- GREECE; ATHENS
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- OKANA = Organisation for Combating Drugs
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- OKANA is an independent organisation operating
under supervision of the ministry of health. Their activities are:
- -to promote the national policy on drugs
- -research/inform public/ spread awareness nation
wide
- -establish therapy units, fund prevention
programmes
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- 19, Aristotelous
- Athens 104 33
- GREECE
- tel. +30.1.825.37.56-59
- fax +30.1.825.37.60
- e-mail: okana@otenet.gr
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- Substitution Programme of Athens / Athens Unit
of OKANA
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- the main goal of this programme is detoxification.
- No patients from outside Athens are accepted,
except for patients of the Thessaloniki programme.
- Rules are very strict in Greece and methadone is
on the list of illegal drugs! There are no forms that could prevent patients from
outside Greece to encounter legal problems.
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- The centre is able to treat 200 patients at a
time.
- Patients who want to enter the programme on a
permanent basis have to apply and are put on a waiting list, which currently counts 1300
people!
- The centre employs four doctors/psychiatrists,
four nurses, three social workers, three educators and four people are involved in
management and administrative tasks.
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- The centre offers to patients:
- -medical care
- -social assistance
- -psychiatric care and psycho-therapy
- -other medication than methadone
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- The centre demands from patients:
- -daily attendance
- -urine checks
- mandatory meetings
- -abstinence from cocaine, benzo’s, etc.
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- The centre expels patients in case of relapse,
non-attendance, violence, continuing abuse of cocaine, benzo’s , etc.
- If you have any questions, please contact: Dr. A.
DOUZENIS.
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- Address:
- 40 Eresou Street
- 106 81 Athens
- Phone: +30.1.3304.265.70
- Fax: +30.1.3304.780
- Hours of opening: from 8.00 till 18.00 hours