for example holiday). The centre should be
informed beforehand if possible
A
letter is needed,
with the following information:
- Identity
- treatment history
- references where information can be checked
- doseperiod for which the provision of methadone is requested
- diagnoses and further medication // recommended
take-home-schedule
The patient should present a letter from his/her doctor?
- There arecosts involved for the patient, which that depends on the dosis, the treatment
period and the number of contacts, costs are at least Euro 25.- per month plus the costs
for the medication
Note: after a certain time of treatment patients should have their first domicile in
Hamburg
Official forms exist for customs, police, medical committees etc. To make sure patient
will not encounter legal problems in case of different policy on methadone of country to
be visited. See attached copy of our international
doctors letter form; for boarder crossing journeys in the Schengen Treaty States we use
the official Schengen form
- To whom it may concern
- date
- topic: Doctors Letter / Medical Certificate
- Mr./Mrs.
- Date of birth:
- Address:
- Diagnoses:
- is taking D-L-Methadone / Levo-Methadone / Buprenorphine/Codeine for his/her medical
condition and his/her current dose is
mg (
) with once weekly pharmacy attendance. (Levo-Methadone 1mg = D-L-Methadone 2mg).
- According to the german laws he/she has been provided with daily doses (
)for a journey to ......
- Date of arrival at........................
- Date of departure:..........................
- Further medication:
- Notes:
-
- In case of questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
- Sincerely